At 2:50 PM -0400 4/15/07, Cokey wrote:
Cokey wrote:
Kam Leo wrote:
On 4/6/07, Cokey fdepercin@sc.rr.com wrote:
Tony Nelson wrote:
At 5:12 PM -0400 4/5/07, Cokey wrote:
Tony Nelson wrote:
> At 3:14 PM -0500 4/3/07, Styma, Robert E (Robert) wrote: > > >>> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Cokey wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have an older dual processor server that has been >>>>> >>>>> >>> happily running FC5 >>> >>> >>>>> since it was released. It currently has 4G of memory and
has the
>>>>> capacity for 8G using 1G sticks. Recently I was given 2 >>>>> >>>>> >>> 1G sticks and >>> >>> >>>>> tried to upgrade the system. The system recognizes the
memory and
>>>>> boots, but then locks up with: >>>>> >>>>> exec of initj(/sbin/init) failed: Exec format error. >>>>> Removing the memory clears the problem. I have also tried
some 512
>>>>> sticks and they also cause the same problem. Essentially >>>>> >>>>> >>> anything over >>> >>> >>>>> 4G regardless of the how that's arrived at will cause the
lockup.
>>>>> >>>>> Looking for any hints/ideas. >>>>> >>>>> Tnx >>>>> >>>>> Cokey >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> You may want to check how your system handles more then 4G of >>>> memory. I seam to recall a thread a while ago about a system
leaving
>>>> a hole in memory and the BIOS producing an incorrect memory
map when
>>>> the extra memory was added. (I think it was with more then 2G in >>>> that thread.) You should also check to see if there is BIOS
update
>>>> for your machine. >>>> >>>> Mikkel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Good idea but unfortunately there's no BIOS updates for this
system
>>> beyond what's installed. Wish there were... And there's >>> nothing I can change in the BIOS either. Manual doesn't say
anything
>>> about a memory hole... but then it might not. >>> >>> >>> >> You say this is an older system. If it is 32 bit, 4 gig is the >> maximum amount of memory you can address in 32 bits. >> >> > PAE. > > Ok, so? PAE is enabled in the kernel and this box has dual
Pentium III
which are PAE enabled. Am I missing something?
Not you, him, in saying that 4 GB was the max physical memory for
a 32 bit
kernel.
Ok, now in case anyone's interested, I stuffed 7 G in the box (6 X 1G and 2 X 512) and Windows 2000 server (install) booted just fine.
Also received a different message when I tried to boot Linux... Kernel panic - not syncing: attempt to kill init
I'm really confused now.
Cokey
Unless you have Advanced Server the box will only see 4GB. Google search produced this: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx
Your correct and thanks for pointing that out. Forgot about that. Still, it boots. My Fedora 5 install barfs. I'll have to borrow a copy of advanced server to see if the install will come up. Guess that puts and end to this until next week.
Tnx
Cokey
Still haven't managed to borrow a copy of M$ advanced server... but I did run the memtest86 from the Fedora 6 CD. Recognized 6G and ran for 6 hours with no problems encountered. I really don't think it's a hardware problem. Still looking for suggestions.
Start a new thread making it more obviously a kernel issue, so the smart kernel guys notice it.
Try a current FC6 (or even rawhide) kernel first, just in case it's already fixed.