System lockup problem when adding more memory - FC5

Tony Nelson tonynelson at georgeanelson.com
Wed Apr 4 03:52:40 UTC 2007


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.
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