On 4/6/07, Cokey <fdepercin(a)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
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