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. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
