Re: System lockup problem when adding more memory - FC5

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On 4/6/07, Cokey <fdepercin@xxxxxxxxx> 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


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