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
