Re: System lockup problem when adding more memory - FC5

[Cokey <fdepercin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cokey wrote:
> Kam Leo wrote:
> > 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
> 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
Still haven't managed to borrow a copy of M$ advanced server...  but I 
did run the memtest86 from the Fedora 6 CD.  Recognized 6G and
ran for 6 hours with no problems encountered.  I really don't think it's 
a hardware problem.  Still looking for suggestions.

Tnx

Cokey


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