At 2:50 PM -0400 4/15/07, Cokey wrote: >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. Start a new thread making it more obviously a kernel issue, so the smart kernel guys notice it. Try a current FC6 (or even rawhide) kernel first, just in case it's already fixed. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
