On Friday 07 March 2003 01:30 am, Adrian Golumbovici wrote: > :/ > > I just bought another 512MB DDR PC333 module for my PC and now my linux > won't boot anymore. I tried an update from CD, installer doesn't work > either. Memory just went through a 3 hours memtest86 and no error found. > Windows handles it OK (I have a dual boot with Win2k pro). It just loads > lilo, but when selecting linux it goes into a black screen and doesn't > react to any commands. The Scroll lock and Caps lock leds are blinking > continuously. :( > > At first I thought my installation is broken and tried to start the linux > install from CD again and do an upgrade so it would reinstall the kernel. > When starting the installer same problem. It loads the first screen OK, but > whatever option for the installer I select it still freezes with those leds > blinking. :( I even tried passing mem=1024M as parameter just to make sure, > but still no go. :( I thought the current releases of the kernel handled OK > up to 1Gig of ram. As far as I remember you needed compiled support in it > only for >1G ram. Also as far as I remember having more memory than linux > kernel can handle produced no freeze. It just showed and used less than you > have. :( Please help. :( > > Best regards, > Adrian
IF someone hasn't already pointed it out, the kernel takes the memory and bridge map from the BIOS unles you override it. Dell was infamous for bad bridge mapping on the BIOS for at least a couple of their inspiron notebooks (try to take an i4000 over 256M and see), but it may not be the only culprit on the block. Kernel 2.2 actually worked on the i4000 up to 512M but then 2.2 did not trust the BIOS, ever. try escape on LILO and linux mem=zyzM where xyz is somewhat less than the total mem (allowing for shared video etc), and of course somewhat less than 900M if you are hoping to install or use the standard kernel (use the enterprise kernel for more than 1G). You might also try booting with one of the alt install kernels (Some of them are 2.2 based) and running an update, selecting kernel-enterprise as a new package to install. Civileme
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