Besides the issues posted initially (please see at the end of this message) other problems have arisen, while I did nothing about BIOS yet, which is Phoenix version 2004Q3, 03/14/2006.
I installed: smartmontools (OK) sensors-detec (fine with smsc47b397 and k8 temp; actually, during ssh installatio there was a message: "Aborting MAKEDEV invocation", but udev worked fine) ssh (and linked it to the computing machine through pub keys, OK) At reboot, I noticed: Waiting for /dev to be fully populated ... [ 11.733444] Cannot reserve MMIO region after a while it booted, while gnome warned that there was a kernel failure. The I went on for fglrx; m-a a-i -t fglrx reported setting up fglrx-glx-ia32 (1:8-12-4) After reboot, modprobe fglrx reported FATAL error inserting fglrx (/lib/modules/2.6.26-1-amd64/misc/fglrx.ko): cannot allocate memory $ free -m reports Mem 3970 (total) 295 (used) 3674 (free) 0 (shared) corresponding to four slots DDR1 pc32oo ECC 1GB. # lshw -class memory *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. physical id: 1 version: 2004Q3 (03/14/2006) size: 101KiB capacity: 960KiB capabilities: pci pnp upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 6 slot: H0 L1 Cache size: 64KiB capacity: 64KiB capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 7 slot: H0 L2 Cache size: 2MiB capabilities: synchronous internal write-through unified *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 8 slot: H1 L1 Cache size: 64KiB capacity: 64KiB capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 9 slot: H1 L2 Cache size: 2MiB capabilities: synchronous internal write-through unified *-memory:0 description: System Memory physical id: d slot: System board or motherboard size: 16GiB *-bank:0 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous physical id: 0 slot: C0_DIMM0 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits *-bank:1 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous physical id: 1 slot: C0_DIMM1 size: 8GiB width: 64 bits *-bank:2 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous [empty] physical id: 2 slot: C0_DIMM2 *-bank:3 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous [empty] physical id: 3 slot: C0_DIMM3 *-bank:4 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous physical id: 4 slot: C0_DIMM0 size: 128MiB width: 64 bits *-bank:5 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous physical id: 5 slot: C1_DIMM1 size: 128MiB width: 64 bits *-bank:6 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous [empty] physical id: 6 slot: C1_DIMM2 *-bank:7 description: DIMM DRAM Synchronous [empty] physical id: 7 slot: C1_DIMM3 *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED description: Memory controller product: CK804 Memory Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 4 bus info: p...@0000:00:00.0 version: a3 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED description: Memory controller product: CK804 Memory Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: 0 bus info: p...@0000:80:00.0 version: a3 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list configuration: latency=0 *-memory:3 UNCLAIMED description: Memory controller product: CK804 Memory Controller vendor: nVidia Corporation physical id: e bus info: p...@0000:80:01.0 version: a3 width: 32 bits clock: 66MHz (15.2ns) capabilities: bus_master configuration: latency=0 ===================== thaks for help francesco ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Francesco Pietra <chiendar...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 8:18 AM Subject: Resource conflict amd64 lenny To: amd64 Debian <debian-amd64@lists.debian.org> I have resumed a dismissed (removed mem slots, HDD WD Raptor, floppy, CD-ROM) computer that was running fine with amd64 etch raid1. Mainboard Tyan S2895, two dual-opteron 265, graphic card Pixelview 6600256M DDR DVI PCI-Express. New two sata Maxtor HDD 250GB, 4 slots Kingston DDR1 pc3200 400MHz, new CD-ROM and floppy. amd64 lenny raid1. No fast video driver installed as yet. kernel.shmmax=1000000000 kernel.shmall=4000000000 At boot: ERROR Resource conflict PCI Mass Storage Controller in slot 01 Bus: 01, Device 04, Function: 00 was unable to run due to memory constraints Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to stop. On pressing F1 it boots fine and everything is working, as far as I can understand. On booting again, same issues. BIOS (never updated) problem with lenny? Thanks for advice francesco pietra -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org