Hi Adrian,
Try this, take out your new memory, go to Linux, install
entreprise kernel (it supports large memory) from MDK cds, then check lilo
if new kernel is their, reboot your system, check if can loggin the new
kernel, then halt your system, put back your new memory then power on and
see if the new kernel will work well.
Cheers,
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Adrian Golumbovici wrote:
> Forgot to mention. Starting the "rescue" I can go to console and do whatever
> the rescue stuff allows you to do. :) But since it freezes so early I also
> cannot find anything in the logs related to it and dunno what could I change
> (if anything) so I would make the system boot. Funny stuff is also that the
> installer also freezes my PC the second I start it. :/
>
> Best regards,
> Adrian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adrian Golumbovici" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:30 AM
> Subject: [expert] new memory 512MB module (total 1024MB) and linux won't
> boot and also installer doesn't work anymore
>
>
> > :/
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Alan Wilter S. da Silva
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Laborat�rio de F�sica Biol�gica
Instituto de Biof�sica Carlos Chagas Filho
Universidade do Brasil/UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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