On Friday 07 March 2003 05:30 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
I think you need the enterprise kernel with that much memory -- Greg
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