On Friday 07 March 2003 08:23 am, Adrian Golumbovici wrote: > Also I checked and mem=960M doesn't help and the enterprise kernel has same > problem. I tried lowering the mem value even further and with 900 didn't > work. With 800 it worked (both distro kernel and enterprise). :/ > > Best regards, > Adrian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrian Golumbovici" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:07 PM > Subject: Fw: [expert] new memory 512MB module (total 1024MB) and linux > won't boot and also installer doesn't work anymore > > > Here is an answer I got from someone trying to help. If there is a fault > > in > > > high-mem maybe someone could fix this before the release? > > > > On the other hand, Joerg since you seem to know more about this problem, > > could you post it as a bug in the mandrake bugzilla? > > > > I would really like to see this thing fixed before the release or this > > release will be useless to me. :( > > > > Thanx Joerg for the info. > > > > Best regards, > > Adrian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joerg Mertin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Adrian Golumbovici" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 3:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [expert] new memory 512MB module (total 1024MB) and linux > > won't > > > boot and also installer doesn't work anymore > > > > > Hi Mate, > > > > > > the problem is known (Well, to me at least). > > > Give at the command line mem=960M and the problem should go away. It's > > the > > > > High-mem stuff that is faulty. I did circumvent that problem in the > > > past this way. I had recompiled my own kernel, but don't know what > > > patch I added by that time to fix it (Having a Netserver LH4 with 2 > > > GByte of Ram and Raid5). > > > > > > Maybe you can post this to the list - my E-Mail address is somehow > > > blacklisted at the moment. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Joerg > > > > > > On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, 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 > > > > > > -- > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >- > > > > > > | Joerg Mertin : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > | (Home)| in Neuch�tel/Schweiz : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > | (Work)| Stardust's LiNUX System : > > > | | PGP 2.6.3in Key on Demand : Voice & Fax: +41(0)32 / 725 52 > > > | 54 | > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >- Home-Page: http://www.solsys.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
If it worked with 800 it IS a damnable broken BIOS. My guess is that Win2K will fail when it tries to use all of memory as well because it also believes the BIOS about bridge mappings, but of course that won't happen until windows has to use more than 800M. Civileme Try upgrading the BIOS if one is offered.
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