From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JGit5-0007Qj-Ee for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:43:35 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0CFADE0537; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:43:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3C844E0520 for ; Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:43:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 20 Jan 2008 22:43:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (EHLO [192.168.0.2]) [91.67.218.205] by mail.gmx.net (mp020) with SMTP; 20 Jan 2008 23:43:08 +0100 X-Authenticated: #620707 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+0qAAsizW0oE2zjC9HRYK7MAtBh6OovBKO+EqMEs x/PeX9jldY7lZy Message-ID: <4793CEA5.8020608@gmx.de> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:43:49 +0100 From: Thomas Kahle User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071218) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] No kernel boot after inserting more ram References: <12a679470801181458y54f73ed8i6f81761b7e8f72b8@mail.gmail.com> <20080119111651.48e20495@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk> <47920940.5080600@gmail.com> <12a679470801191531l759d93b5ld7b780057696fe34@mail.gmail.com> <12a679470801201347w2d1d01c4y92a9079fd26580bd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <12a679470801201347w2d1d01c4y92a9079fd26580bd@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 OpenPGP: id=A214B7B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 7e25c989-dc06-46be-818f-d51d6dddac43 X-Archives-Hash: fe30ce14cbf37015ff8604399b566fa8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I guess your kernel is configured to support only 1GB of RAM. In the kernel configuration look for "Processor Type and Features" There you find the Option. High Memory Support. Probably it is set to "off". Set it to 4GB then recompile the kernel. That should do it. have fun Tom Jos=E9 Pedro Saraiva wrote: > Well, after all kinds of tests and trying different types of memory > configurations, I can only conclude that my kernel boots normally with = 1 > GB of RAM installed but hangs when I have 2 GB of RAM installed. I can'= t > find a logical reason for this to happen. >=20 > Any pointers or suggestions are welcome, > Regards >=20 > On Jan 19, 2008 11:31 PM, Jos=E9 Pedro Saraiva > wrote: >=20 > Following your replies I've done the following, in an attempt to > isolate the problem: > (memory #1 - "old" memory, memory #2 - new memory) >=20 > - Runned memtest on both memories with 0 errors > - Booted with both memories... kernel hang > - Booted with memory #1 on slot #1 successfully > - Booted with memory #1 on slot #2 successfully > - Booted with memory #2 on slot #1 successfully > - Booted with memory #2 on slot #2 successfully > - Booted with both memories on windows successfully >=20 > For some reason, my kernel hangs if I have 2 GB of RAM installed. > And I do have High memory support (4GB), although that doesn't seem > relevant. > Ideas? :X >=20 > Thank you all for the quick replies. > Cheers >=20 >=20 > On Jan 19, 2008 2:29 PM, Hal Martin > wrote: >=20 > An alternative to running memtest (which is quite easy to do, I > might > add) would be to remove the original RAM and see if the compute= r > boots > with the new RAM only. >=20 > Alternatively, you could just run memtest, as it is included > with many > BIOSs now. It doesn't take long to identify problems, if there > are any. > I find that test #5 is the best test for finding problems, > however it > tends to keep you in the dark until it's finished the test. >=20 >=20 > -Hal >=20 >=20 > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:58:59 +0000, Jos=E9 Pedro Saraiva wrot= e: > > > > > >> I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the RAM, > >> > > > > How? Have you run memtest? > > > > > > >=20 > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > mailing list >=20 >=20 >=20 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHk86lrpEWPKIUt7MRAtm6AJ9EbOJfcrxM7UoceMz3B2gdpKLn1gCfdMMh +04EiTXdzcE5JOp6ON5IQOQ=3D =3DSdgG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=20 gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list