Re: [SLUG] Kernel Panix (follow up)

From: Bill (selinux@home.com)
Date: Fri Jul 20 2001 - 14:46:30 EDT


On Friday 20 July 2001 17:42, you wrote:
> On Saturday 21 July 2001 13:20, you wrote:
> > Try taking the RAM out and re-installing it.
> > Ed.

> Because the bios can detect these sticks in any order of insertion and any
> combination and because Linux gives me the same error message with any
> single stick ... even if it is the old (known good) memory ... and because
> it errors out at different points in the boot process depending on how many
> sticks are inserted (and thus can be shown to be actually using the ram -in
> any 2-3 stick combination- up to the point of error) I am forced to
> conclude that I was shipped good ram and that the problem lays within
> Linux.
>

I also need to point out that the install flowed normally with the new ram
installed. It's gotta be something I am doing during the install or else some
failing in the kernel itself in recognizing ram boundaries.

Bill



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