Re: [gentoo-user] No kernel boot after inserting more ram

[Ricardo Saffi Marques]

Nothing to do about it...
If he's using amd64 that option doesn't even exist.
And even if he's on x86, if that option is not enabled, it will boot, but
will just not use all the memory phisically available.

On 1/18/08, Mike <mtreas@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> Just a thought... Did you enable High Memory support in your kernel?
>
> Processor type and features  --->
>  High Memory Support  --->
>   (X) 4GB
>
>
> On Jan 18, 2008 4:10 PM, Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca> wrote:
>
> > 080118 José Pedro Saraiva wrote:
> > > Hi all, wise gentoo users!
> > > I've recently bought an extra GB of RAM for my laptop.
> > > After inserting it, kernel refuses to boot, hangs at "Booting the
> > kernel"
> >
> > The first thing is to re-insert the RAM very carefully,
> > then to check that no other connections got dislodged accidentally.
> > Just my bit of Gentoo wisdom (smile).
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