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

[José Pedro Saraiva]

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.

Any pointers or suggestions are welcome,
Regards

On Jan 19, 2008 11:31 PM, José Pedro Saraiva <nocive@×××××.com> wrote:

> Following your replies I've done the following, in an attempt to isolate
> the problem:
> (memory #1 - "old" memory, memory #2 - new memory)
>
> - 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
>
> 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
>
> Thank you all for the quick replies.
> Cheers
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2008 2:29 PM, Hal Martin <hal.martin@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> > 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 computer boots
> > with the new RAM only.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > -Hal
> >
> >
> > Neil Bothwick wrote:
> > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:58:59 +0000, José Pedro Saraiva wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the RAM,
> > >>
> > >
> > > How? Have you run memtest?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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