From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net>
To: Zan Lynx <zlynx@acm.org>
Cc: Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test8 and HIGMEM = segfaults and panics?
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 15:58:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031021195834.GG2617@rdlg.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1066762982.5055.3.camel@localhost.localdomain>
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Yup, I've played musical DIMMS as well. It's currently up running with
1.5G install without the HIGMEM and I've taxed it pretty hard today
without issue.
What kernel are you running on?
They are registered.
Thus spake Zan Lynx (zlynx@acm.org):
> On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 09:53, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > I'm running a dual-athalon system. When I compiled the 2.6.0-test8 kernel I
> > enabled HIGHMEM for 4 Gigs as I'm at 1.5G now and planning on purchasing
> > an additional 512Meg DIMM next weekend (yeah, should have with the
> > 1.5Gig).
> >
> > At any rate the box comes up just fine and runs for a while but once the
> > memory is in use for a few hours and seems to exceed 220+ Megs about any
> > command I execute will Segfault and the kernel has panic'd twice
> > (couldn't read the whole oops).
>
> I run a dual athlon system with 2 GB, and it has never done anything
> like that.
>
> Have you run memtest86 on your system to verify it isn't a physical
> memory problem?
>
> Are you using registered RAM chips? I seem to remember from my
> motherboard documentation that registered is required to use more than 2
> memory slots.
> --
> Zan Lynx <zlynx@acm.org>
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-10-21 15:53 2.6.0-test8 and HIGMEM = segfaults and panics? Robert L. Harris
2003-10-21 19:03 ` Zan Lynx
2003-10-21 19:58 ` Robert L. Harris [this message]
2003-10-21 21:26 ` Zan Lynx
2003-10-21 22:39 ` Robert L. Harris
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