From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964996AbWHWPv4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:51:56 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964999AbWHWPvz (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:51:55 -0400 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([192.83.249.54]:61620 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964996AbWHWPvz (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:51:55 -0400 Message-ID: <44EC798F.2080108@zytor.com> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:51:43 -0700 From: "H. Peter Anvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Bj=F6rn_Engelhardt?= CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Kernel 2.6.17.8 on Quad AMD Opteron 852 with 16x 4GB Modules (64GB RAM) References: <44EC4EE2.6060701@xqueue.de> In-Reply-To: <44EC4EE2.6060701@xqueue.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Björn Engelhardt wrote: > Hello, > > we upgraded a Server from 32 GB RAM to 64 GB. Now we try to get a Linux > (FC5) with kernel 2.6.17.8 on a Quad Opteron (852; 64bit)-system with > 16x 4GB modules to run. > With 32 GB (8x 4GB modules) the system starts without any problems, but > above I get kernelpanics. > The output then gives me several memoryaddresses bevore the panic > appears. The board (a Tyan K8QW,model S4881) should support up to 64GB > Ram. A Memorytest under Linux recognizes the 64GB and continues without > an error. > I tried several BIOS-Settings. > Does the kernel support the new 4GB-Modules by 64GB Ram? > Sounds like your memory is bad. -hpa