Re: RAM upgrade == Kernel Panic
On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 15:50, Jamin W.Collins wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:51:06 -0400
> "Tom Allison" <tallison@tacocat.net> wrote:
>
> > I got a really interesting one.
> >
> > I am running a stock K7 kernel from woody.
> > I recall seeing such things as cramfs, VFS, and initrd during the boot
> > sequence.
> >
> > I upgraded my RAM to replace the current 128M to 768M
> >
> > Now, when I boot it panics with a message that VFS can't mount the root
> > device at 03:02.
> >
> > If I return to the original RAM, it's fine.
>
> Have you tested the new memory? Memtest86 is a great tool for doing just
> this.
Is it 1x512MB DIMM or 2x256MB DIMM? If you have 256MB DIMMs,
try installing 1 in a a time. That also would isolate which
DIMM has the problem.
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