Re: can't use RAM > 64 MB with 2.2.3 kernel
On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 10:44:38AM -0500, Wayne Cuddy wrote:
> I looks like bash might be barfing on this for some reason. Have you tried to
> substitute a different default shell instead? Or maybe a different version of
> bash? I would try to Korn shell and see what happens.
I replaced the bash with tcsh for the root account but nothing changed. I
don't know how to change the default shell. Unfortunately /bin/sh is just a
symlink to /bin/bash and all system accounts use /bin/sh. Maybe I should
change the symlink pointing to another shell?
Werner
I don't think that this help since the messsage quoted below is first
issued in runlevel 1
> > Using Debian 2.0r4 and kernel 2.2.3 I am getting problems if I use my
> > second 64 MB RAM Dimm module. I tested it with both modules so there isn't
> > a faulty one involved. I had the same problems with kernel 2.0.34 (using
> > the kernel parameter "mem=128M") and thought an upgrade would help since it
> > was announced that the 2.2 kernels should have a better memory support.
> >
> > If I plug in the second module the following message lines appear at boot
> > time:
> >
> > p -> mh_magig4 == 0x55555555
> > Report this to bash-maintainers@prep.ai.mit.edu
> > Stopping myself ...
> >
> > There could be several of such messages during the boot stage. The worst
> > happens if I shutdown the system. After the line
> >
> > INIT: no more processes left in this runlevel
> >
> > the shutdown process hangs and only the power button helps to bring the
> > system down. Two times I had to reinstall everything from scratch since this
> > behaviour led to a corrupt filesystem.
> >
> > I suspect that the culprit is a part of non supported or insufficient
> > supported hardware. I list therefore the hardware I am using. Hopefully
> > someone has an idea whats going on, I am puzzled.
> >
> > BXi(e)98-ATX motherboard
> > 2 x 186 Pin DIMM modules 64 MB
> > Adaptec 2940UW
> > IBM HD UW
> > Sony SCSI CD-ROM
> > PCI Ethernetcard RTL8130
> > PCI S3 Virge Graphicadapter
> >
> > AMI BIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY v. 1.20E (1998)
> >
> > Some BIOS Settings:
> >
> > All APM options are disbled
> > System Bios Cachable Disabled
> > Any Shadow RAM is disabled
> > No Plug & Play aware O/S
> >
> > There are some memory options I left untouched since I don't know their
> > meaning as
> >
> > L1/L" Cache Write Back
> > Configure SDRAM Timing ENabled
> > Dram Integrity mode Non-ECC
> > USWC Write Post Enabled
> > 8 bit I/O recovery time 1 Sysclk
> > 18 " I/O recovery time 1 Sysclk
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