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[Drag0n]

    how are you "Enabling" the extra memory? via lilo options? via
kernel highmemory compiled in
options? I have run 8 gig on an 8 way xeon with no issues on a 2.4.1
kernel( 2.2.*  would not work,
but I had to set it to the full 64GB setting in High memory support).
You will probably need to
recompile the kernel to support this as most distributions dont like to
enable high memory support
right out of an install.

Drag0n
dragon at atlantacon.org

"Robert L. Harris" wrote:

> Ok, I have this:
>
> Debian 2.2 box.
>
> root at mail.acs:~# uname -a
> Linux mail.acs.internap.com 2.4.19-rc5aa1 #1 SMP Fri Aug 2 11:37:38 PDT
> 2002 i686 unknown
>
> root at mail.acs:~# free
>              total       used       free     shared    buffers
> cached
> Mem:       5936304     212056    5724248          0      97632 32236
> -/+ buffers/cache:      82188    5854116
> (swap irrelevant, deleted)
>
> (Quad-Proc, here's the last one)
> processor       : 3
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 6
> model           : 7
> model name      : Pentium III (Katmai)
> stepping        : 3
> cpu MHz         : 548.217
> cache size      : 1024 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 2
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge
> mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
> bogomips        : 1094.45
>
> root at mail.acs:~# cat /proc/pci | grep ^\ \ \ \ [a-zA-Z]
>     Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20HE Host Bridge (rev 33).
>     Host bridge: ServerWorks CNB20HE Host Bridge (#2) (rev 1).
>     Host bridge: PCI device 1166:0006 (ServerWorks) (rev 0).
>     Host bridge: PCI device 1166:0006 (ServerWorks) (rev 0).
>     Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 8).
>     VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 122).
>     ISA bridge: ServerWorks OSB4 South Bridge (rev 80).
>     IDE interface: ServerWorks OSB4 IDE Controller (rev 0).
>     USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 USB Controller (rev 4).
>     PCI Hot-plug controller: Compaq Computer Corporation PCI Hotplug Controller (rev 17).
>     PCI Hot-plug controller: Compaq Computer Corporation PCI Hotplug Controller (#2) (rev 17).
>     SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 1).
>     SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (#2) (rev 1).
>     Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c985 1000BaseSX (SX/TX) (rev 1).
>     SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 1).
>     SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (#2) (rev 1).
>
> The problem?  The thing has 16Gigs of RAM (corporate app server).  If we
> try to enable more than 6 it locks up hard.  I've played with the "mem="
> function to let us get this far.  All the hardware has been pulled and
> tested clean.
>
> Has anyone seen this and know a good work fix?  This thing has been a
> pain since we got it.  The app is very memory intensive but I don't want
> to replace it with a windows based version.
>
> Thoughts?
>   Robert
>
> :wq!
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Robert L. Harris
>
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