[ale] Time to pick some brains technically

[Robert L. Harris]

Bingo.  2.4.18 with 64Gig support is cruising nicely.

Robert


Thus spake James P. Kinney III (jkinney at localnetsolutions.com):

> Subject: Re: [ale] Time to pick some brains technically
> From: "James P. Kinney III" <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
> To: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net>
> Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) 
> Date: 18 Oct 2002 12:02:11 -0400
> 
> Back down to 2.4.18. The release notes on 2.4.19 are sketchy on huge
> memory support. There seems to be some issues around allocation above
> 12G.
> 
> Also check the first or second memory module is absolutely perfect. The
> map for the himem is held near the end of the first 1G. If that area is
> the slightest bit flakey, things go bad fast.
> 
> Also, DON'T use the mem=xxx for hugemem hardware. With that compiled in,
> and a modern system (it supports 16G, it must be!) it should accept a
> memory size probe OK.
> 
> On Fri, 2002-10-18 at 10:06, 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                
> >                                
> > DISCLAIMER:
> >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > FYI:
> >  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > 
> > 
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:wq!
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Robert L. Harris                
                               
DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'


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