Re: [Thinkpad] A31p with 1GB RAM and Linux anybody?

I'm not sure your memory is good. These days, I can't imagine that Linux
couldn't just find and use 1G of memory out of the box.

I'd go find "memtest86" and run that.

I got 1G of memory in this A31p when I got it and both Windows and
OpenBSD have seen it perfectly ever since, so check the ram.

--STeve Andre'

On Friday 06 August 2004 22:30, Richard Jelinek wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've upgraded today my A31p from 768MB to 1GB. Not a pleasant
> experience I may say. I'm running SuSE Linux 8.2 with an 2.4.22 kernel
> and encountered several problems:
>
> Phase I: Kernel has only up to 1GB support
>
> * 1GB + USB (RF Mouse) -> BOOM
> * 1GB all peripherals detached -> 900MB seen (seemed stable but
> haven't tested it very thoroughly)
>
> Phase II compiled Kernel with 4GB support
>
> * 1024MB seen, but segmentation faults
> recompiled and cross-checked all modules too
>
> * segmentation faults
>
> * Inserted the old 256MB module instead of the 512MB module (both
> original IBM parts - made by Infineon)
> -> Still boom/segmentation faults.
>
> Puzzled.
>
> Linux problem(?): 4GB kernel + less than 1024MB no go?
> Hardware problem(?): Why then the probs with the old 512+256MB config?
>
> Any suggestions how to enjoy the 1GB or - at least - return to a
> non-error operation with the 768MB? That was not a successfull
> excursion into the world of Thinkpad upgrading...
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Received on Fri Aug 6 18:35:27 2004