[CentOS] Sun Fire X2100 & 4GB Ram

Fri Jul 21 14:55:58 UTC 2006
Larry Vaden <vaden at texoma.net>

On 7/21/06, William M. Fennell <william.fennell at channing.harvard.edu> wrote:
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> Tom Brown wrote:
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> >>> I'm trying to install the OS and I sent in the kernel panic error.
> >>> Do you want me to ask the box how it feels about its inability to
> >>> kickstart the os?
> >>
> >
> > I have got a bunch of x4100's with 8gig RAM and i have not seen this
> > issue. Are you using the latest updates?
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> I'll download a fresh install and see what happens.
> Also to answer another email, 3gb is not permissible because
> the docs say the chips have to be added in pairs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
> PS this post is bottom posted for everyone's reading enjoyment :)

0.  Thanks for bottom posting.

1.  I argue the docs may be right or wrong since Sun sells and we have
taken delivery of at least one X2100s with only one socket of RAM.

2.  Have you upgraded the BIOS?  I think our machines are at 1.4, but
like Dennis Miller I could be wrong about that.

rgds/ldv