> During the bootup I see a message that the memory for crash kernel is not > within permissible range. What does it mean, and what should be done about > it? > > Anne Anne - Have a look here: http://wiki.centos.org/Manuals/ReleaseNotes/CentOS5.1#head-da845ab1cd8fc52963ad03fdbdefc2bde261b0a6 <snip> During the boot process you may see the message "Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range" appear. This message comes from the new kdump infrastructure. It is a harmless message and can be safely ignored. </snip> -- Dan Maranville