Re: RH 9.0 network card not detected

["Bob Young" <rlyoun1 suscom net>]

The test ran on all memory.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Stevens" <rstevens vitalstream com>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: RH 9.0 network card not detected


> Bob Young wrote:
> > I downloaded and ran the memtest-86 v3.0.  It ran with no errors.  When
it
> > fails when I don't put the option mem=384M I get the message similar to
> > this:
> > CODE: 0F B7 42 28 21 C1 66 89 4A 28 89 14 24 E8 6B C1 F6 FF EB 9C
> > KERNEL PANIC: FATAL EXCEPTION
> >
> > Two of my lights on the keyboard will also blink and the only way to
restart
> > is to turn power off and then back on.  Thanks in advance.
>
> There's apparently a problem with the BIOS' handling of your high RAM.
> When you ran memtest86, did it test all of the RAM or only the first
> 384M?  You might also check the Dell website and see if there's a BIOS
> update for that system.
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Chris Hewitt" <g0pae manordat demon co uk>
> > To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: RH 9.0 network card not detected
> >
> >
> >
> >>Bob Young wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I am trying to install RH 9.0 Professional workstation (purchased from
> >
> > Best
> >
> >>>Buy) and I am running into 2 problems.  The first, the program will not
> >>>install unless I run linux mem=384M.  I then change to LILO and add the
> >>>mem=384M as an option.  I have never had to do this on versions I have
> >>>downloaded in the past.  Then once I do get it loaded it will not
detect
> >
> > my
> >
> >>>network adapter.  I have tried manually to install it but it will not
> >>>activate.  It says it can't find it.  I am using a Dell 8100 with 512 M
> >
> > of
> >
> >>>RAM and a Xircom PCMCIA card.  What am I doing wrong?  I thought by
> >
> > buying
> >
> >>>this ligetimate copy that everything would work fine.  Please help or
> >
> > point
> >
> >>>me in the right direction.  Thanks.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Bob,
> >>
> >>What error do you get without the mem=384M option? If it is a signal 11
> >>then you might have some bad ram above 384M. In this case try running
> >>memtest86 from www.memtest86.com.
> >>
> >>There are a collection of installation issues that may help at
> >>http://www.rhil.net/docs/rhil-guide.html and there are some references
> >>somewhere specifically on installing RedHat on a laptop (I don't have
> >>one so I don't know the reference, a google search should reveal it).
> >>
> >>Hope this helps
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>
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