[Linux] oops! kernel panic'd

[Dean Benson]

I think that this boils down to the 1,000,000 bytes -vs- 1,4000,000 bytes =
1MB debate again :o)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Higgins" <chiggin63@hotmail.com>
To: <linux@flux.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Linux] oops! kernel panic'd


>
>
> 128 + 64 = 192
> :)
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>
> >From: Warren Pollans <cottage1@gate.net>
> >To: linux@flux.org
> >Subject: [Linux] oops! kernel panic'd
> >Date: Fri, 04 Jan 1980 15:07:54 -0500
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> >Hello again,
> >
> >I attempted to allow linux to see my extra 128M of memory by adding an
> >append statement to linux.conf indicating that I had 196M.  When I
> >rebooted, the kernel panic'd and the boot just stopped at that point.
> >By the way, memory test at startup indicated that there was 196608K - a
> >little less than 192M - not the 196M I have.  I had been warned about
> >that ...
> >
> >What I thought was my boot disk is the RH installation floppy.  I can't
> >seem tobreak out of the install program.  Neither can I interrupt the
> >boot process.
> >
> >OK!  Am I totally hosed, or is there some way to boot linux,  from a
> >floppy or from the HD into some sort of boot or single-user mode, so
> >that I can change linux.conf?
> >
> >As you might be able to tell, I've been able to get by with just adding
> >the packages I needed, and doing whatever I wanted to without having to
> >know very much about linux.  I believe my education is about to begin
> >8^).
> >
> >I have access to other linux boxes at work.
> >
> >I still appreciate the advice I had gotten.  It was my fault for not
> >being more careful/knowledgable before I changed linux.conf.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Warren
> >
> >
> >
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