RE: [LUG] Compaq Presario problems

["James Wonnacott" <jwon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Subject: Re: [LUG] Compaq Presario problems
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> On 11.02.2004 08:20 James Wonnacott wrote:
> > I've recently aquired a Compaq Presario 4000 which
> > I'm trying to put Mandrake 9.2 on. I use Mandrake on 
> > several servers in the school and want to keep 'em all the same.
> >
> > The problem I'm having is firstly that it only seems to see 16M of 
> > memory. After a bit of Googling I've tried various options such as 
> > mem=192M and append="mem=176M 16M" It then doesn't seem to 
> get as far 
> > into install but throws up:- Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to 
> mount root 
> > fs 0n 01:03 which makes me think it has a problem with the array.
>
> What sort of disk controller do you have and disks for that matter?

32 bit Compaq SMART-2/P Rev. C Array Controller

HD1 Compaq HD00431731
HD2 Compaq ST34501WC
HD3 Compaq HD00431731

> and that should be mem="176M@xxx@"

That made it disappear off into the corner and say nothing at all!!

> There are about 3 other different ways of getting around this 
> problem, but that one usually works.
>
> > I don't have the original Compaq setup disks that came with 
> the server 
> > (not suprisingly)
>
> Downloadable from HP

Spent 2 hours trying to find 'em yesterday, I'll go and try again.

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