linux-kernel - Re: Cannot boot any HIGHMEM kernel (kernel panic

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Message-ID: <4822EAC2.5010502@elsdoerfer.info>
Date:	Thu, 08 May 2008 13:57:54 +0200
From:	Michael Elsdörfer <michael@...doerfer.info>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Cannot boot any HIGHMEM kernel (kernel panic - not syncing)

 >> Now, Machine Check Exception seems to point towards a hardware error,
 >
 > It not only seems to, it does.
 > The non highmem kernel will simply not use most of your memory, so if
 > the machine check happens accessing memory you will not see it.

Thanks Andi.

So the problem would be defective RAM in the machine?

I'm still wondering though while the previous kernel (a self-compiled 
2.6.17.11) worked then. Laxer checks?

Michael
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