Help! Installing 8.10 on Server - errors!!!!

[Andy Kannberg]

Jonathan,

I am wondering, would it help if you remove some memory  ? It's not the most
charming method, but as I read from the different forums, it is a problem
which occurs regularly on AMD systems with 4GB+ memory. Now, If you would
remove some memory (say, 2GB), and try to install then ? You can apply the
memory afterwards, and see what it does, and play with the kernelparameters
on a working system.

Hope this helps a little.

Cheers,
Andy

2009/3/10 Jonathan Harrison <jonathan-harrison at tiscali.it>

> Lucio and Andy
> Still no joy.
>
> FYI
>
> System:
> Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2(rev. 1.0). RAM: 4 x KVR800D2N5k2/2G
> Kingston. Processor: AMD64b dual core 6000+.  Hard Drive: Western Digital
> WD800BB 00JHCO (half formatted and partitioned).  CD is Lite SHM 165P6S
> MSOM.  No Video cards, or any other
>
> Objective:
> Install Ubuntu Server: ubuntu-8.10-server-amd64 or 32b with a longer term
> objective to progress to eMail Server, Unison voice switch and UC.
>
> Done:
> I install by CD on Boot, complete Language and reset country Keyboard, all
> to UK English.  Select Install Server
>
>  I then get the following message:
>  [   0.004000] Aperture pointing to e820 RAM. Ignoring.
>  [   0.004000] Your BIOS doesn't leave a aperture memory hole
>  [   0.004000] Please enable the IOMMU option in the BIOS setup
>  [   0.004000] This costs you 64MB of RAM
>
> First line is sometimes:
>  [   0.004000] Aperture more than 4G RAM. Ignoring.
>
> BIOS settings in Gigabyte GA-MA69VM-S2 for Extended Memory are auto-detect
> and not adjustable.
>
> - have tried 32b version too.  Tried F6 and done a gradual install.  Gets
> to
> "Loading/install/initrd.gz......  ready". Then get the message above, also.
> Will not pass this point.
>
> ======= from your advise so far ========
> From Ubuntu Menu screen I have also tried:
> F6 and added iommu=noaperture to the end text at foot of screen, either
> before, after or deleting Quiet.  There is no splash.
> I have also done Esc at Menu and then edited (tab) the Rescue and added
> there too.  Here it gets further.  I get to
> [ 0.3831121] bus: 02index 4 mmio: [0.ffffffffffffffff]
> [ 0.3831122] NET: Registered protocol family 2
> And then it stops...
>
> I have also tried addingiommu=memaper=3 pci=nommconf (another phrase I
> found
> on the links sent to me).
>
> I have also written to Gigabyte and waiting for them to reply (24hrs so
> far).
>
> I have also tried their updates, but none are required.
>
> PS.  Re your question/comment:  I took out the other HDs because of
> capacity.  I have 3 in this machine normally. 1 for OS and Aps, 1 x for the
> files and 1 x for backups.  I intend not to use the first (OS) as it will
> not have the capacity for the 2 OS, so have used a new, spare I found in my
> magic box.  As I have no spare sockets to run a CD drive, I have
> disconnected the ribbon and connected to the new HD (middle) and the CD
> (end).  I then unplugged the backup HD because the cable was in the way.
>
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