[Bug 560839] Re: error: too small lower memory (0x99100 > 0x98400)

[Geoffrey Morrison]

Xubuntu 12.10 similar error. Popped up recently--I've been having
problems with memory and paging, so I ran memtest86+ from menu. My
optical drives weren't detected--system kept polling them till they
weren't. Rabbit TV required much memory--deep paging using WinXP.

Had recently ordered two bigger sticks (2X4GB Wintec DDR3 1600) to
replace Kingston XMS 2X2GB DDR3 1600--installed earlier today, auto
settings: Same error.  I'm going to try to reset the CMOS jumper, then
set optimal settings .  I'll relate results.

Sys does run markedly better--doesn't rely upon heavy paging much
anymore; optical drives detected again and work nominally after new mem
installed. (I was worried about SATA ports.) Sys is not so "challenged"
as before.

I don't think that this is an OS problem--memtest loads before that.
Systemsuite 14 for Windows does "optimize" memory--this requires a
reboot to enable--I do reboot and wait patiently for XP to load again..
It seems that that shouldn't be relevant....

Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2P AM3 motherboard
AMD AM3 Sempron Sargas 145--dual-core via BIOS Setting
Kingston DDR3 1600 XMS 2X2GB kit
Wintec DDR3 1600 XMS 2X4GB kit
Visiontek Radeon HD 4670
Coolermaster 600W PS
Haier 22" LED TV, DVI-HDMI cabling
Hitachi/IBM SATA 500GB 
Hitachi/IBM SATA 320GB
Onboard analog stereo
Maxtor 200GB ATA-133
Promise PCI EIDE controler card (Came with Maxtor drive: works only with 32-bit Windows driver and OS (XP here)--does work with Xubuntu 12.10 AMD64, though)--I do have a Siig PCI-EX 1 controller card, now.
WinXP, SP3
LG super multi SATA DVD burner
HP SATA DVD-ROM

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Title:
  error: too small lower memory (0x99100 > 0x98400)

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “memtest86+” package in Debian:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: memtest86+

  I tried today the new memtest86+ from Lucid after upgrading from Karmic.
  After choosing memtest i got the error message , whether i tried memtest or memtest console.
  The only possibility was to return to grub.
  Had to return to Karmic cause of problems with lvm2... - so i cannot retry it but the event was reproducible.

  Board: Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H
  RAM: 2x 2x 2048 MB A-Data DDR2 800 MHz

  I also had a lot of entrys in grub2 (2 for Lucid, 1 for Windows 7, 5
  for Karmic, 4 for memtest86+)

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