GRUB Stops with Error 28 When Loading Linux

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.1

Symptom

SuSE Linux 8.1 cannot be booted by the boot manager GRUB and you get an error message similar to this:
    kernel(hd0,3)/boot/vmlinuz root=dev/hda3 vga=791

    [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x10aab8]

    Error28: Selected Item cannot fit into Memory

Cause

On some systems the boot loader GRUB does not detect the available amount of memory correctly.

Solution

Boot the installed system as follows:

Since Grub in the current version is not able to boot on such a system, you should switch from Grub to Lilo as described in "Replacing the Boot Loader GRUB with LILO in SuSE 8.1" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/fhassel_grub_lilo.html).


Keywords: GRUB, 28, FIT, MEMORY

Categories: GRUB

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