[ydl-gen] boot problems--workaround: forcing 'fsck' at boot allows system to boot properly

[andryski]

I have a PoweBook G3 (Lombard) that reliably boots with 320 MB of memory, but 
hangs while attempting to boot with 512 MB of memory. Besides a memory 
hardware problem (I get similar results with other memory sticks.) and a 
memory recognition problem (/proc/meminfo reveals 512 MB), what other problems 
could be causing this? Note that forcing 'fsck' at boot, via 'shutdown -hF 
now' or 'shutdown -rF now' allows the system to boot/reboot properly. Does 
this indicate a hard drive problem? If so, why does the computer boot fine 
with 320 MB of memory? Would a system re-install help? Would upgrading my 
kernel from 2.4.24-1.ydl.1.1016 to the newest version help? Is there a bug 
with memory, YDL and the Lombard? I thank everybody in advance for any help or 
suggestions.