Subject: port-hp300/12481: hp300 snapshot won't boot on machine with 4MB RAM
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/27/2001 08:19:25
>Number:         12481
>Category:       port-hp300
>Synopsis:       hp300 snapshot (20010106) won't boot on 4MB machine
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-hp300-maintainer
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Mar 26 12:18:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Gregory McGarry
>Release:        NetBSD ELF snapshot 20010106 <NetBSD-current source date>
>Organization:
	
>Environment:

HP9000/340 with 4MB RAM
using 20010106 ELF snapshot

>Description:

The generic kernel from the 20010106 ELF snapshot is too large
to boot on machines with 4MB RAM.  The AOUT kernel from the 1.5
release distribution is slightly smaller on only barely more useful.

>How-To-Repeat:

Try installing the 20010106 ELF snapshot onto a machine with 4MB RAM.

>Fix:

N/A
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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