Subject: IPC 12 MB of RAM is running out of memory during install of NetBSD-2.0
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
From: Tru Huynh <tru@pasteur.fr>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/19/2005 01:04:43
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Hello,

I am try to install NetBSD-2.0 from the multi-arch CDROM
on a IPC with only 12MB of RAM (12x1MB).

The system boots from the CDROM and begin the installation but can't proceed
after failing to disklabel or running /bin/sh from the utility menu.

This is by no means critical, I just wanted to know if it "normal".

transcript of the serial output follows (long)

Cheers,

Tru
PS: I first try with only 8x 1MB, and the installation just hang
after specifying the path to the cdrom (the cdrom light does not even blink)
/cdrom/sparc/installation/bootfs/instfs.tgz

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