Description of problem: On an HP xw9300 (tested with 4GB & 8GB RAM), attempts to install RHEL4-U3 (final) fail, with anaconda hanging just after the disk is formatted. Watching 'top' I see anaconda consuming more and more memory until it finally dies with an exception & traceback that ends with "OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory How reproducible: every time Steps to Reproduce: 1.Attempt to install RHEL4-U3 2.after disks are formatted, the installer will hang 3. Actual results: anaconda consumes all system memory, then generates an exception Expected results: Installation completes successfully (as it does for Update2) Additional info: Interestingly, the 32bit (x86) version works fine on this same system.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 183930 ***