Description of Problem: * Minimal install on machine w/32M memory + 32M swap burps thusly: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback (innermost last): File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 633, in ? intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData) File "/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 427, in run File "/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 144, in gotoNext File "/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 209, in moveStep File "/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 573, in doInstall File "/usr/src/build/90289-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/syslogd.py", line 63, in start OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Install failed * However, install with 32M memory + 64M swap worked fine Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: * Find a machine with 32M memory and try installing with 32M swap Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use Disk Druid to partition 32M for swap 2. Custom install 3. Uncheck all packages 4. Watch it give the error message above Actual Results: * Nasty error message and failure Expected Results: * Perfect install Additional Information: * What is the minimum memory/swap requirement?
You need more than 32M of swap if you only have 32M of RAM.
Thanks! The documentation: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/install-guide/s1-diskpar titioning.html#S2-DISKPARTRECOMMEND says the following: > The size of your swap partition should be equal to twice your computer's RAM, > or 32 MB, whichever amount is larger, but no more than 2048 MB (or 2 GB). In addition, the 7.1 Release Notes: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/release-notes/s1-install -changes.html recommend more swap space than the 7.3 manual does. I'm not sure how Disk Druid allocates swap.