Bug#264621: 32MB RAM with 2.6.7 didn't work, 48MB RAM OK.
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version:
cdimage.debian.org/.../daily/i386/20040804/netinst
uname -a: Used 2.4.26-i386 and 2.6.7-i386
Date: 2004 Aug 5 - 2004 Aug 7 (four installs)
Method: Used a SBM floppy to boot netinst CD, finished install using
http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian
Machine: Old Pentium mid-tower
Processor: 120MHz Intel
Memory: 32MB with 2.6.7 didn't work, 48MB OK. 32MB/48MB and 2.4.26 OK.
Root Device: Western Digital 40Gb IDE (WD400)
Root Size/partition table:
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hdb1 Boot Primary Linux ext2 [/boot] 50.07
hdb4 Primary Linux ext2 [/] 100.13
hdb5 Logical Linux ext2 [/usr] 4999.94
hdb6 Logical Linux ext2 [/var] 3000.07
hdb7 Logical Linux ext2 [/tmp] 999.68
hdb8 Logical Linux ext2 [/home] 4999.94
hdb9 Logical Linux swap 600.22
...
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 430FX - 82437FX TSC [Triton I] (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371FB PIIX ISA [Triton I] (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371FB PIIX IDE [Triton I] (rev 02)
00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI [snip] Inc 210888GX [Mach64 GX] (rev 01)
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
00:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 08)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
This machine has no nic and uses dialup. That combination was
troublesome in the past, but it's all better now. Thank you.
When installing, using 32MB/48MB, only one RAM/Kernel combination failed
to install. The 2.6 kernel with 32MB of RAM was unsuccessful, showing
the
following messages:
[My notes aren't helping me remember if this is exactly correct]
tty1 [looping]: Entering low memory mode <continue>
Entering low memory mode, please wait...
tty4: 204k reserved
tty4: Frontend: Obsolete command mode, Title Low memory called
Thank you for a great installer!
No GUI intended.
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