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Bug#266984: Installation-Reports



Russell Hires wrote:
> Machine: NEC Ready 9616 
> Processor: Pentium 120
> Memory: 13980 (according to free)

Sounds like maybe a 16 mb machine. I'm afraid our minimum memory
requirement is 32 mb; this is set to go down to 24 MB soon, but 16 MB is
still rather out of reach.

> The installation failed! I am currently stuck in an endless loop of two 
> messages. The first one says that there is an error in downloading all the 
> components. The second message says I'm in a low memory condition, "Entering 
> low memory mode, will proceed in English, You should try to set up swap 
> space" there is a <Continue> in red, which, if you push enter (or space) it 
> takes you to a black screen that says "low memory mode," and then takes you 
> back to the screen about the low memory condition. 

The installer is crashing due to being out of memory.

> The installer should check for minimum memory first, then error out and refuse 
> to install, or allow for swap space to be set up first. 

It's hard to set up swap when you haven't the memory to download the
kernel modules needed to access the disks.

We do need a check for lower than minimum supported memory. Reassigning
appropriatly.

-- 
see shy jo

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