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Bug#400263: installation report: low memory install (kbd-chooser and ext3 creation)



reassign 400263 kbd-chooser
severity 400263 minor
retitle 400263 Segfaults in expert/lowmem mode (32MB)
thanks

On Friday 24 November 2006 20:52, Holger Wansing wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> 1. when running low memory install in expert mode, the
>    execution of kbd-chooser fails (segmentation fault;
>    "Configuring 'kbd-chooser' failed with error code 139")

Seems strange as the program itself is no different.
I can reproduce the error in vmware though. Let's reassign this BR to 
kbd-chooser for this one as it could be a programming error or due to 
stripping/deleting translations.

> 2. ext3 creation on low memory machines.
> 	- Perhaps only use ext2 in low memory installs?
> 	  (don't provide the ext3 udeb)
> 	- Or some note in the manual about this situation?

Basically lowmem installations are a case where the user needs to find out 
for himself what works and what does not. The partman-ext3 udeb is not 
loaded by default, so if loading it makes the install fail, then don't...
It probably will work on a machine with 48MB, which is also lowmem.

I agree that a section about lowmem installations for the manual would be 
a good idea. Volunteers for writing it? ...

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