Re: PQ2FADS-ZU kernel 2.4.26 dpkg help - resolved
> >look at 'dmesg' (ie. type 'dmesg' on the console) and
> >see if the kernel tells you why its being killed
>
> <snip>
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 236k init 4k prep
> __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0)
> VM: killing process dpkg
>It's eaten up all memory - did you set up a swap device ??
> Michael
I used /dev/hda2 as my swap device in /etc/fstab but my 2.4.16 kernel is
using devfs which is using a different kind of naming convention. That's
why the swap device is not mounted and hence the disaster! Now I use
/dev/discs/disc0/part2 and it works.
Thanks!
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