Re: couldn't get a free page
> > Kernel 2.0.30 changed the way it handles memory. It's supposed to be a
> > stable kernel (by this I'm saying it's a 2.0.x and not a 2.1.x), but
> > problems like this make me think it shouldn't be used in 1.3. Could you
> > try downgrading to 2.0.29 and let me (or the whole list) know if it
> > works?
>
> This isn't the same situation, but...
>
> I've got an spare machine here, where I've been installing and
> reinstalling Debian 1.3, using the lastest available disks. Every time I
> make the file system, I get a "couldn't get a free page" message. Just
> once, when 25% of the partition has been formatted (currently it's a 400
> MB partition). Everything seems to work, and I have no problems after
> that, but it's kind of annoying. I didn't think it was something
> important, but then again...
I got this recently when running in single-user mode doing mke2fs on
a 9 gig drive, but I think my swap space wasn't activated. Has the
install package activated swap at this point?
Les Mikesell
les@mcs.com
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