[suse linux 9.1 prof x86] autoinstall over network failed: yast: not enough memory !!!
Hello folks, I have a trouble to start the autoinstall process of SuSE Linux 9.1 over the LAN. In my grub.conf on the boot floppy I have the following entries: title SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1.initrd title SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.0 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0.initrd The installation comes up to the point, where the installation process loads some data (53308 kb) onto the ram disk. It draws dots and switches then in the ncurses mode with the following error: "Your computer doesn't have enough memory to run YaST. To continue, activate some swap space" Some last lines on the tty3: ... going for automatic install Loading image "/pub/suse/i386/9.1/boot/root"... cramfs "root 53308" image size: 53308 kB mount: /dev/ram2: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop0 Loading image "/pub/suse/i386/9.1/driverupdate"... ramdisk /dev/ram3 freed Ther is not the file driverupdate in the root dir and in the subdirecories of the distribution ! The installation over pxe + grub over the LAN failes with the same error. Here is a section of my grub.conf for pxe-boots: # SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation title SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation root (nd) kernel /boot/suse-linux-9.1 ramdisk_size=65536 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 initrd /boot/suse-linux-9.1.initrd # SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation title SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation root (nd) kernel /boot/suse-linux-9.0 ramdisk_size=65536 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.0 initrd /boot/suse-linux-9.0.initrd The installation of SuSE 9.0 works fine, it doesn't matter, whether over pxe + grub or with grub boot floppy. My PC has the following hardware configuration: - Intel P-III 550 MHz - 128 MB RAM - 9 GB SCSI HDD - Matrox G400 AGP card - Intel EtherExpress 10/100 NIC Any help will be appreciated ! Thank you very much ! Regards, Hermann Maurer
Hi, For ftp installation you will need more ram. Anas Maurer, Hermann wrote:
Hello folks,
I have a trouble to start the autoinstall process of SuSE Linux 9.1 over the LAN. In my grub.conf on the boot floppy I have the following entries:
title SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1.initrd title SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.0 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0.initrd
The installation comes up to the point, where the installation process loads some data (53308 kb) onto the ram disk. It draws dots and switches then in the ncurses mode with the following error: "Your computer doesn't have enough memory to run YaST. To continue, activate some swap space"
Some last lines on the tty3: ... going for automatic install Loading image "/pub/suse/i386/9.1/boot/root"... cramfs "root 53308" image size: 53308 kB mount: /dev/ram2: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop0 Loading image "/pub/suse/i386/9.1/driverupdate"... ramdisk /dev/ram3 freed
Ther is not the file driverupdate in the root dir and in the subdirecories of the distribution !
The installation over pxe + grub over the LAN failes with the same error. Here is a section of my grub.conf for pxe-boots:
# SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation title SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation root (nd) kernel /boot/suse-linux-9.1 ramdisk_size=65536 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 initrd /boot/suse-linux-9.1.initrd # SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation title SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation root (nd) kernel /boot/suse-linux-9.0 ramdisk_size=65536 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.0 initrd /boot/suse-linux-9.0.initrd
The installation of SuSE 9.0 works fine, it doesn't matter, whether over pxe + grub or with grub boot floppy.
My PC has the following hardware configuration: - Intel P-III 550 MHz - 128 MB RAM - 9 GB SCSI HDD - Matrox G400 AGP card - Intel EtherExpress 10/100 NIC
Any help will be appreciated ! Thank you very much !
Regards, Hermann Maurer
On Wednesday 05 May 2004 14:04, Anas Nashif wrote:
Hi, For ftp installation you will need more ram.
Or use a swap partition. You could use an existing swap partition, or use the rescue system to create one: --menu.lst-snip-begin-- title Rescue System kernel (nd)/linux insmod=e100 install=http://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 splash=silent rescue=1 showopts initrd (nd)/initrd --menu.lst-snip-end-- There is a 'fdisk' program to manipulate partitions in the rescue system. As the installer will use that partition, you can't format that swap partition during installation. You have to add 'AddSwap=1' to the kernel lines in menu.lst: --menu.lst-snip-begin-- title SuSE Linux 9.1 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.1 AddSwap=1 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.1.initrd title SuSE Linux 9.0 Installation kernel (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0 insmod=e100 install=ftp://10.73.59.88/pub/suse/i386/9.0 AddSwap=1 initrd (nd)/boot/suse-linux-9.0.initrd --menu.lst-snip-end-- For the syntax for AddSwap, see /usr/share/doc/packages/autoyast2/html/x1808.html, near the bottom of the list. I used a 200 MB swap partition on a P133 with 98 MB. Worked fine. Cheers, Leen
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