https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c1 --- Comment #1 from richard meek 2007-08-23 03:41:56 MST --- Booting with _tmpfs=0 gets round the problem. It does not happen on a similar machine with more RAM (144M). Both machines then get under way with installation, once "ide-generic" is manually loaded (this is an old bug, #201068, still not fixed and marked as "WONTFIX" :-( ) Both then hit a (presumably) unrelated problem, a bit like that described in bug #240644 - request for CD when it's already in drive during "initializing installation catalogs" (sic). Maybe this is best as a separate bug? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c3 --- Comment #3 from richard meek 2007-08-23 11:42:39 MST --- Many thanks for the explanation - clearly 80M really is pushing it for low-memory operation! Are you doing anything to make this automatic, or is this another 'WONTFIX' ? I think anyway that there should be more in the Wiki regarding minimum specifications and how to get the best with just adequate (i.e. very low spec) hardware. Maybe that means I get to start it myself, though I'm hardly the best qualified to do so. In summary: Very low RAM (< 100M) - installer boot crashes on kernel panic -> Add "_tmpfs=0 addswap=-1" to boot line Slightly more RAM (100M < x < 200M) - swap will still be needed but tmpfs is OK -> Add "addswap=-1" to boot line All low-end machines - if CD and/or Hard-disc not seen by installer -> Add "insmod=ide-generic" to boot line I'll test again on Beta 2 which has just come out and raise a new bug for the YaST issue, assuming it's still there. Cheers Richard (MQ) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c5 --- Comment #5 from Steffen Winterfeldt 2007-08-24 03:52:35 MST --- Sorry Olaf, this is complete crap and doesn't help in any way. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c7 --- Comment #7 from Steffen Winterfeldt 2007-08-24 06:44:04 MST --- a) I'm not considerung squashfs for initrd until it's in mainline b) just _not_ copying gets us down to 40MB already c) if the aufs guys get their beast into the kernel I'll consider reworking the workflow and then we can think about keeping as much compressed as possible -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c9 Christoph Thiel changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |cthiel@novell.com, michl@novell.com Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|cthiel@novell.com | --- Comment #9 from Christoph Thiel 2007-09-03 09:42:00 MST --- We are working with the latests http://en.opensuse.org/Sysreqs, which stats 256M main memory minimum. However, the 10.2 box mentioned 356 (probably a typo). Michael, AFAIK we didn't change any requirements for 10.3, right? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=303610#c11 richard meek changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #11 from richard meek 2007-09-17 13:39:07 MST --- As far as I'm concerned this bug is fixed, presumably by someone (Olaf?) reducing the size of the squashfs file as described above. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.