[Bootcd-user] bootcd hangs at boot time

Rubikz rubikz@wanadoo.fr
Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:19:08 +0200


I can increase the ramdisk_size parameter since I have 768 MB RAM.
I can also add some directories/files to NOT_TO_RAM.
So, are you sure the follow error could be fixed ?

mount_devfs_fs(): unable to mount devfs, err: - 2

-----Message d'origine-----
De=A0: Mark Clarkson [mailto:markjclarkson@btinternet.com]=20
Envoy=E9=A0: jeudi 24 juin 2004 13:53
=C0=A0: Rubikz
Cc=A0: Bootcd-user
Objet=A0: Re: [Bootcd-user] bootcd hangs at boot time

Hi Rubikz,

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Rubikz wrote:

> NOT_TO_RAMCD (NOT_TO_RAM v NOT_TO_CD) =3D  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
> RAM_ALL (etc v home v root v NOT_TO_RAM v NOT_TO_CD) =3D . . . . . .
> 408932
> Needed RAM (RAM_ALL - NOT_TO_RAMCD) =3D  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> 408932
> 90 % of RAM  =3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29491
> --- WARNING ---
> Not enough RAM (Needed RAM > 90 % of RAM)
> --- (e)xit (i)gnore --- i

Never (i)gnore 'Not enough RAM' errors.

I think you need to add some directories/files to NOT_TO_RAM.
You're tring to stuff 400MB of files in RAM!

BTW:
I'm about to submit a tmpfs patch in the next couple of days which will
allow you to do this. That's if you do have enough RAM, and don't mind
testing it :)