From owner-svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Sun Oct 2 14:15:51 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70503ADCF3E; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 14:15:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 42E4ACAC; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 14:15:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u92EForK099093; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 14:15:50 GMT (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from sevan@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u92EFotF099092; Sun, 2 Oct 2016 14:15:50 GMT (envelope-from sevan@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201610021415.u92EFotF099092@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: sevan set sender to sevan@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Sevan Janiyan Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 14:15:50 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49447 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:15:51 -0000 Author: sevan Date: Sun Oct 2 14:15:50 2016 New Revision: 49447 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49447 Log: Increase minimum RAM requirement for installation to 96MB. On 9.3 & 10.3 (both amd64 builds) whilst the kernel boots & installer runs with such an amount, the installer fails when attempting to extract a set. On 11 it's not actually possible to boot the kernel with less than 96MB (amd64) or 92MB (i386). Tested using VirtualBox not actual hardware. PR: 211280 Obtained from: bcr (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D8112 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sat Oct 1 18:47:15 2016 (r49446) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.xml Sun Oct 2 14:15:50 2016 (r49447) @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ also has recommendations for choosing the correct image for different architectures. - A &os; installation requires a minimum of 64 MB of + A &os; installation requires a minimum of 96 MB of RAM and 1.5 GB of free hard drive space. However, such small amounts of memory and disk space are really only suitable for custom applications like embedded appliances.