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Date:      Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:24:45 +0400
From:      Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installation problem on G4
Message-ID:  <20130809072444.GA63653@ritual.srt.mirantis.net>
In-Reply-To: <20130808213940.GN4972@kib.kiev.ua>
References:  <20130807115201.GB86757@ritual.srt.mirantis.net> <20130807154357.GH4972@kib.kiev.ua> <20130808113629.GA58058@ritual.srt.mirantis.net> <20130808213940.GN4972@kib.kiev.ua>

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  Konstantin Belousov wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 03:36:30PM +0400, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote:
> >   Konstantin Belousov wrote:
> >=20
> > > On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 03:52:02PM +0400, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >=20
> > > > I've downloaded 9.2-RC1 iso to install it on G4.
> > > >=20
> > > > However, installer doesn't start and the following error is reporte=
d:
> > > >=20
> > > > vm_thread_new: kstack allocation failed
> > > >=20
> > > > it brings me into single user shell, but every command there also
> > > > results in the same messge:
> > > >=20
> > > > vm_thread_new: kstack allocation failed
> > > > Cannot fork: Cannot allocate memory
> > > >=20
> > > > What could be wrong with that?
> > >=20
> > > How much memory do you have ?
> > >=20
> > > Show me the output of sysctl
> > > vfs.unmapped_buf_allowed
> > > kern.bio_transient_maxcnt
> > > kern.nbuf
> >=20
> > It reports 1009MB of real memory and 974 MB avail memory.
> >=20
> > Any tips how could I get the values of sysctl? Because 'sysctl' command
> > fails just like all the other commands.
>=20
> Enter debugger and do
> x/d unmapped_buf_allowed
> x/d bio_transient_maxcnt
> x/d nbuf
>=20
> Also you might try to boot with vfs.unmapped_buf_allowed=3D0
> set at the loader prompt (but I need the values above from the untuned
> boot).

Maybe a lame question, but how do I get into debugger?

'boot -d' in loader prompt doesn't help. CTRL-ALT-ESC doesn't work as
well.

The image I'm booting from is FreeBSD-9.2-RC1-powerpc-disc1.iso.

PS Setting vfs.unmapped_buf_allowed=3D0 in loader prompt doesn't change
anything.

Roman Bogorodskiy

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