Subject: install/23034: Kernel Panic at installation with 3GB main memory
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <kai@mktfabian.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/02/2003 04:28:40
>Number:         23034
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Kernel Panic at installation with 3GB main memory
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 02 04:29:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kai Fabian
>Release:        1.6.1
>Organization:
N/A
>Environment:
N/A
>Description:
The kernel stops with "cannot allocate vm buffer" at installation, if I have 3GB main memory. With 2GB it seems ok...

Greetings
  Kai Fabian / Germany

>How-To-Repeat:
Install 3GB of main memory, install NetBSD 1.6.1
>Fix:
Downgrade to only 2GB of main memory.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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