Subject: Re: -current kernel ramdisk buffer creation error (always the same size; smaller than configured)
To: satadru pramanik <satadru@umich.edu>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/30/2002 00:52:42
On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 12:41:15PM -0500, satadru pramanik wrote:
| I have compiled several kernels with src from -current for a g4u bootdisk,
| and am having problems which I think I can reliably track to the kernel
| creating a buffer for the ramdisk which is too small. Could somebody tell
| me if I am doing something wrong? CCs to me and reposts to a relevant list
| if this is not appropriate would be appreciated, as I'm not on this
| developers list.
The option MINIROOTSIZE was replaced with MEMORY_DISK_SIZE in
NetBSD-current on 2002/03/10. Try setting the latter option instead.
| Debugging information enclosed below:
|
| When I use mdsetimage, I get this error:
| -=-=-
| =-=-=
| /usr/sbin/mdsetimage -v netbsd.tmp
| /usr/src/distrib/i386/floppies/ramdisk-g4u/ramdisk-g4u.fs
| got symbols from netbsd.tmp
| mapped netbsd.tmp
| mdsetimage: fs image (1286144 bytes) too big for buffer (262144 bytes)
| *** Error code 1
| -=-=
| Note: this seems to happen no matter what arbitrarily size I make the
| MINIROOTSIZE
| =-=-=
Luke.
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