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Date:      Sat, 19 Jun 1999 22:29:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
Cc:        Geoff Jukema <gjukema@silk.net>, Andrew Johns <ajohns@TurnAround.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3.1 CD installation hangs
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906192225320.55539-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <376BD65F.84817C21@3-cities.com>

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On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, Kent Stewart wrote:

> You might consider doing a send-pr on the issue. I have asked how to get
> the requirement upgraded and do a send-pr was the response. I have
> thought about doing that but my smallest simm is 8MB and that makes my
> minimum memory installation 16MB. I can't personally do a send-pr
> because I can't make it fail in my environment. A send-pr would get the
> documentation upgraded. 

We already have docs/11852 open on it.

I think I'll fix the Handbook reference and bounce by a patch to Jordan
for the sysinstall docs.

> It wouldn't be so bad if the installer had produced an insufficient
> memory message as you suggested. It simply hangs or produces some other
> non-descript failure. You have to find out about the real memory
> requirements from a current user.

Agreed.  Someone's not checking their error codes.

Doug White                               
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