On Monday 17 May 2010 03:42:04 am Ales Kozumplik wrote: > On 05/14/2010 04:25 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote: > > Ales Kozumplik (akozumpl@xxxxxxxxxx) said: > >> diff --git a/isys/isys.h b/isys/isys.h > >> index e3cb1fc..811b51b 100644 > >> --- a/isys/isys.h > >> +++ b/isys/isys.h > >> @@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ > >> > >> #define H_ISYS > >> > >> #define MIN_RAM 262144 // 256 MB > >> > >> -#define MIN_GUI_RAM 524288 // 512 MB > >> +#define GUI_INSTALL_EXTRA_RAM 131072 // 128 MB > >> > >> #define URL_INSTALL_EXTRA_RAM 131072 // 128 MB > >> > >> +#define MIN_GUI_RAM MIN_RAM + GUI_INSTALL_EXTRA_RAM > >> > >> #define EARLY_SWAP_RAM 524288 > > > > What evidence is there that this is enough? > > > > Bill > > Good question! Simple answer: I tried and it is enough (more precisely: > I tried a GUI installation, over nfs, with LVM+encryption, on a 384 MB > virtual memory machine and got over the "Finding storage devices" step, > that's the most critical, because GUI is already up and we make the LVM > calls there) > > More elaboratively: I had to increase the MIN_RAM couple weeks ago, see > fbe24fe21350eec043d3f8ad41c1908b0878114a on master (there's also a > similar patch for rhel6). The commit message shows some numbers too, but > all of that was only tested during text install. It's very difficult to > find out exactly how much X+metacity+gtk+other-desktop-crap will take > together. I assumed I'd keep that at 256 MB extra, but then Hans > complained he can install over http with GUI on 512 MB. So you will > notice that while I increased the MIN_RAM by 128 MB I am decreasing the > MIN_GUI_RAM by 128 MB now. This makes some sense: we are now running > network manager (and who knows what else) in both text and gui install > and that might use dynamic libraries that are later reused by the gui > components (while earlier those were only loaded when X/gtk started). > > That's my theory anyways but my experience seems to support it. > > Ales Not that it matters much i guess but doing a install on a sparc64 system with 384MB ram unless using a plan text install with the minimal package set i always get the install failing with OOM errors. as soon as i use vnc even with a minimal package set install fails Dennis
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