On 02/22/13 17:01, Amit Karpe wrote: > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 02/22/13 16:43, Amit Karpe wrote: >>> While loading module I got following error: >>> [root@localhost ~]# modprobe -v nfs >>> insmod /lib/modules/3.6.11-1.fc17.i686.PAE/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko >>> ERROR: could not insert 'nfs': Cannot allocate memory >> What does the output of "free" show? > [root@localhost ~]# free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 16130 528 15602 0 34 220 > -/+ buffers/cache: 272 15857 > Swap: 4999 0 4999 OK.... quite a bit of memory available. Heck, even on my VM (running F18-64) with just over 1GB of memory I have.... [root@f18x ~]# modprobe -v nfs insmod /lib/modules/3.7.9-201.fc18.x86_64/kernel/fs/fscache/fscache.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.7.9-201.fc18.x86_64/kernel/net/dns_resolver/dns_resolver.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.7.9-201.fc18.x86_64/kernel/net/sunrpc/sunrpc.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.7.9-201.fc18.x86_64/kernel/fs/lockd/lockd.ko insmod /lib/modules/3.7.9-201.fc18.x86_64/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko [root@f18x ~]# free -m total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 1247 1030 216 0 10 329 -/+ buffers/cache: 690 557 Swap: 2495 232 2263 I notice you're using the 32 bit PAE kernel, which of course you need with that much memory. Is it safe to assume your system can't use 64-bit OS? -- >From now on, at least during winter time, Im going to blame all spelling an grammar erros on the cat sitting on my chest every time I sit down at the computer.... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org