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Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to boot in 64 MB (out of memory)

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Subject Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to boot in 64 MB (out of memory)
Date Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:40:03 +0100
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On Wed, 2016-01-27 at 17:30 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Control: tag -1 wontfix
> 
> On Wed, 2016-01-27 at 11:11 -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > Package: src:linux
> > Version: 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > After upgrading this machine to Debian 8.3 (from Debian 8.2), the kernel
> > would not boot.  I wrote these messages down:
> > 
> > [time stamp]  Unpacking initramfs ...
> >   (bunch of stuff that scrolls by too quickly, followed by a stack trace)
> > [  2.726147] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Out of memory and no killable processes...
> > 
> > The machine has 64 MB of memory.  linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae (older
> > packages) did work previously.  I must be RIGHT on the edge of what the
> > kernel needs.
> > 
> > Fortunately the wheezy kernel was still installed, and I was able to boot
> > that one.  I've changed GRUB_DEFAULT to use that as a workaround.
> > 
> > I'm not sure whether this problem is actually caused by the kernel, or
> > some change in the initramfs.  But since using the older kernel DOES work,
> > this seems like the most likely place to report the problem.
> 
> We really don't support machines with this little memory any more.
> 
> If your initramfs-tools configuration currently has MODULES=most, you
> may be able to avoid the OOM by changing that to MODULES=dep and
> rebuilding it (update-initramfs -u).

Also, the 586 kernel flavour should use less memory.

Ben.

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Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to boot in 64 MB (out of memory) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-01-27 17:30 +0100
  Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to boot in 64 MB (out of memory) Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-01-27 18:40 +0100
    Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to boot in 64 MB (out of memory) Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-01-27 18:40 +0100
  Processed: Re: Bug#812891: linux-image-3.16.0-4-686-pae: Fails to  boot in 64 MB (out of memory) owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) - 2016-01-27 18:40 +0100

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