From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D4B71381F3 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:54:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 96F8021C0DD; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:54:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from snt0-omc1-s24.snt0.hotmail.com (snt0-omc1-s24.snt0.hotmail.com [65.55.90.35]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E684921C0C7 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:52:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SNT128-W38 ([65.55.90.8]) by snt0-omc1-s24.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:52:27 -0800 X-EIP: [UJcTLX8TzPzOP+X0jZyG1BFaM305wRuk] X-Originating-Email: [teodor.spam@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: =?iso-8859-1?B?VGVvZG9yIFNw5nJlbg==?= To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Re: Ram Problem! Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:52:27 +0100 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <871uef5uu1.fsf@ist.utl.pt> References: ,<871uef5uu1.fsf@ist.utl.pt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Dec 2012 15:52:27.0422 (UTC) FILETIME=[AC6293E0:01CDE1EE] X-Archives-Salt: 66342561-c81e-478b-ac63-ffd49668a830 X-Archives-Hash: 3ada1b30965a3869b58c37f7ff8e77fe > From: nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt > Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Ram Problem! > Date: Mon=2C 24 Dec 2012 17:32:54 +0200 > No surprise here=2C from what I can see=2C what's happening is that *emer= ge* > is running out of memory=2C it's not a compilation=2C so -pipe or MAKEOPT= S > won't make any difference here. Are you=2C by any chance=2C running anyth= ing > else on the machine=2C or maybe you forgot to enable the swap? No=2C I am running a cli only liverescuecd. There is nothing that should ta= ke much swap. > Even then=2C unless emerge has changed a lot in the last few years=2C I > doubt you need that much memory to have emerge copy files to /. But > check the output of "free -m" or something like that to check whether 1) > there's something else using a lot of memory and 2) the swap is > effectiely enabled. Output of free -m: total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 116 41 75 0 2 14 -/+ buffers/cache: 23 92 Swap: 486 153 332 > You can install the vanilla kernel=2C I think you can even use emerge for > that=2C but I also think your problem here is with emerge running out of > memory=2C not gentoo-sources being incompatible. I'd try to fix whatever > the emerge issue is as it will probably prevent you from installing > other packages=2C and that is effectively a major issue when you want to > use the system. That is my concern. If I get it working with a vanilla kernel=2C and then b= ooting into the system=2C emerge do not work=2C it was all wasted. With best regards=2C =A0=A0=A0 - TheRedMood =