> >look at 'dmesg' (ie. type 'dmesg' on the console) and > >see if the kernel tells you why its being killed > > <snip> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 236k init 4k prep > __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0) > VM: killing process dpkg
>It's eaten up all memory - did you set up a swap device ?? > Michael I used /dev/hda2 as my swap device in /etc/fstab but my 2.4.16 kernel is using devfs which is using a different kind of naming convention. That's why the swap device is not mounted and hence the disaster! Now I use /dev/discs/disc0/part2 and it works. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
