>>> b h 31-Dec-05 04:05 >>> : > then, when I press RETURN and attempt to > > # fsck_ffs /dev/rsd0a > ** /dev/rsd0a > cannot alloc 36537985 bytes for typemap > # > > while dmesg also says I have: > > real mem = 1072472064 (1047336K) > avail mem = 972025756 (949244K)
This message comes from setup() in /usr/src/sbin/fsck_ffs/setup.c, after it has performed a lot of other allocations. How big is the partition on this disk? How full is it? You probably do need to put more memory in the machine to fsck this disk. See FAQ 14.7 (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#LargeDrive), under "fsck(8) time and memory requirements". Thanks Tom
