> From: Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> > Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 18:12:51 +0200 > > Hi, > > I downloaded this file: > > https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/powerpc64/install68.iso > > sha256sum install68.iso > ecfcaf79833358c94ecf8f7390346c8d4f167169f7eb987417a6b532bf1e12e7 > > and tried to boot a Talos II with it. > > It fails with an error: > > > SIGTERM received, booting... > [ 22.960137] kexec_core: Starting new kernel > Hello, World! > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > Copyright (c) 1995-2020 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. > https://www.OpenBSD.org > > OpenBSD 6.8-beta (RAMDISK) #47: Thu Sep 3 19:35:45 MDT 2020 > > dera...@powerpc64.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/powerpc64/compile/RAMDISK > real mem = 137438953472 (131072MB) > panic: buf_mem_init: can't reserve VM for buffers > > The operating system has halted. > Please press any key to reboot.
Hmm, I think that means that you have too much memory in your machine ;). Seriously though, I have an idea why this happens; I'll see if I can come up with a quick fix.
