Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-24 Thread Brian C. Lane
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:31:55AM -0700, John Reiser wrote: > > ... I understand that some one is working on reducing the memory footprint > > of anaconda. > > > > Will it be ready for F16? > > The "treebuilder" branch of lorax, where such a project is being developed, > is not complete today.

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-22 Thread Jesse Keating
On Aug 21, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 16:02:08 -0600, > Pete Zaitcev wrote: >> On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:31:55 -0700 >> John Reiser wrote: >> How much memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16? >>> >>> Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB)

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-21 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 16:02:08 -0600, Pete Zaitcev wrote: > On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:31:55 -0700 > John Reiser wrote: > > > > How much memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16? > > > > Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB) if there is no swap partition. > > It is not just Anac

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-21 Thread Adam Williamson
On Sat, 2011-08-20 at 16:02 -0600, Pete Zaitcev wrote: > On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:31:55 -0700 > John Reiser wrote: > > > > How much memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16? > > > > Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB) if there is no swap partition. > > It is not just Anaconda. F1

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread Johannes Lips
Hello, what about using the Text Mode for the install? [1] According to the release notes it only needs 256MB of RAM so I think it should be feasible, or? [2] Are there anything preventing the usage of the textmode? Best regards, Johannes [1] http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/htm

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 08/21/2011 10:51 AM, Aditya Patawari wrote: >> Use the installer that is available on a Live spin, instead of using >> anaconda. > Arun, lets use live installer. Anaconda won't help in schools. Live, > anyway, has its advantages and kids/teachers can check it out before > installation. Live ins

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread Aditya Patawari
> Use the installer that is available on a Live spin, instead of using > anaconda. Arun, lets use live installer. Anaconda won't help in schools. Live, anyway, has its advantages and kids/teachers can check it out before installation. -- Aditya Patawari http://blog.adityapatawari.com/ India -- d

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread Pete Zaitcev
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:31:55 -0700 John Reiser wrote: > > How much memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16? > > Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB) if there is no swap partition. It is not just Anaconda. F15 GA kernel would not even uncompress initramfs on anything below 1GB.

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread Jan Kratochvil
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:31:55 +0200, John Reiser wrote: > Anaconda requires 768MB, and more (>=1GB) if there is no swap partition. [...] > Use the installer that is available on a Live spin, instead of using > anaconda. This reduces the memory requirements by 128MB: Fedora-15-i686-Live-Desk

Re: Anaconda memory requirements

2011-08-20 Thread John Reiser
> ... I understand that some one is working on reducing the memory footprint of > anaconda. > > Will it be ready for F16? The "treebuilder" branch of lorax, where such a project is being developed, is not complete today. > How much memory will anaconda require to install Fedora 16? Anaconda