Bug#290398: Additional information on oom_killer debacle

2005-03-08 Thread Alex Fernandez
You are completely right, Matt; sorry for the trouble caused. I realized yesterday, after sending the report, that I was doing something terribly wrong :( Anyway, thanks for the prompt response. It's always reassuring to see that response is so great in Debian support :) Alex. On Mon, 07 Mar 200

Bug#290398: Additional information on oom_killer debacle

2005-03-07 Thread Matt Taggart
Matt Taggart writes... > > Alex Fernandez writes... > > > USB memory stick was mounted as "ramfs", since vfat was not working. > > Relevant line from /etc/fstab: > > /dev/sda/mnt/usbkey ramfs rw,user,noauto 0 0 > > That's your problem then. ramfs is, like the name suggests

Bug#290398: Additional information on oom_killer debacle

2005-03-07 Thread Matt Taggart
Alex Fernandez writes... > USB memory stick was mounted as "ramfs", since vfat was not working. > Relevant line from /etc/fstab: > /dev/sda/mnt/usbkey ramfs rw,user,noauto 0 0 That's your problem then. ramfs is, like the name suggests, a filesystem that resides in memory. m

Bug#290398: Additional information on oom_killer debacle

2005-03-07 Thread Alex Fernandez
USB memory stick was mounted as "ramfs", since vfat was not working. Relevant line from /etc/fstab: /dev/sda/mnt/usbkey ramfs rw,user,noauto 0 0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]