F19 alpha and VirtualBox

[Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R]

On 04/18/2013 12:20 AM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> On 04/18/2013 01:49 AM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>>
>> I cannot run any application, including anaconda. Perhaps if I let it
>> sit overnight anaconda might display, but then I'd have to wait a week
>> for it to install at this pace.
>>
>> I managed to get SSH running by starting in "3" and then switching to
>> "5". The process doing all the nothing is the loop device. The host
>> system is reporting very small I/O through iotop. Roughly 200kbyte/sec
>> reads of the ISO file every couple of seconds. I have tried switching
>> the CD device from IDE to SATA to no avail.
>
> The problem is RAM.
>
> I allocated 1 GB of RAM as my usual amount for any new VM. This works 
> until X is started then it is bumping the 1GB limit. Any new app that 
> is started is being OOM killed. Just sitting at a Gnome desktop 
> consumes 950MB. I'm not happy about this increase in usage, but I'll 
> save the complaining for another thread.
>
> After bumping the RAM to 2GB I can get things rolling. The VM is still 
> very slow, but the UI responds within about a minute after clicking on 
> widgets. Anaconda is using about 500MB by itself, so 2GB may not be 
> enough if this trend continues.
I installed the latest RC with 4 GB of assigned RAM from VirtualBox.
4 GB apparently does the trick as the install proceeded at a good pace.

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