[IDEA] Xbian restart in "update mode" (low memory mode)

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(28th Feb, 2014 05:53 PM)chochis Wrote:  Mine is a BModel from the firsts batches. And for XBMC to work I know the memory is splitted in half.
One issue was: Tried to start with 16MB for video memory and couldn't. And the memory ram lack.
Anyway didn't tried the exact steps from the other thread, but as I say, I'm on RC1, that's not the issue, the issue its about memory. Seeing dying dpkg because of lack of memory.

what dpkg and apt-get versions you have ? there is a combination of sysctl settings & gpumem and dpkg version which ends up in OOM for dpkg.

there is critical the first pool of Debian updates (dpkg, apt-get, libapt, etc). xbian-update.

After reaching dpkg 1.16.12 I have not seen this to be reported again. for B2 first update the best option is to run xbian-update first as this will set "better" sysctl parameters (dirty cache, swap operations oage sizes, min kernel memory kept as "free").

after this is being set event the crashing dpkg / apt-get was able to finish installs and new versions.