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Offline gerald_clark

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2011, 11:25:03 AM »
You should also add count=1 unless you want to erase the whole drive.

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2011, 05:04:24 PM »
... Curious, is there a particular reason to use 'bs=2M'? ...
Just to increase the speed. Without it 'dd' uses a default (i.e. bs=512) and as it copies one block at a time it can be quite slow. So increasing the block size makes things noticeable faster.

You should also add count=1 unless you want to erase the whole drive.
I understood the question at the bottom of reply #12 as "How to wipe the entire disk" and not just the MBR (in which case one would need to use "bs=512 count=1" or rather just "count=1" as you suggested).
« Last Edit: March 26, 2011, 05:09:03 PM by maro »

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2011, 05:43:50 PM »
... Curious, is there a particular reason to use 'bs=2M'? ...
Just to increase the speed. Without it 'dd' uses a default (i.e. bs=512) and as it copies one block at a time it can be quite slow. So increasing the block size makes things noticeable faster.

Ah. Now that might also raise the question if dd or cat would be faster for given purpose.
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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2011, 08:32:42 PM »
cURIOUSgEORGE: if you still have this problem, give ver. 3.6 a try

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2012, 09:45:49 AM »
what was the reason for this error? I'm now getting this on piCore, too although plenty of mem and tmpfs space is still free.

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2012, 11:07:09 AM »
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wipe the entire computer completely clean "100%"
Secure Erase (ATA Spec) is the Only utility/method recommended for SSD's and is still a feature built into every modern HDD.  And is available in the repo



« Last Edit: November 03, 2012, 12:35:32 PM by coreplayer2 »

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2012, 12:24:17 PM »
what???

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2012, 12:35:48 PM »
is that better..?

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2012, 12:41:00 PM »
yes, although I doubt that guy will still read your answer. I'm the only one listening here now (look at the dates) :P

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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2012, 12:51:29 PM »
I see that, but does the date matter?  Someone is going to read this thread because it's been replied too today, and they'll now have the benefit of recent information. 

if you're the only person listening, why post..?

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Re: Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2012, 03:51:11 PM »
what was the reason for this error? I'm now getting this on piCore, too although plenty of mem and tmpfs space is still free.

For which command exactly?
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Re: mounting failed can not allocate memory
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2012, 04:28:38 PM »
sorry, now realized it might not be the same error even.

tce-load -i bla.tcz
mount: can't setup loop device: No space left on device
« Last Edit: November 03, 2012, 04:31:03 PM by hiro »