[mdlug] Out of memory leading to problems booting?

[Jeff Hanson]

Bad RAM?  Loose memory modules? Dead or weak CMOS battery?

On 10/5/11, Ingles, Raymond <Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com> wrote:
> I came in today and found my Linux box wedged. I rebooted it, and it
> went into kernel panic, not finding init.
>
> I used a CD to reinstall grub, and was able to boot in. The kernel log
> showed the 'out of memory' killer going into action over the weekend.
> Not sure what did that yet, but... how would that make booting up fail?
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Ray Ingles                                     (313) 227-2317
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