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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - pdaXrom => Topic started by: zi99y on December 08, 2006, 06:20:42 am
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(:17478): Gdk-WARNING **: shmget failed: error 28 (No space left on device)
I seem to keep getting this error message when launching various apps from the shell. Usually it doesn't seem cause a problem but I've never seen it before recently which makes me wonder if it's a change/installed package I've made.
Well I've just installed meanies new gmplayer package and now it seems to be causing a problem, it quits with the error: [ws] shared memory extension error
I understand it is something to do with shared processes but thats about all.
Ideas? Suggestions?
Ta
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(No space left on device)
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Just searching and thinking ....
Maybe the answer is simple, how much space have you got left ?
probably not, found this on google :
check kern.shminfo.shmall and kern.shminfo.shmseg.
set them to a higher level.
for example put this in your /etc/sysctl.conf:
kern.shminfo.shmseg=32
kern.shminfo.shmall=32768
My system doesn't seem to have sysctl.conf, but i'm running r121.
Anyway, this is the reply
Thanks for the hint. But the've already those values:
$ sysctl -a | grep kern.shminfo.shmseg
kern.shminfo.shmseg = 32
$ sysctl -a | grep kern.shminfo.shmall
kern.shminfo.shmall = 32768
so it probably won't help you.
This should get you further :
shmget is a shared memory, so add this in /etc/sysctl.conf should solve
it. This below also can make your desktop go smoother.
kern.ipc.shmmax=67108864
kern.ipc.shmall=32768
But if someone knows where to put these ....
and "sysctl" is an unknown command on my Z.
Chero.
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sysctl isn't an included app on the current release... next build I will look into incorporating it in the rom....
Late
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Sorry, posted that and then was away for a few days and couldnt reply -
The problem seems to have fixed itself, at least, gmplayer is now running fine. If I work out what it was I'll post the answer here.
And thanks Chero for the info above, I should have mentioned straight off that I have plenty of disk space and free memory.
Ta