Post #2889317
2026-05-27 04:57 UTC
Even if I avoid the installer (e.g. by cloning an existing system, or by installing an older version of Debian then upgrading it), and have swap space, the kernel hits a memory deadlock on boot:
I suspect it’s deadlocking before swap is initialized.
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@rrq@mastodon.au 2026-05-27 05:31
[@dan](https://upvote.au/u/dan) [@RIotingPacifist](https://lemmy.world/u/RIotingPacifist) A "normal" debian starts by unpacking the initrd, which is into ram, so you'd need enough to cover that, plus initial runtime. Most likely you will need to tailor your initrd; i.e. go non-standard.