> > > > > > > Based on what worked for Ryan, I tried with -m 512 instead of -m 1300. > > Now I can install and run OpenBSD 5.0 i386 (release). Qemu used to be > > able to run on my computer with -m 1300, but apparently not anymore. > > 512M is enough, anyway. > > you may be neglecting to set your ulimit datasize prior to running qemu > with large memory values. i.e. ulimit -d unlimited (or a large number > such as 1500, before running qemu with -m 1300) > > >
I've been running ulimit -d 2000000 before trying anything with qemu (ksh won't let me go higher than this number). From memory even -m 512 will not work unless this value is first adjusted.
