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calloc error

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From: Helen Kirkup
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 00:00
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I am currently working with a SCO Open Server Enterprise System, release 3.0.0 
and am having difficulties.

My original problem was to restore files from tape.  Method of backup is 
unknown, although I believe TAR was not used.  I tried using the following 
command to restore the information on the tape:

restore -c-t-d/dev/rct0

After issuing this command, I started receiving the following error message on 
the root terminal:

NOTICE:calloc - No space on EAFS dev hd(1/40)

This message kept repeating.  I rebooted the system to see if that would clear 
it up.

After rebooting, the error message starts repeating after memory is allocated 
for the system.  It takes a long time for the system to boot in multi-user 
mode.  When it does boot in multi-user mode, I can only use the virtual 
terminals connected to the root terminal.  Trying to connect across the network 
doesn't work.  If at any time I try to perform a function that requires the 
smallest amount of starage, I receive the error.  Even trying to pipe 'ls' 
through 'more' doesn't work.  As well, 'df' doesn't work.  When I boot the 
machine in single user mode, the same problem exists.

I was able to issue a 'du' command and capture it in a file.  There are no 
excessively large files in the system.  As well, there are no new files in the 
system either.

I'm figuring that the restore created new I-notes that are taking up system 
resources.  As well, seeing as I believe that I cannot connect remotely, that 
it's due to the fact that the system can't allocate memory for tye TTY.  I 
alsao do not know if the file system is the same as when the backup was taken, 
and if this imakes any effect on the restoration of the data.

Other error messages that occur during boot are (these are not precise, as I 
didn't write them down)

Error:  do not know what is current directory
Cannot change TTY file for terminal.

Any help, direction, etc. would be helpful.

Thanks in advance

Helen
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From: helen@hmk.on.ca (Helen Kirkup)
Subject: calloc error
Date: 1998/01/17
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