This probably doesn't help, but: I have had no trouble
with PostgreSQL 7.1.2, installed via ports on my
FreeBSD 4.3 machine running a GENERIC kernel.
(Pure speculation here: try running "ipcclean" and see
what happens).
--- Fernando Schapachnik
<fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar> wrote:
> Why don't you try with the port?
>
> If you need to recompile the kernel, take a look at
> the handbook
> (probably on /usr/share/doc/handbook or the FreeBSD
> web site).
>
> Regards.
>
> En un mensaje anterior, Rudy Amid escribi�:
> > I hope I got the right newsgroup to ask this
> question, so here goes:
> >
> > Anyone got Postgres 7.1.1 to work under FreeBSD
> 4.3? It compiled fine but
> > here's what I got when I ran postmaster:
> >
> > IpcMemoryCreate: shmget(key=5432001,
> size=1236992, 03600) failed: Cannot
> > allocate memory
> >
> > The Postgres FAQ states that my kernel may not
> have enough (~10Mb) of shared
> > memory, but to my dismay, I also can't figure out
> how to tweak that on the
> > freebsd kernel config.
> >
> > If anyone ran across this problem before and have
> a solution, please let me
> > know.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Rudy
> >
> >
> >
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