#8206 HIGH 8.2.0 (: os.fork() [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory

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#8206: os.fork() [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
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   Reporter:  dsd       |       Owner:  marco                 
       Type:  defect    |      Status:  new                   
   Priority:  high      |   Milestone:  8.2.0 (was Update.2)  
  Component:  sugar     |     Version:  not specified         
 Resolution:            |    Keywords:  8.2-757:- polish:8.2.0
Next_action:  diagnose  |    Verified:  0                     
  Blockedby:            |    Blocking:                        
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Comment(by bert):

 Sounds similar to this:

 "GConf Error: Failed to launch configuration server: Failed to fork
 (Cannot allocate memory)"

 ... which seems to prevent gstreamer from playing video in Etoys (#7662)
 even though there is plenty of memory free.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8206#comment:12>
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