By using lsof and sysctl you can check if it's an file limit issue. You can find some good examples here:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-procfs-file-descriptors.html
If it's a limit problem you can change that permanently:
http://oschgan.com/drupal/node/57
You can find some ideas here too:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/exception-11dbexception-dbopen-invalid-argument-bitcoin-in-run-89639
Topic: Bitcoind / litecoind error: db11exception cannot allocate memory (3 LTC Reward) (Read 1808 times)
May 09, 2013, 06:09:25 PM
May 09, 2013, 02:46:00 AM
I'm using an ext3 filesystem that should support large enough file sizes.
Also, I'm not running it on a VM.
Also, I'm not running it on a VM.
May 08, 2013, 12:45:30 PM
This message usually means that you are running on a VM.
May 08, 2013, 12:34:53 PM
strange but cant see it being file size issues as the database gets split at 2GB, i cant really help with linux i cry when i try to use it XD maybe try changing the disk type to something else...
May 08, 2013, 02:32:40 AM
I also tried the pre-compiled binary and got the same error message.
May 08, 2013, 02:19:41 AM
Here's the exact error message. It just keeps repeating.
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EXCEPTION: 11DbException
DbEnv::txn_begin: Cannot allocate memory
litecoin in ProcessMessages()
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EXCEPTION: 11DbException
DbEnv::txn_begin: Cannot allocate memory
litecoin in ProcessMessages()
May 07, 2013, 10:19:13 PM
Apparently, Ubuntu users don't have this problem. Spent all night googling this. I can't believe other users haven't experienced this same problem, because Debian is so popular.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
May 07, 2013, 03:27:29 AM
Update: I'm now offering a 3 Ltc Reward to anyone who can fix this issue for me.
I'm running debian amd64 stable and sid on multiple machines. Every time I try to download the blockchain for bitcoin or litecoin using bitcoind or litecoind, I can only download so many blocks and then I get a repeating error stating, "db11exception::txn: cannot allocate memory"
I'm not running out of physical memory. I think this may have to do with a file/size limit set on debian. I tried the command "ulimit -n 2048" but that didn't work.
Anybody have the same problem or know how to fix it?
I'm running debian amd64 stable and sid on multiple machines. Every time I try to download the blockchain for bitcoin or litecoin using bitcoind or litecoind, I can only download so many blocks and then I get a repeating error stating, "db11exception::txn: cannot allocate memory"
I'm not running out of physical memory. I think this may have to do with a file/size limit set on debian. I tried the command "ulimit -n 2048" but that didn't work.
Anybody have the same problem or know how to fix it?
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