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  1. Bug #1833281
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Comment 52 for bug 1833281

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In , ultra10e (ultra10e-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

I know @SlayerProof32 posted that this was rectified w kernel >4.17.5 in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1577528 , but the bug still exists. Easily reproducible.

Tested on a 3GB desktop (Core 2 Quad), running Live Ubuntu 18.10 LTS off of a flash drive (pendrivelinux.com). Kernel 4.18.0-10.

FF 63.0. I set the download folder to a dir on the hard drive so as not to deliberately stress free RAM.

With the system showing about 1.5GB free (System Monitor), trying to d/l this 1.25GB ROM image from Mega ( https://mega.nz/#!KUAyRKjJ!3hALO7dkuyFdE41BTWf1OfHaZmdTA-Kzd8q0HYiMbYs ), the d/l gets to 100% but system monitor shows RAM at 97% or 98%, the flash drive lights up and stays lit. System frozen, as I've reported previously with my other laptops.

I've mitigated this on the laptops because they now have 8GB of RAM. BUT-- even then, I can STILL crash those systems using Live Debian (or whatever flavor). It just takes more stressing (more open tabs, bigger d/l's, whatever) to get there, but it does.