[OpenWrt-Tickets] [OpenWrt] #2702: r9548: ipkg fails with "ERROR: fork failed before execution: " or "fork failed: Cannot allocate memory"

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#2702: r9548: ipkg fails with "ERROR: fork failed before execution: " or "fork
failed: Cannot allocate memory"
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 Reporter:  Tom       |        Owner:  developers
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  reopened  
 Priority:  high      |    Milestone:            
Component:  packages  |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:            |  
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Comment (by claudio):

 Hi all,
 I have similar experience with Kamikaze 7.09 on Atheros(fonera), same
 problem, very strange solution!

 {{{
 root at OpenWrt:~# ipkg install ntpclient
 Installing ntpclient (2003_194-4) to root...
 Downloading
 http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/packages/mips/./ntpclient_2003_194-4_mips.ipk
 xsystem: ERROR: fork failed before execution: `wget --passive-ftp    -q -P
 /tmp/ipkg-JNvh3a
 http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/packages/mips/./ntpclient_2003_194-4_mips.ipk'
 Nothing to be done
 An error ocurred, return value: 22.
 Collected errors:
 Failed to download ntpclient. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?
 root at OpenWrt:~# mv /usr/lib/ipkg/status /mnt/
 root at OpenWrt:~# ipkg install ntpclient
 Installing ntpclient (2003_194-4) to root...
 Downloading
 http://downloads.openwrt.org/kamikaze/packages/mips/./ntpclient_2003_194-4_mips.ipk
 Configuring ntpclient
 Done.

 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/2702#comment:11>
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