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AR# 24145 11.1 EDK - Error: "\EDK\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (4236): *** couldn't allocate cygwin heap, Win32 error 487"

Description

Keywords: Cygwin, Logitech, Win32, webcam

Why do I receive Cygwin-related errors similar to the following in EDK after I install my Logitech Webcam?

"C:\EDK\cygwin\bin\bash.exe (4236): *** couldn't allocate cygwin heap, Win32 error 487, base 0x2890000, top 0x2898000, reserve_size 32768, allocsize 32768, page_const 4096
5 [main] bash 1984 fork_parent: child 4236 died waiting for longjmp before initialization"

Solution

Possible reasons for these errors are as follows:

- There seems to be an issue with using certain Logitech drivers/apps modules with Cygwin. These typically are installed during a Logitech mouse or camera installation. Watch out for LV*.exe processes such as LVPrcSrv.exe, LVCMOSX.exe, etc:
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg00782.html

- Try changing the Cygwin maximum heap memory:
http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-maxmem.html

For example:

regtool -i set /HKLM/Software/Cygnus\ Solutions/Cygwin/heap_chunk_in_mb 1024
regtool -v list /HKLM/Software/Cygnus\ Solutions/Cygwin

- A software conflict between a PDF Merge program and Cygwin can occur. To work around this issue, remove the PDF Merge program.


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AR# 24145
Date Created 09/04/2007
Last Updated 04/27/2009
Status Active
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