LInux running on VM aborts

[ubuntu_noob]

Hi am a beginner in a linux as well as vm.I was trying to repo sync the android source code but the VM aborts after 30 mins or so.I have allotted RAM of 6.8 gb to VM and laptop ram is 8gb.Sufficent storage of 500 gb is also provided to VM.The logs are-

[socratis]

Partial logs are not that helpful I'm afraid. Please ZIP and attach the full log. See the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form.

I have allotted RAM of 6.8 gb to VM and laptop ram is 8gb.

That may be your problem right there. You're allocating way too much memory for your guest and you might be starving your host! Use a System Monitor and keep an eye on the available RAM of your host at all times.

[ubuntu_noob]

Thank you sir for the reply.I have made the changes.The reason I did a 6gb and 2gb partition was because the android source code says it needs atleast 8gb ram to compile.

[andyp73]

Socratis was, as he mostly is, right about the RAM allocation. Your host (at the point the guest was started) had 6854MB free. You have allocated 6694 MB as RAM and 23MB as VRAM so you host is going to be seriously starved of resources.

Further, your Intel i7-5500U only has two cores so you will need to allocate one to the guest and leave the other for the host.

If you are contemplating compiling the whole of the Android source base then this isn't the machine to do it on particularly in the guest. I have a server with two 8 core Xeon processors in it with 32GB RAM and I get bored and through a whole lot of coffee waiting for a full build to take place.

-Andy.