R help - Jan 2013 - cannot allocate memory block of size 2.7 Gb

Hello R-users

I am getting error messagens when I require some packages or execute some
procedures, like these below:
> require(tseries)
Loading required package: tseries
Error in get(Info[i, 1], envir = env) : 
  cannot allocate memory block of size 2.7 Gb
> require (TSA)
Loading required package: TSA
Loading required package: locfit
Error in get(Info[i, 1], envir = env) : 
  cannot allocate memory block of size 2.7 Gb
Failed with error:  ‘package ‘locfit’ could not be loaded’

I used the commands memory.limit() and memory.size() to check memory limitation,
but I could not see any problem. I send also sessionInfo() data. I have run the
same script and different computers with less memory capacity, so it seems to me
that it is not a real memory problem.
> memory.limit()
[1] 6004
> memory.size()
[1] 1361.88
> sessionInfo()
R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26)
Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)

locale:
[1] LC_COLLATE=Portuguese_Brazil.1252  LC_CTYPE=Portuguese_Brazil.1252   
[3] LC_MONETARY=Portuguese_Brazil.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C                      
[5] LC_TIME=Portuguese_Brazil.1252    
 
loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] grid_2.15.2      quadprog_1.5-4   stabledist_0.6-5 tools_2.15.2    
[5] xtable_1.7-0


Please, someone can help me understand that is happening and what should I do to
fix it?

Regards,

Cláudio Brisolara
Postgraduate student
University of São Paulo
 		 	   		  
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On 23.01.2013 23:41, Cl?udio Brisolara wrote:
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> Hello R-users
>
> I am getting error messagens when I require some packages or execute some
procedures, like these below:
>
>> require(tseries)
> Loading required package: tseries
> Error in get(Info[i, 1], envir = env) :
>    cannot allocate memory block of size 2.7 Gb
>> require (TSA)
> Loading required package: TSA
> Loading required package: locfit
> Error in get(Info[i, 1], envir = env) :
>    cannot allocate memory block of size 2.7 Gb
> Failed with error:  ?package ?locfit? could not be loaded?
>
> I used the commands memory.limit() and memory.size() to check memory
limitation, but I could not see any problem. I send also sessionInfo() data. I
have run the same script and different computers with less memory capacity, so
it seems to me that it is not a real memory problem.
>
>> memory.limit()
> [1] 6004
Apparently you need  ore than that.
But we do not know how much your workspace is messed up  or what you did 
that at least 2.7 Gb additional memory is required in your next step.

Best,
Uwe Ligges




>> memory.size()
> [1] 1361.88
>
>> sessionInfo()
> R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26)
> Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
>
> locale:
> [1] LC_COLLATE=Portuguese_Brazil.1252  LC_CTYPE=Portuguese_Brazil.1252
> [3] LC_MONETARY=Portuguese_Brazil.1252 LC_NUMERIC=C
> [5] LC_TIME=Portuguese_Brazil.1252
>
> loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
> [1] grid_2.15.2      quadprog_1.5-4   stabledist_0.6-5 tools_2.15.2
> [5] xtable_1.7-0
>
>
> Please, someone can help me understand that is happening and what should I
do to fix it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Cl?udio Brisolara
> Postgraduate student
> University of S?o Paulo
>   		 	   		
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