kubernetes/minikube

mikube start fail when --memory is lower than 2500M - missing input validation

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#23,317 opened on Jul 7, 2026

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What Happened?

🔥 Creating kvm2 VM (CPUs=2, Memory=1726MB, Disk=20000MB) ... 😿 Failed to start kvm2 VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: creating host: create: creating: starting domain: waiting for IP: domain minikube didn't return IP after 1m30s

❌ Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: creating host: create: creating: starting domain: waiting for IP: domain minikube didn't return IP after 1m30s

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🔥 Creating kvm2 VM (CPUs=2, Memory=1726MB, Disk=20000MB) ... 😿 Failed to start kvm2 VM. Running "minikube delete" may fix it: creating host: create: creating: starting domain: waiting for IP: domain minikube didn't return IP after 1m30s

❌ Exiting due to GUEST_PROVISION: error provisioning guest: Failed to start host: creating host: create: creating: starting domain: waiting for IP: domain minikube didn't return IP after 1m30s

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