Only 1 GB of RAM and vanilla server runs fine, but bukkit gives "failed to initialize the VM"?

Yeah, so, my problem is pretty much up there in the title. The root of this problem is that my notebook, which I usually run minecraft and my server on, is in the shop, plus I want to set the server up on my desktop so that I can play on it without it eating my notebook's memory up. My notebook runs 32-bit Windows Vista and has 4 GB of RAM, and bukkit works fine on there.

But on to the problem itself. I did take a look at this thread: http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/bat-file-explained.602/ which explains .bat files, but I thought that it was odd that the vanilla server ran fine yet bukkit gave me the error:

Code:

"Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Could not create the Java virtual machine."

I followed the instructions in that thread, and changed my .bat file to:

Code:

@echo off
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar craftbukkit-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
pause

as directed in the thread, but the problem persisted. (Is it relevant that the .jar works but the .exe of the vanilla server won't even open?)

As I said in the title, I only have 1 GB of RAM, so is that the problem?

At any rate, here are my answers to the questionnaire:

1. What OS are you using (Brand and version - Ex. Windows XP SP3)?

• I am running Windows XP (media edition if that is important) SP3

2. What architecture is the OS you are running (x64 or x86)?

• If this question means what I think it means, I am running a 32-bit OS.

3. What version and architecture is your java install? (Type: java -version in command prompt.)

• java version "1.6.0_26"
• Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03)
• Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode, sharing)

4. Are you running any wrappers? McMyAdmin, mcadmin, Hamachi, etc?

• No.

5. What build of CraftBukkit are you running?

• git-Bukkit-0.0.0-766-g3fc0460-b818jnks (I think that translates to build 818)

6. What command are you using to run your CraftBukkit server?

• I don't know? I just click it and it runs fine on my notebook but it gives me the "Failed to initialize VM" error on my desktop.

7. What plugins are you running?

• CommandBook
• CraftBook
• Permissions
• War
• WorldEdit
• WorldGuard
• Runecraft

8. What error are you getting (post your server.log file if possible)?

Code:

"Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for object heap
Could not create the Java virtual machine."

9. What have you tried already?

• Searching for anyone else with this problem.

10. Have you tried any of the things below?

• Well, it says:
  
• So I decided to post here since the problem does not occur when minecraft_server.jar is run (again, though, Minecraft_Server.exe won't even open for some reason. Minecraft.exe doesn't open either- I have to play it in the browser on my desktop <_>)

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

(unrelated but your java version and CB version can be updated )
How much ram does your desktop have? Only 1Gig? Because I can tell you right now trying to reserve 1 gig for the server when you only have 1 gig available in total is just not going to work. try lowering the ram maybe 512 M?

 

Good god, you're a genius.

Thank you so much!

EDIT: That is to say, lowering it to 512 MB worked like a charm!!!!

 

Great