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Am Montag 21 Mai 2007 09:08 schrieb Mick: |
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> On Monday 21 May 2007 00:16, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> > On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 00:30 +0300, Nistor Andrei wrote: |
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> > > On Monday 21 May 2007, Marek Miller wrote: |
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> > > > Yes, it is a RAM defect. Is there a way to define upper limit of RAM, |
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> > > > so I can perform some back-up before |
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> > > > I take my laptop to a warranty service? |
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> > > |
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> > > Try badram-sources. I've never used them, but they should do the trick. |
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> > > I think you can find them in the custom-kernels overlay. |
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> > ha! good luck trying to compile the kernel with faulty RAM. Can you |
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> > remove one stick, or borrow some from a friend / other machine? That |
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> > might help with your backups... |
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> Or, drop a Knoppix or a different more lightweight LiveCD in, do your back |
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> up and then take it to the warranty service? |
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Of course you should not use the boot option "toram" and cache might be a |
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problem, too. |
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I'd recommend a Damn Small Linux (DSL) live cd (50MB) or UBS-Stick if you need |
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your optical drive to make the backup. |
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Alternatively you could remove the hdd from your laptop. Many computer stores |
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offer such a backup service. |
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