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On Friday 06 October 2006 16:25, Dmitry S. Makovey wrote: |
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> On Friday 06 October 2006 00:58, Mick wrote: |
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> > I've run memtest86+ a number of times and no errors were shown. |
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> > There's a whole thread (either in this ML or in the forums) as to |
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> > why memtest is not a foolproof test for your *system* as opposed to |
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> > a memory module. Try to search around and look in Google too, in |
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> > case you find it. There's alternative tests to memtest involving |
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> > running some script (if I remember right). As I said, whichever |
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> > test you run you need to make sure that it exercises your whole |
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> > memory system (modules, controllers, swap). |
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> > Good luck. :) |
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> > PS. My box would also crash in M$Windoze if the page file was |
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> > being used (e.g. manipulating large sections of text or pictures), |
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> > but not at the frequency of it crashing under Gentoo with a heavy |
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> > emerge and updatedb taking place. |
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> Thanks it helps to know that. |
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OK, I googled for this and found the script that I was talking about: |
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http://people.redhat.com/dledford/memtest.html |
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HTH. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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