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Yes, I found a kernel patch that does that. It allocates all the bad |
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memory sectors in kernel space permanetely, so they can't be used. |
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But, I found it too late. The memory is so bad now that it doesn't |
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even tries to boot. It just stops after detecting all IDE devices. |
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Gonna have to buy new memory boards... |
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if anyone ever need it: http://rick.vanrein.org/linux/badram/ |
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2005/8/23, Michael Kintzios <michaelkintzios@××××××××.uk>: |
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> > From:: Eugene Rosenzweig <eugene259@××××××××××××.net> |
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> > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gcc seg faults very often |
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> > Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:03:01 +1000 |
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> |
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> > Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales wrote: |
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> > |
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> > >After running memtest, several errors have occurred. Does that mean I |
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> > >have to buy new memory? |
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> > > |
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> > >2005/8/22, Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-claustha al.de>: |
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> > > |
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> > > |
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> > >>On Monday 22 August 2005 21:29, Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales wrote: |
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> > >> |
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> > >> |
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> > >>>Hi Richard, |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> First of all, thanks for replying. I'll test the swap partition |
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> > >>>with the command you sent. But how do I test the memory? Is there any |
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> > >>>way to do it? I think I configured CMOS to do a memory check during |
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> > >>>start up. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>please install memtest86 or memtest86+ and let it run for some others. |
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> > >> |
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> > >>gcc segfaults are a very good sign of memory problems - and please the |
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> > >>bios-'check' is not a 'check' - never was! |
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> > >> |
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> > >>The bios counts the available memory - this is not a check but accounting. |
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> > >>-- |
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> > >>gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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> > >> |
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> > >> |
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> > You can check memory settings in the BIOS, most BIOSes nowadays have |
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> > options to change memory timings so you can set more relaxed ones and |
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> > see if the errors disappear. Also you can try good oldfashioned |
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> > re-seating of the memory modules, take them out and insert them again. |
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> > |
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> > Eugene. |
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> |
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> I remember an application which would identify the bad memory cells and isolate them so that your machine could happily carry on using the rest of the memory - unfortunately just like yours my memory is not what it used to be . . . ;-) |
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> I've googled but can't find it. |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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> |
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