RE: Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-20 Thread David Christensen
Scott Gifford wrote: I suspect a hardware problem, Can anybody recommend a good hardware diagnostic or burn-in program? I have used memtest86 I also use and recommend memtest86. It tests your CPU, memory, and everything between them and your keyboard and display to a greater or lesser

Re: Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-20 Thread Michael M. Moore
On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 23:37 -0400, Scott Gifford wrote: Can anybody recommend a good hardware diagnostic or burn-in program? I have used memtest86 and will try that, but ideally I'd like to stress test more of the system than just the memory. Something that can run on Debian Etch while the

Re: Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-20 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:37:51PM -0400, Scott Gifford wrote: I have a Debian Etch installation that's beoming increasingly unstable. It periodically freezes up, with nothing in the logs until it is rebooted. I suspect a hardware problem, and would like to identify it or rule it out

Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-19 Thread Scott Gifford
Hello, I have a Debian Etch installation that's beoming increasingly unstable. It periodically freezes up, with nothing in the logs until it is rebooted. I suspect a hardware problem, and would like to identify it or rule it out before doing an upgrade to Lenny. Can anybody recommend a good

Re: Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-19 Thread Daryl Styrk
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:37:51PM -0400, Scott Gifford wrote: Hello, I have a Debian Etch installation that's beoming increasingly unstable. It periodically freezes up, with nothing in the logs until it is rebooted. I suspect a hardware

Re: Hardware diagnostics

2009-05-19 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello, may you want let a try to http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/stress-2881.shtml (Debian package stress) Otherwise, have you try with a verbose kernel, namely a kernel with debugging options ? hth, Jerome Scott Gifford wrote: Hello, I have a Debian Etch installation that's