[gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread de Almeida, Valmor F.
Hello, After looking at the /var/log/messages file, I saw an entry which seemed to indicate a memory address problem. I decided to run memtest86+. However it is taking too long. So far 17 hours and still going. The Pass field reads 25%; I hope this is an indication of how much of the total has

Re: [gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread Mark Shields
On Nov 19, 2007 12:03 PM, de Almeida, Valmor F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, After looking at the /var/log/messages file, I saw an entry which seemed to indicate a memory address problem. I decided to run memtest86+. However it is taking too long. So far 17 hours and still going. The

RE: [gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread de Almeida, Valmor F.
From: Mark Shields [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 19, 2007 12:03 PM, de Almeida, Valmor F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this execution time expected? Thanks for any comments, -- Valmor de Almeida For 10

Re: [gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread Bryan Whitehead
memtest86 will keep retesting your memory over and over. Look at the Pass and Errors column. If Errors is 0 and Pass is more than 1, your memory is fine. If Pass is 0 and Errors is 0, then it is still on the first run. It shouldn't take this long. In that case make sure you have the latest

RE: [gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread de Almeida, Valmor F.
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan memtest86 will keep retesting your memory over and over. Look at the Pass and Errors column. If Errors is 0 and Pass is more than 1, your memory is fine. If Pass is 0 and Errors is 0, then it is

Re: [gentoo-user] memtest86+ taking too long

2007-11-19 Thread Frank Gruellich
* de Almeida, Valmor F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 19. Nov 07: From: Mark Shields [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Nov 19, 2007 12:03 PM, de Almeida, Valmor F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this execution time expected? Yes, I can confirm that. In addition you should run it more than one