Yes I ready it as replace rather than repaired. However using linux I believe you can instruct the system not to use an area or RAM with kernel boot options.
Simon On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 12:19:50PM -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > It sounds like the RAM was replaced (I have never heard of RAM being > "repaired" as he put it. > > On such machines I have found that it is sometimes possible to boot to a > console (runlevel 2 on knoppix) which has a far smaller memory > footprint. From there I can copy data over the network to back it up. > Still you are a gambling. It is usually better to yank the HD and > connect it to a known good machine (there are many choices here, usually > I use USB or firewire on my laptop) to back up the data. > > Hendrik Schaink wrote: > > Sorry, Mitchell, _fluke_ neither addresses or resolves the real issue. > > Chances are there are memory locations that have gone bad, so this > > machine is a prime candidate for a thorough memory test. Get it from > > http://www.memtest86.com/ , burn it to CD and boot the laptop from CD. > > Let it run for 24 hrs; 48 - 72 hrs would be ideal. After that you'll > > know why things are/were less than desirable. > > > > Hendrik Schaink > > > > > > Mitchell Brown wrote: > >> Just a fluke. Sometimes it did, sometimes it didn't. > >> > >> On 7/8/06, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Friday 07 July 2006 23:53, Mitchell Brown wrote: > >>>> My dads ram recently went on his HP laptop. Since then, Linux is now in > >>> his > >>>> life. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> - I booted onto a linux live cd to rescue his data > >>> Just curious how booting a live CD bypasses RAM problems? > >>> > >>> > >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFEr/dGwRXgH3rKGfMRAm3hAJ44TUgBB3bofUn4pVt9Y4hZp2UDxgCgjYxa > oUdfjNYHQnj1Tv8klns1H5I= > =l8vC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
