-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I think, you have done well. Regardless of what reason there is, allways try place Linux and free software in the front and centre. Non partiality is not required when it comes to spreading the word about Free and open software. It helps , but is not required. Exactly as you don't expect fair or non partial treatment from proprietary/ non-free software vendors.
Cheers Szemir On July 8, 2006 19:50, Mitchell Brown wrote: > Yes sorry I meant to say replaced. > And I did a 6hour memory test with MemTest86 (on my Ultimate Boot CD). > In that time alone, it found over 3000 memory errors. > > Definetly pooched. > > On 7/8/06, simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEsH5usv2SdkgY6dURAg4HAJwOaygrQkAxoAoeXQ1wQHSacgSNPwCgl5N+ 6o8WteQ5E57WXfcJ4LfetJQ= =m9U1 -----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
