to All:i've just return home, Thanks to all who reply! to David:i use apt-get to install memtest86+ on debian 9.4 for i386 it reconfig grub and i reboot to enter memtest86+ from grub menu
to Ben Caradoc-Davies: my PC is HP dx5150, i use it with that memory for more than 2 years, it's OK, no overheating. maybe memory checking cause overheating? i've installed memtester, i'll try it. to Felix Miata: memtest86 seems same as memtest86+ to Jimmy Johnson: i didn't see any msg about overheating On Thursday, August 23, 2018, 10:50:58 AM GMT+8, Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterwo...@gmail.com> wrote: On 8/22/18, Long Wind <longwi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > i install memtest86+ of stretch to test memory > i don't see any error msg, but after a few minutes, it shutdown my PC > > does that mean my memory is bad? > i read manual of memtest86+, can't find explaination > You can't run memtest or fsck on a running system they can cause file loss and corruption. You need to use a live CD. I use openSUSE Live Rescue works well for me. I do not recall Debian's Live CD's having a MemTest option in grub. Tim
