Thomas Backlund schrieb am Tue, 7 Oct 2003 00:09:48 +0300: > As we have the badram patches in upcoming 9.2, here is how to do it: > (it was added in 2.4.22-0.7mdk) > > run memtest, choose the following: > (c)onfiguration > (6) Error Report Mode > (2) BadRam Patterns > (8) Restart Test > > When the test have run, and found some bad ram, it will show a line > like this: > > badram=0x09c17d18,0xfffffffc > > this line that is reported is exactly what you need to add to your > lilo append line, and the kernel will map that memory area as > "forbidden area" that no program will use, not even the kernel... > > Thanks to the badram patch I didn't have to discard a 512MB module due > to a 4kB bad area in that module (that's what the above badram=... > example fixes)
Thanks, Thomas, this one will make it into the Tips&Tricks section of the upcoming website for German Mandrake users. wobo
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