RE: Memory test
-Original Message- Subject: Memory test I need to checkout memory on a remote machine. I see there is memtest and memtest86 out there. Which one is appropriate for my situation?: CPU is a dual cpu, dual core SMP Intel Xeon. Can I run either program while the machine is performing other tasks?** -- Yudhvir Singh Sidhu No, Memtest must be ran from the CD (e.g. boot of the CD) so that is not a good solution for a remote test. I don't know of any that can be run remotely. Regards, Russell Wood DISCLAIMER: Disclaimer. This e-mail is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise us by return e-mail immediately, and delete the e-mail and any attachments without using or disclosing the contents in any way. The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the author, and do not represent those of this company unless this is clearly indicated. You should scan this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. This company accepts no liability for any direct or indirect damage or loss resulting from the use of any attachments to this e-mail. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: memory test off of a 'DISK-ON-KEY' device ... ?
On Tuesday 13 September 2005 05:03, Marc G. Fournier wrote: I'm trying to run some tests on a new server that I'm putting together, and would like to run some memory tests ... I found memtest86, but it runs on floppies, which doesn't help me, since I don't have a floppy drive on this thing :( The bootable CD version? -- Cheers, Chris Howells -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.chrishowells.co.uk, PGP ID: 0x33795A2C KDE/Qt/C++/PHP Developer: http://www.kde.org pgpN68ammNbs0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: memory test off of a 'DISK-ON-KEY' device ... ?
Chris Howells wrote: On Tuesday 13 September 2005 05:03, Marc G. Fournier wrote: I'm trying to run some tests on a new server that I'm putting together, and would like to run some memory tests ... I found memtest86, but it runs on floppies, which doesn't help me, since I don't have a floppy drive on this thing :( The bootable CD version? ISO's of newer memtest86+ here: http://www.memtest.org/ --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: memory test off of a 'DISK-ON-KEY' device ... ?
On 9/13/05, Marc G. Fournier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to run some tests on a new server that I'm putting together, and would like to run some memory tests ... I found memtest86, but it runs on floppies, which doesn't help me, since I don't have a floppy drive on this thing :( ... Memtest86 runs on CDs too: http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.2.iso.zip -- Dmitry Mityugov, St. Petersburg, Russia I ignore all messages with confidentiality statements We live less by imagination than despite it - Rockwell Kent, N by E ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: memory test off of a 'DISK-ON-KEY' device ... ?
On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 01:03:08AM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
I'm trying to run some tests on a new server that I'm putting
together, and would like to run some memory tests ... I found
memtest86, but it runs on floppies, which doesn't help me, since I
don't have a floppy drive on this thing :(
The Linuxes tend to run memtest86 from the hard drive; you can do
that on FreeBSD as well. See the following relevant messages:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2004-February/005799.html
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2004-February/005800.html
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Re: memory test
adrian kok [Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 02:29:57AM +0800]: Hi all Suse linux startup has linux testing feature Well, you can also get a Linux kernel with httpd built-in :) To test your memory, use http://memtest86.com Sincerely, -- m signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Memory test?
Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just did a makeshift memory stress test on a new machine; that is, I did a make buildworld. Regrettably, it failed, saying it had a sytax error somewhere. :( So, I ran it again; and this time it went fine; then I reinstalled FreeBSD 4.7 altogether, and rebuilt world again. And, again, no problems. This is a bit worrysome. Does FreeBSD even notice bad memory? Would the kernel put a message in /var/log/messages? It did not show anything there when buildworld failed. I'm not sure what you're getting at. You've seen just one failure, and it is of a type that is highly unlikely to be memory-related. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Memory test?
- Original Message - From: Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Memory test? Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just did a makeshift memory stress test on a new machine; that is, I did a make buildworld. Regrettably, it failed, saying it had a syntax error somewhere. :( So, I ran it again; and this time it went fine; then I reinstalled FreeBSD 4.7 altogether, and rebuilt world again. And, again, no problems. This is a bit worrysome. Does FreeBSD even notice bad memory? Would the kernel put a message in /var/log/messages? It did not show anything there when buildworld failed. I'm not sure what you're getting at. You've seen just one failure, and it is of a type that is highly unlikely to be memory-related. Au contraire; a syntax error in a make buildworld that cannot be repeated when issued again is almost always indicative of a memory error -- especially with a new out of box FreeBSD 4.7R -- and is generally considered a good memory stress test. I was rightly alerted to a memory error. I ran Memtest86, suggested by a list-member here, and indeed, one of the Kingston 512M DIMM's was acting up. I did some research; and Kingston memory appears to have known issues with the ASUS A7V333 board. I switched the DIMM with another computer, and now both run faultless again. - Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
Re: Memory test?
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 03:18:26PM +0100, Mark wrote: - Original Message - From: Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Memory test? Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just did a makeshift memory stress test on a new machine; that is, I did a make buildworld. Regrettably, it failed, saying it had a syntax error somewhere. :( So, I ran it again; and this time it went fine; then I reinstalled FreeBSD 4.7 altogether, and rebuilt world again. And, again, no problems. This is a bit worrysome. Does FreeBSD even notice bad memory? Would the kernel put a message in /var/log/messages? It did not show anything there when buildworld failed. I'm not sure what you're getting at. You've seen just one failure, and it is of a type that is highly unlikely to be memory-related. Au contraire; a syntax error in a make buildworld that cannot be repeated when issued again is almost always indicative of a memory error -- especially with a new out of box FreeBSD 4.7R -- and is generally considered a good memory stress test. I was rightly alerted to a memory error. I ran Memtest86, suggested by a list-member here, and indeed, one of the Kingston 512M DIMM's was acting up. I did some research; and Kingston memory appears to have known issues with the ASUS A7V333 board. As an aside, memtest *can* show false positivies on some Asus motherboards with AMD chips. Tests 5 and 7 are not to be trusted. I found this out by own observations, and I believe (although I cannot remember where I read it) that tests 5 and 7 can be a bit iffy. The memory in question when in use and under stress showed no memory typical problems at all. The same memory tested on a system with a Pentium III also showed no failures with repeated running of these particular tests. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-questions in the body of the message
