Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-31 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:50:54AM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need a special motherboard? [...] I would have liked the aspect of a system that tells me when something goes wrong, but there seems no such thing for

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-31 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 31.07.2014 12:37, schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:50:54AM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need a special motherboard? [...] I would have liked the aspect of a system that tells me when something

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Edward M
On 07/29/14 11:18, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 11:00:26PM -0700, Edward MN wrote: On 07/26/14 15:55, walt wrote: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC error detected on the NB. […] and this, my

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 30.07.2014 11:14, schrieb Edward M: On 07/29/14 11:18, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 11:00:26PM -0700, Edward MN wrote: On 07/26/14 15:55, walt wrote: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 30.07.2014 11:14, schrieb Edward M: I just went to Alternate, clicked on their cheapest ASUS Am3 board: ECC yes. See? Easy.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Rich Freeman
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann volkerar...@googlemail.com wrote: pretty easy actually. When I looked for ECC support, ALL Asus boards supported it officially - and a whole bunch of Gigabyte boards according to their forums. Interesting, the Gigabyte board I'm using

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 30.07.2014 13:25, schrieb Rich Freeman: On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann volkerar...@googlemail.com wrote: pretty easy actually. When I looked for ECC support, ALL Asus boards supported it officially - and a whole bunch of Gigabyte boards according to their forums.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-30 Thread Edward M
On 07/30/14 03:16, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am 30.07.2014 11:14, schrieb Edward M: I just went to Alternate, clicked on their cheapest ASUS Am3 board: ECC yes. See? Easy. Yes, easy. I looked at many Asus boards and they do mention ECC in the Specs page. I stand corrected. Thanks

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-29 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 11:00:26PM -0700, Edward MN wrote: On 07/26/14 15:55, walt wrote: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC error detected on the NB. […] and this, my children, is why I am using ECC ram.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-29 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 29.07.2014 20:18, schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 11:00:26PM -0700, Edward MN wrote: On 07/26/14 15:55, walt wrote: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC error detected on the NB. […] and

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-27 Thread Marc Stürmer
Am 26.07.2014 20:23, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: but you will care when your kernel writes the next file right over the partition boundary. That's why I do have backups of all my relevant data on an external storage medium.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-27 Thread Dale
Marc Stürmer wrote: Am 26.07.2014 20:23, schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann: but you will care when your kernel writes the next file right over the partition boundary. That's why I do have backups of all my relevant data on an external storage medium. Just watch that you don't backup bad data.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 26.07.2014 19:58, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: On 26/07/14 20:39, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [...] and this, my children, is why I am using ECC ram. I don't really care if the porn I'm watching has one frame with corrupted pixels on it. but you will care when your kernel writes the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Mick
On Saturday 26 Jul 2014 19:23:20 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am 26.07.2014 19:58, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: On 26/07/14 20:39, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [...] and this, my children, is why I am using ECC ram. I don't really care if the porn I'm watching has one frame with

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread J. Roeleveld
On 26 July 2014 20:27:14 CEST, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Saturday 26 Jul 2014 19:23:20 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am 26.07.2014 19:58, schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: On 26/07/14 20:39, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [...] and this, my children, is why I am using ECC ram. I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Edward MN
On 07/26/14 15:55, walt wrote: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC error detected on the NB. [894019.770084] EDAC MC0: 1 CE on mc#0csrow#2channel#0 (csrow:2 channel:0 page:0x2aa6ce offset:0xc60 grain:0

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 27.07.2014 00:55, schrieb walt: On 07/26/2014 10:39 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: [894019.770058] [Hardware Error]: MC4 Error (node 0): DRAM ECC error detected on the NB. [894019.770084] EDAC MC0: 1 CE on mc#0csrow#2channel#0 (csrow:2 channel:0 page:0x2aa6ce offset:0xc60 grain:0

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM, walt w41...@gmail.com wrote: Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need a special motherboard? It requires both CPU and motherboard support I believe. The RAM itself isn't much more expensive - really just reflecting the cost of the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ECC-ram, it is worth it.

2014-07-26 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am 27.07.2014 01:07, schrieb Rich Freeman: On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM, walt w41...@gmail.com wrote: Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need a special motherboard? It requires both CPU and motherboard support I believe. The RAM itself isn't much more