Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:59:00 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Mike Dorin" <bsd_mike@hotmail.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Memory Tools for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <003401c0c631$f3210ae0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <F205rvCWO6hm8Ua8d9E00008357@hotmail.com>
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I've found that there's only one way to really know if your memory is up to snuff - put it into a SIMM/DIMM tester. Even then, all that will do is tell you that the memory meets it's own specs - it won't tell you if the memory is actually compatible with the system that you put it in. Failing that, what your doing (attempting to compile programs) is a much better test than most of those so-called "pc testing" programs like Checkit and so on. I've seen plenty of systems that passed memory tests but broke on FreeBSD. OS/2 is also a very good memory tester - if you can't boot an OS/2 bootable floppy without it trapping, then bad ram is definitely indicated. What most people do when suspecting bad ram is to take half the chips out, retry the thing that caused it to crash, then see if the problem is still there. If it is, then swap out those chips with the half that you first took out and retry again and see if the problem goes away. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Dorin >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 2:30 PM >To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Memory Tools for FreeBSD? > > >My new freebsd server crashes when I try to build things like ssh. >I suspect it is a memory problem. Are there any tools that could >help me exercise things like memory to be sure? >-Mike >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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