Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 02:47:44 +0100 From: Bernd Luevelsmeyer <bdluevel@heitec.net> To: Rob <rob@robhulme.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Putting my box through its paces... make world?!? Message-ID: <3A85EF40.DA6DC0A4@heitec.net> References: <LPBBLIHFHEKDFLJEBFJGCEGKCHAA.rob@robhulme.com>
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Rob wrote: > > Hi, > > I've just replaced the memory on a co located server that I have because it > kept crashing with page faults and stuff... It was suggested before that it > might have been crashing because the memory was bad, and whenever there was > a lot of activity on the box it would crash... > > Now I've replaced the memory I'd like to really put it through its paces to > see if it crashes or not. To test the RAM I recommend "memtest86", at http://reality.sgi.com/cbrady_denver/memtest86/ > I'm quite new to FreeBSD - but can I just: > > cd /usr/src > buildworld You mean "make buildworld", I assume. You could do that. It will stress the machine, but it's not designed to be a memory test. You may well miss defects in unused parts of the RAM, or it may not stress the RAM enough to exhibit all defects. > If I do this - it won't actually change any of the configuration of my > system will it? It won't replace any files (the kernel, etc...) - all it > will do is rebuild the source (but not install it) - right? The machine's configuration will not change. All generated files will be in /usr/obj and they are not used unless you install them with "make installworld". > Is this the right thing to do? "make buildworld" is a test, but I recommend memtest86 anyway; or a hardware RAM tester, but they are expensive. Greetings, Bernd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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