[plug] Memory tester

[Michael Hunt]

Beau Kuiper wrote:
> the best way to test memory I have found so far is a kernel compile. try
> the script in the linux source directory.
>
> while make bzImage; do make clean; done

I'll aggree to that. Iwas the one who originally posted with tregards to
some dodgy memory. The fatal kernel error was for me a sure sign of a
hardware problem though in my case it appears to be a faulty main board.

> if it crashes within 1-2 hours, you probably have a memory problem.
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:21, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> > Hi, I think there was a thread on testing memory a few weeks ago but I
> > cannot find anything in my old messages from plug so I appologise for
> > repeating the subject.  Can someone give the name of a (software
> > utility) tester that will exercise sdram on an ASUS board.  A relation
> > upgraded his machine after a motherboard failure and now its suffering
> > random, total lockups (windoZe of course) and I suspect maybe the old or
> > some newly fitted memory may be a cause - it was done by a local (to
> > him) store so I do not know the pedigree of what they fitted/changed.
> > Searching tucows turns up nothing helpful.

The UR:L i was pointed to was http://www.simmtester.com/ though a search
through the plug archives would have probably at cantech (URL link from plug
home page) would actually give you a direct link to the download page that
was kindly posted to me.

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sometimes we forget to search the archives !!!

Michael Hunt
West Africa.