From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4436 invoked from network); 12 May 2004 17:16:14 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 12 May 2004 17:16:14 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1BNxL3-000685-Va for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 12 May 2004 17:16:13 +0000 Received: (qmail 23766 invoked by uid 50004); 12 May 2004 17:16:13 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 22720 invoked from network); 12 May 2004 17:16:13 +0000 Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 19:15:59 +0200 From: Sven Vermeulen To: Gentoo Dev Message-ID: <20040512171559.GB12732@gentoo.org> Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo Dev References: <200405111407.58909.gentoo-dev@gnosys.biz> <200405120958.45686.gentoo-dev@gnosys.biz> <40A23987.9080104@gentoo.org> <200405121222.15491.gentoo-dev@gnosys.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="cvVnyQ+4j833TQvp" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200405121222.15491.gentoo-dev@gnosys.biz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] memtest86 fails? (was Re: [gentoo-dev] Major MCE problem with SMP on Gentoo kernels) X-Archives-Salt: 9138e860-53f9-49a9-ba00-180ebb033017 X-Archives-Hash: c79d7be4525d65d9f6a12ff45988dbc5 --cvVnyQ+4j833TQvp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 12:22:15PM -0400, Kevin wrote: > As I said earlier in this thread, I found zero errors in an 8 hour=20 > exhaustive memory test (using the Dell-provided Utility Partition tests)= =20 > running 15-16 loops, 4 different tests, and found zero errors from a=20 > complete hardware test (also from the Utility Partition). >=20 > But just on a lark, I decided to try memtest86 3.0 and 3.1a as well, and= =20 > both are turning up errors all over the place. We had exactly the same error; PowerEdge 1600 SC. I thought it was because = of Dell's memory chips, but when I sticked others in (dunno what vendor though) I received the same issues (with memtest86) again. A different motherbord resolved the issue. I never had the MCE errors though (but then again, it didn't - and still doesn't - run Gentoo). Just my 2 =A2, Sven Vermeulen --=20 Bent Hindrup Andersen, Danish MEP, about the Software Patent Directive: The approach of the Commission and Council in this directive is shockin= g.=20 They are making full use of all the possibilities of evading democracy = that=20 the current Community Law provides. --cvVnyQ+4j833TQvp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAolvPXfqz7M26L9sRAhyyAJ90y3IpEu2bhCK79cPJERTjZI4PSACZAesq xWatcl/Tu6pHhqbRS5v1OBU= =ZyFy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cvVnyQ+4j833TQvp--