Re: [gentoo-user] Burn-in test

[Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>]

On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
>
> <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote:
> >> I just bought a new laptop:
> >> http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=019626&ci
> >>d=8 96.645 Which packages should I emerge (and run) as a burn-in test?
> >> Note: I will run the burn-in off either a stock or custom-mastered
> >> Gentoo LiveDVD.
> >> If the disc needs custm mastering, please outline the steps required.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> > use systemrescuecd (a gentoo based livecd - incredible good one), and
> > start cpuburn once for every cores. burnK7 on an amd k7 or k8 system,,
> > burnP6 on a p4,core,core2 system.
>
> No GPU testing :( unless mprime/gpuburn can work in GPGPU mode.

if your laptop has onboard nvidia graphic the last thing you want is a hot 
gpu.

>
> Meh, I'll just get a pirated copy of Passmark BurnInTest off of
> piratebay/rapidshare.

great, you just said in an open 'forum' that you will be stealing software! 
Well done!

If you want to 'test' the gpu (and seeing a picture should be test enough for 
a laptop) then run cpuburn AND unigine.