From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Feb 18 11:58: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from krell.webweaver.net (krell.webweaver.net [206.24.105.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAC2A37BA08; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:57:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nicole@unixgirl.com) Received: from xwin.nmhtech.com (xwin.nmhtech.com [208.138.46.10]) by krell.webweaver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA32620F04; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:11:43 -0800 (PST) Content-Length: 2127 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3.1 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <200002181937.LAA08849@mina.sr.hp.com> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:57:52 -0800 (PST) From: "Nicole Harrington." To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recommended addition to FAQ (Troubleshooting) Cc: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 18-Feb-00 Darryl Okahata wrote: > "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote: > >> I've used all kinds of software memory checkers, from "CheckIt" to >> highly proprietary packages that cost even more money, and the only >> thing they managed to convince me of is that swapping in known-good >> memory is the best and fastest way out of these situations. Unless > > I'll second this. I've had memory problems in the past, and every > memory checker I used said that the memory was good. Only by swapping > out the bad memory (I don't have access to an hardware memory checker) > was I able to fix my problems. > > -- > Darryl Okahata > darrylo@sr.hp.com > Every "good" software based memory tester I have ever used took so long to tell me anything I could have gone to the store, bought more memory, and swapped it before it was done. I don't think adding it to the ports tree would be bad for those who are desperate, but deffinatly list it as a "basic" memory tester. Nicole > DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not > constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Agilent Technologies, or > of the little green men that have been following him all day. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message nicole@unixgirl.com |\ __ /| (`\ http://www.unixgirl.com/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | o_o |__ ) ) http://www.dangermouse.org/ // \\ ---------------------------(((---(((----------------------------------------- -- Powered by Coka-Cola and FreeBSD -- -- Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman -- -- Microsoft: What bug would you like today? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- As a computing professional, I believe it would be unethical for me to advise, recommend, or support the use (save possibly for personal amusement) of any product that is or depends on any Microsoft product. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message