Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:12:30 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: kernel panics, lots of them Message-ID: <3E834D1E.3050500@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20030327132506.B60255-100000@malkav.snowmoon.com> References: <20030327132506.B60255-100000@malkav.snowmoon.com>
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jaime@snowmoon.com wrote: [ ... ] >> There is memtest and cpuburn in the ports; try running those and see >> whether you can get the system to crash. > > Just to verify before I run these programs in the middle of the > work day: The purpose of these programs is to try to crash the system, > right? :) You should be prepared for the system to crash, yes. :-) Of course, the point of these tests is that your hardware _should_ be able to run them for days or weeks without any problems with system stability. But if the system cooling/memory timing/etc is marginal, these will probably cause the system to panic within a few hours, which helps confirm where the problem lies... -Chuck
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