On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 23:37 -0400, Scott Gifford wrote: > > Can anybody recommend a good hardware diagnostic or "burn-in" program? > I have used memtest86 and will try that, but ideally I'd like to > stress test more of the system than just the memory. Something that > can run on Debian Etch while the machine is live is ideal, or > something that can be run from a boot CD. Free is preferred (of > course), but any suggestions are welcome.
I haven't used it myself, but some folks in my local LUG have recommended Breakin: http://www.advancedclustering.com/software/breakin.html It runs from a CD or USB key and is mostly open-source (except for one library provided by Intel and one provided by AMD). They say they've built it from source on Red Hat/CentOS 5, Debian Lenny, and Ubuntu Hardy. They also provide a script if you want to build it yourself. > Also, if anybody has a suggestion of what might fix an Etch system > that's freezing up periodically with nothing in the logs, those > suggestions are welcome too. :-) What's the CPU and chipset? I've experienced freezes like that (nothing in the logs, no kernel panic -- just ... stops working), but the problem seems to be specific to my CPU and chipset. -- Michael M. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org