Am Montag 21 Mai 2007 09:08 schrieb Mick: > On Monday 21 May 2007 00:16, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 00:30 +0300, Nistor Andrei wrote: > > > On Monday 21 May 2007, Marek Miller wrote: > > > > Yes, it is a RAM defect. Is there a way to define upper limit of RAM, > > > > so I can perform some back-up before > > > > I take my laptop to a warranty service? > > > > > > Try badram-sources. I've never used them, but they should do the trick. > > > I think you can find them in the custom-kernels overlay. > > > > ha! good luck trying to compile the kernel with faulty RAM. Can you > > remove one stick, or borrow some from a friend / other machine? That > > might help with your backups... > > Or, drop a Knoppix or a different more lightweight LiveCD in, do your back > up and then take it to the warranty service?
Of course you should not use the boot option "toram" and cache might be a problem, too. I'd recommend a Damn Small Linux (DSL) live cd (50MB) or UBS-Stick if you need your optical drive to make the backup. Alternatively you could remove the hdd from your laptop. Many computer stores offer such a backup service.
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