Paul G. Allen wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:58:18AM -0700, David Brown spake thusly:
>>> Building the kernel is by far the best memory test I've ever found.
>>
>> This is a very good point. At MP3.com the kickstart install would download
>> the kernel source that the machine was intended to run, compile that
>> source and install the source it compiled. No pre-compiled kernel rpm's.
>> Because we also found that running a kernel compile is the best way to
>> stress test a box before putting it into production.
>>
>
> A kernel compile may not test all memory in a system, depending upon how
> much memory the system has. What it will do is use extra resources that
> memtest does not.
I use stressLinux to maximize system load and look for hardware problems.
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