[Lancaster] memory error?

[andy baxter]

Martyn Welch wrote:
> andy baxter wrote:
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>> Richard Robinson wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 05:49:58PM +0100, andy baxter wrote:
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>>>> Hi all,
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>>>> I'm getting intermittent system freezes. The whole system just locks up 
>>>> and nothing works, including ctrl-alt-f1. I've tried running a memory 
>>>> test, both from the hard disk and a usb cd drive, and in both cases the 
>>>> test program freezes with junk on the screen. There doesn't seem to be 
>>>> any pattern to this - sometimes it happens just after I switch on, and 
>>>> sometimes after an hour or so.
>>>>
>>>> Is it worth getting some new memory and trying that? (I've tried just 
>>>> taking the memory chip out and putting it back in).
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>>> Some distros come with a memory checker that offers itself on grub bootup.
>>> www.memtest86.com/ Might be worth having a go with that before spending
>>> money ?
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>> I have tried running the grub memory checker, and it hangs after a few 
>> seconds. The same happens when I run memtest86 from a live CD.
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>> andy
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> Hi Andy,
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> I assume that this machine has been running fine in the same 
> configuration in the past. I'd try to re-seat the memory (unplug it and 
> plug it back in). It could also be a power issue, try unplugging all 
> unnecessary components and drives. Leave just a CDROM and boot memtest 
> from one of the LiveCDs to see if the issue still occurs.
>   

It's a laptop, which makes it hard to run it with no hard drive, but I 
guess I could have a go if the problem continues.

I've tried reseating the memory.

It's been running OK for several hours now, so maybe it's fixed itself.

andy