Memtest86+ is a GPL'd memory testing suite that should work with anything in the i386-amd64 family. If you can burn the CD, it will do its own thing so long as you boot from the CD drive. See: http://www.memtest.org/ (Don't know if your system is functional enough to download and burn a cd, but you're posting to the mailing list, so maybe you can?)
If something is wrong with your memory, that ought to spot it, and it runs completely separate from any operating system you have installed, so even if your lenny is pretty seriously borked you should still be able to work with it. I would be surprised if the SATA cables were the culprit, but it never hurts to be thorough. Just be sure to check each part, one piece at a time. Good luck. On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:57 PM, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:03:16 +0000 > Nick Syrotiuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yes, it could be that. I'm a software guy not a hardware guy. How >> do you suggest I diagnose a hardware problem? > > Try shutdown -rF now and watch when the file systems are checked on > reboot. Try to remove as many memory sticks from the board as possible > (unplug the power supply before you open the case) and see what > happens. If nothing changes, swap the memory stick against the one of > those you have taken out until all sticks are checked. Research about > incompatibilities with the board and the memory, maybe something is > known. Change out the SATA cables. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
