scar a écrit :
and now that i think harder, i think i do remember seeing some ECC errors in the system log back when i was running SunOS. maybe the RAM does have some issues but the ECC was properly handled by SunOS so i never experienced any problems. can anyone speak about ECC handling with Debian SPARC Linux kernel? how about the NetBSD kernel, Joël?
If I remember, ECC errors are corrected by psycho. Psycho (and schizo) return some information about memory error like "corrected" or "uncorrectable" errors. If you only see "corrected" errors, you have to change a memory module, but system should run as expected.
U5 memories are known to be very sensitive. JKB