Bruno Buys wrote:
Muhammed Halawah wrote:Hello debianists, I am facing a problem after installing 1GB RAM on my laptop. the symptoms are:-1-clear instability with firefox (1.0.6-5) while browsing.I have tried thestable version (1.0.4-1) of it but that did not make difference.2-gkrellm crashes when switching from one disktop to another (using pager)more info:the entire ram is recognized by the BIOS and the kernel. I am using Debiantesting. I have tried with a kernel compiled by me (2.6.11), but no difference. Also with a Debian kernel (2.6.12) but no success. Actually I am not sure if the problem is related to the kernel or my KDE. Please CC me cause I am not currently subscribed in the list. in peace MohammadHi,I don't see how a troubling mem module would cause problems only on two programs. Bad mem is likely to cause general and/or random problems, including data corruption. Well, testing the mem module is always a good thing to do, as pointed by the other reply to you. Memtest86 is a nice program, let it run for a good time (hours). I let a computer run memtest86 overnight yesterday, completing 8 hours without errors. Its a good thing to do when you buy a new module and need to test it in order to return it in time if it is bugged.
I had mem probs. but because of the new mobo (epox 8vtai0). I ended up raising the DIMM voltage 0.2 vols. The book said the default was 2.5v but in fact it was 2.7v. My problems were just that: random hangs and segfaults. Preferred segfault seemed to be gcc.
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