[rescue] Re: sun3 memory tester?

Chris Powell rescue at sunhelp.org
Wed Sep 5 11:17:07 CDT 2001


Alexander Bochmann <ab at lists.gxis.de> wrote:

> since I have salvaged a 4MB memory card from 
> another sun3/160 for my 3/160, the systems is 
> now a bit unstable. 
> Although all 12MB seem to be tested at startup, 
> no error was found yet, but I once had a panic 
> that seemed to point to memory error, and some 
> memory straining applications (like compiling gcc) 
> fail consistently with strange error messages.
> 
> So, does anyone know of a proper solution to 
> test the system's memory and actually find 
> possible errors?

Sundiag? /usr/diag/sundiag/sundiag - get to know SunView again :)

There was also a document written by John Valdes about repairing
Sun 4MB memory boards....... Here it is:

http://www.netsys.com/sunmgr/1994-09/msg00044.html


Chris.



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