[lug] Diagnostic Testing

[Ferdinand Schmid]

--On Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:05:31 AM -0600 Nate Duehr
<nate at natetech.com> wrote:

> In researching mondo (a CD-R/CD-RW backup tool) I found a CD ISO on
> their website somewhere that had memtest86 and some CPU pounding tools
> for pushing hardware to the limits on a "test your hardware" CD they
> put out.  
> 
> Making a bootable CD with memtest86 is infinitely "do-able", but
> finding one pre-built was kinda a nice surprise the other day... it
> joined the other "Don't Leave Home Without It" CD's in my backpack
> for system recovery/repair/testing.  :-)

Mondo is quite good.  SuSE has memtest86 on their installer CDs as one
of the boot options.  You could request the same for KRUD ;)  That way
you get to save the bulk and weight of another CD in your backpack ;)

Ferdinand

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Ferdinand Schmid
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