[lug] CPU tester, Disk tester

[Hugh Brown]

I recently had a machine exhibit similar behavior.  The memory was at fault but memtest caught the problem.

If you can, start swapping components.  I'd go for replacing the mobo/cpu.

Hugh

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've a Redhat 9 box that crashes roughly once an hour
> when doing just about any trivial task.
> And it crashes reliably every time I run makewhatis.
> No trace is left in the log file.  It's a brand
> new installation, off the net, so I doubt it's been hacked.
> 
> My guess is hardware.  I've run memtest86 and
> the memory appears OK.
> 
> I suspect it's either the Intel Pentium, the VIA board,
> or the disk.  Do you know of any utilities to stress test
> Pentiums, the board, or disks?
> 
> I've written a small disk tester program, but in userspace I can
> only test my allocated files.  Much more useful would
> be a bootable tester that tests EVERY block.
> 
> Any ideas on Pentium or disk testers?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve