[Debian-eeepc-devel] Memtest

[Ben Armstrong]

On 07/11/10 08:31 PM, Glyn Webster wrote:
> I have a 2GB RAM chip in my Asus 701 4G, and I am getting an error very
> like this one when I use Memtest-86:
> 
>     http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=522525
> 
> The RAM chip is the cheapest I could find though, not an ECC one. The
> same thing happens on a friend's 701 4G.
> 
> Memtest86+ 4.10 (from the 'memtest+' package) reports no errors at all,
> and my laptop is working fine, so I assume there's some sort of bug in
> Memtest-86 when used on a 701 4G.
> 
> Should I report this as a bug in Memtest-86? Or does it belong here?
> 
> (I just about threw my netbook out because of this, I'm so glad I
> decided to double-check at the last moment! %-| )

If you have reason to believe it's the same bug as #522525, just submit
any further info you think may help on that bug report without opening a
new one.

Ben