stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble installing/running theDomain Name Service Configuration Tool)

[Ed McCorduck]

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> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> Bob McClure Jr
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:38 AM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: stability of RHEL ES 4 (was: RE: trouble 
> installing/running theDomain Name Service Configuration Tool)
 
> > Thanks, Rick. Obviously, I haven't used memtest86 very 
> much, so could 
> > you tell me what I should be looking for on its report screen?
> 
> About halfway down the screen is the area where it will list 
> the errors.  If it goes all the way through one pass without 
> any errors, then your memory is _probably_ okay.  If (with 
> the case and covers on) it goes through two passes without 
> errors, then you can be 99.98% certain it's all okay.
> 
> > If it
> > finds anything amiss, will an error message just jump out at me?
> 
> More or less, as above.
> 
> > And if
> > it does find problems, will it fix or try to fix them itself
> 
> No.
> 
> > or would I need another utility for that?
> 
> Well, your hands and some money. :-)  There is no way to fix 
> bad memory except by replacing it.  I don't know of any way 
> to map out bad memory.
> 
> > Ed McCorduck
> > Ed.McCorduck at Cortland.edu
> > http://McCorduck.ws
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
> robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> God doesn't have (or need) a Plan B.


Thanks so much, Bob, for your very informative answers to my questions. 


Ed McCorduck
Ed.McCorduck at Cortland.edu
http://McCorduck.ws