Linux stops working

[Karl Larsen]

Tim wrote:
> Joseph Loo:
>   
>>> Have you checked your memory? You can do a memory check with the 
>>> installation disk.
>>>       
>
>
> Karl Larsen:
>   
>> Why would that be a problem?
>>     
>
> It could be faulty, or not compatible with your board.  That happens.
>
>   
>> And how do you do a memory test with the F7 installation disk?
>>     
>
> Run memtest86+ from the prompt, see the F key hints for help.  Boot the
> install disc, read the text, don't start installing.
>
>   
    Hi Tim and yes RPM was low. I have just 1/2 a gb now but tomorrow 
the Brown Truck brings me 2 gb of 450 MHz Ram. That may well stop a 
memory problem. Here is top from this old computer right now:

top - 18:28:51 up  3:02,  1 user,  load average: 0.73, 0.32, 0.13
Tasks: 117 total,   1 running, 114 sleeping,   0 stopped,   2 zombie
Cpu(s):  6.0%us,  3.2%sy,  0.0%ni, 90.6%id,  0.0%wa,  0.1%hi,  0.0%si,  
0.0%st
Mem:    482720k total,   476252k used,     6468k free,    16796k buffers
Swap:        0k total,        0k used,        0k free,   220196k cached

My swap is real small and that could be a problem too.



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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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