On Friday November 13 2009 02:44:54 suvayu ali wrote: > 2009/11/12 Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> Yes, it is due to the extension and the way it is treated by MIME....but > >> that's another story..... > >> > >> What is normally recommended is that you run memtest86+. First you have > >> to install it as it isn't installed by default. Then, AFAIK, the best > >> way to run it is standalone. Meaning from boot. As an example, I have > >> the following in my /boot/grub.conf file. > >> > >> title Memtest86+ > >> root (hd0,0) > >> kernel /memtest86+-2.11 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_f11-lv_root rhgb > >> quiet > >> > >> Also, I have > >> > >> timeout=8 > >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > >> hiddenmenu > >> > >> to ensure I can get to select what I want.... :-) > >> > >> Since the problem is intermittent, you should leave it running for an > >> extended period. > >> > >> Ed > > > > The other option I forgot to mention is to download the bootable CD > > image from http://www.memtest86.com/ and boot from the CD that you burn. > > ... or just boot with a Fedora CD or DVD and select memtest in in the > boot options menu. :) > thanks but how much time should I wait? could there be another explanation? I will run this test now and get back to you after it is done cheers YB. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines