Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> Newsgroups: aus.computers Subject: Re: Why secure boot might be a good idea on your Linux machine Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:12:57 +1100 Lines: 56 Message-ID: References: <6748e05b@news.ausics.net> <674b78d6@news.ausics.net> <6758b09e@news.ausics.net> <6762262e@news.ausics.net> <67639438@news.ausics.net> <6765e2d6@news.ausics.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net NzMFMMxSx3u9McS+QhjnHAbZWcJZlt8YlbUlagz0sT1Mh/OZ2U Cancel-Lock: sha1:WoqTseK/WGHxxsOAvBhSIAIXK7U= sha256:hx3NSY8WMOILFomiffPqjlCTm4GK07a7s4s7xmQRAek= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/91.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.19 In-Reply-To: <6765e2d6@news.ausics.net> Xref: csiph.com aus.computers:71545 Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> wrote: >> Mighty Mouse wrote: >>> Mighty Mouse wrote: >>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>>>> Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> wrote: >>>>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>>>>>> Try running Memtest86 to check the RAM didn't get damaged >>>>>>> accidentally. Linux probably won't be using as much RAM as Win10, >>>>>>> so it may not have reached the memory region that's faulty. >>>>>> I forgot that I had installed brand new ram, 16Gb 2x8. I ran memtest, >>>>>> and the computer turned off after a few minutes. so in case that >>>>>> ram was >>>>>> faulty I put in 8 gig (2x4) of RAM, and set up a sceen to monitor >>>>>> memtest. it ran for 21 minutes then the computer turned off again! you >>>>>> can see here https://auslink.info/video/memtest.mp4 . I'm sure >>>>>> this is >>>>>> not supposed to happen. >>>>> Yes, it's supposed to keep testing forever. That's certainly a >>>>> hardware problem. >>>>> >>>>>> one other thing, the power supply in this PC failed, it was emitting a >>>>>> 'hissing' noise and burnt smell, and I replaced it with a brand new >>>>>> one. >>>>>> it's only since then that these problems have started. could it be >>>>>> that >>>>>> the motherboard is faulty? >>>>> Yep, though it could be just one RAM slot so you might try moving >>>>> the RAM sticks about. >>>> ok >>> the RAM was running as dual channel in A2/B2 slots. I'll put it in >>> A1/B1 and run memtest again. >> I swapped the memory sockets, and reinstalled windows, but it's just the >> same. > Reinstalling Windows was pointless, just run Memtest86 and when it > completes a pass or two you know your problem is fixed. does memtest terminate with a final screen of results, so I can have it running without monitoring it? > >> do you think it's a motherboard fault? or could it be CPU related? >> could a CPU fault cause memtest to fail? > Of course. The CPU has to talk to the RAM, so if it can't do that > right then either could be at fault (as well as the motherboard). > If you've now tried different RAM sticks and different RAM slots, > swapping back the old CPU would be the next test, and failing that > then the motherboard must be broken. > -- Have a nice day!.. stay sane, be happy, and enjoy living.