Linux - SoftwareThis forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I own a computer repair shop and dont want to shell out cash for diagnostic software. I am looking for a self booting cdrom that has software that can help dignose memory and hard drive errors as well as give detailed information about the hardware in the system.
Distribution: Gentoo 2004.2: Who needs exmmpkg when you have emerge?
Posts: 1,795
Rep:
For the memory: Memtest86, not even commercial programs can top it (boots off floppy or CD-ROM): http://memtest86.org
The longer you can run it without getting errors, the cleaner your RAM is . 'Long' would probably be around 1-2 days. As for the hard drive, e2fsck could do that (it would be on a Knoppix CD-ROM, so you could boot from that):
e2fsck -cv
And if you want an auto-repair using e2fsck:
e2fsck -p
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
. 'Long' would probably be around 1-2 days. As for the hard drive, e2fsck could do that (it would be on a Knoppix CD-ROM, so you could boot from that):
