>> The gcc update just failed to compile on one of my systems with a >> segfault, but then succeeded after trying again even though I didn't >> change anything. Does that indicate a hardware problem for sure? >> Should I run memtester? Any other tests to run? Nothing in dmesg. > > Not definitively anything; it could have been a race condition. > > Memtest if you like. prime95 is designed for CPU and memory burning, > too, and wouldn't require you to shutdown your system.
Thanks everyone. I ran memtester for a little bit and it came up with this before I killed it: # memtester 14000 memtester version 4.0.8 (64-bit) Copyright (C) 2007 Charles Cazabon. Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only). pagesize is 4096 pagesizemask is 0xfffffffffffff000 want 14000MB (14680064000 bytes) got 14000MB (14680064000 bytes), trying mlock ...locked. Loop 1: Stuck Address : ok Random Value : ok FAILURE: 0x524e8edb0512f3a7 != 0x524ecedb0512f3a7 at offset 0x04bd5130. FAILURE: 0x224c0b76048d37c0 != 0x224c4b76048d37c0 at offset 0x0de17970. FAILURE: 0x207dad0b8c3aced0 != 0x207ded0b8c3aced0 at offset 0x0de36970. FAILURE: 0x847e610e840fb84e != 0x847e210e840fb84e at offset 0x1dc7922f. FAILURE: 0x3f69916b940c7907 != 0x3f69d16b940c7907 at offset 0x1ed37770. Compare XOR : FAILURE: 0x13664bb2c7a58ca3 != 0x13668bb2c7a58ca3 at offset 0x04bd5130. FAILURE: 0x61bcd9d27eba2967 != 0x61bd19d27eba2967 at offset 0x0686b930. FAILURE: 0xe363c84dc71fd0bc != 0xe364084dc71fd0bc at offset 0x0de17970. FAILURE: 0xe19569e34ecd67cc != 0xe195a9e34ecd67cc at offset 0x0de36970. FAILURE: 0x7b844f40969fc496 != 0x7b848f40969fc496 at offset 0x0de94930. FAILURE: 0x45961de646a2514a != 0x4595dde646a2514a at offset 0x1dc7922f. FAILURE: 0x67e4594142a19ffa != 0x67e4994142a19ffa at offset 0x1ea14730. FAILURE: 0x8341dc6542a103ab != 0x83421c6542a103ab at offset 0x1ecd4730. FAILURE: 0x814e43569f1203 != 0x818e43569f1203 at offset 0x1ed37770. Compare SUB : FAILURE: 0x1082d4779192eec4 != 0xefbfd4779192eec4 at offset 0x02d10930. FAILURE: 0xad2dd70ca745ff5c != 0x8c6ad70ca745ff5c at offset 0x04bd5130. FAILURE: 0x189f6452fe165a2c != 0xf7dc6452fe165a2c at offset 0x0686b930. FAILURE: 0xc9ac41a7eab20330 != 0xa8e941a7eab20330 at offset 0x0de17970. FAILURE: 0x1b9b05b99a41be70 != 0xfad805b99a41be70 at offset 0x0de36970. FAILURE: 0x300cb2e02ea06f8 != 0xe23dcb2e02ea06f8 at offset 0x0de94930. FAILURE: 0xb29086ae7fdf2d4 != 0xea66086ae7fdf2d4 at offset 0x0e1c5970. FAILURE: 0x89126e3b0ccb5288 != 0xa9d56e3b0ccb5288 at offset 0x1dc7922f. FAILURE: 0x4d7afcf6378f9248 != 0x2cb7fcf6378f9248 at offset 0x1ea14730. FAILURE: 0x5a9034aa259352fc != 0x39cd34aa259352fc at offset 0x1ecd4730. FAILURE: 0x7b1c0d3184539edc != 0x5a590d3184539edc at offset 0x1ed37770. Compare MUL : FAILURE: 0x00000000 != 0x00000001 at offset 0x0686b930. FAILURE: 0x00000000 != 0x00000001 at offset 0x0de36970. Compare DIV : Compare OR : ok Compare AND : ok Sequential Increment: ok Solid Bits : testing 29 Now I've emerged gimps and I'm running the mprime "Blend" stress test so we'll see what that turns up. - Grant
