Statux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>RAM isn't cleared on a cold boot, is it? All of the contents are
>considered to be undefined, etc.. so there shouldn't be any problem with
>the values in memory... plus everything works on a cold boot <shrug>
>some BIOS versions are known to not reset stuff properly on a reboot. I'm
>not an expert in this area but I'm sure there's a simple answer for it :P
I *believe* one of my newer servers does clear the RAM on boot, but I don't
think this one does. The server is an older model HP NetServer and I ran
the diagnostics on the "NetServer Navigator" CD-ROM as well as
Memtest-86. Both passed so I'm not sure where else to look at the
moment. I don't remember the server ever doing this under 5.2 but then
again it's had 6.2 on it for some time now and reboots are a rare
occurrence anyhow. I may try booting with an older version of the kernel
and see what happens, although I expect it'll behave about the same. Guess
I'll just have to leave it running...not that it doesn't stay up 27x7 for
long periods of time anyway. :-)
-Eric
Eric Sisler
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