On 2 Dec 2003 18:59:30 -0800, usinglinuxatwork@yahoo.com (usinglinuxatwork) wrote:

> Does anyone know of any good software to burn in pc's in linux. I am
> looking for something along the lines of burn in pro for windows. I
> would like to remaster Knoppix and be able to load it into new servers
> and "burn" them overnight.

.... i'm clueless about winders software, so dont know the
tool you're speaking of. to replicate machines, i'd recommend
this: http://www.partimage.org/ (they appear to be down
at the moment, but give it time)
..
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"usinglinuxatwork" wrote in message
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> Does anyone know of any good software to burn in pc's in linux. I am
> looking for something along the lines of burn in pro for windows. I
> would like to remaster Knoppix and be able to load it into new servers
> and "burn" them overnight.

Not sure what you mean by "burn in", other that to waste some of the MTBF on
all the components while searching for failure modes.

A well-configured and administered machine hasn't needed such measures for a
great many years. You may wish to run "memtest86" http://www.memtest86.com/
first, before installing the OS to accomplish your purpose as I understand
it.


tony

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Isn't "burn in" simply high use of CPU?

Have u tried

cd /usr/src/linux
while (true) do
make clean
make bzImage modules
end


usinglinuxatwork wrote:
> Does anyone know of any good software to burn in pc's in linux. I am
> looking for something along the lines of burn in pro for windows. I
> would like to remaster Knoppix and be able to load it into new servers
> and "burn" them overnight.
> Thanks

"usinglinuxatwork" wrote in message
news:f4a97e47.0312021859.15112307@posting.google.c om...
> Does anyone know of any good software to burn in pc's in linux. I am
> looking for something along the lines of burn in pro for windows. I
> would like to remaster Knoppix and be able to load it into new servers
> and "burn" them overnight.
> Thanks

I'm not familiar with that s/w package, but if by "burn in" you are talking
about performing h/w tests to weed out "infant mortality" problems there are
really only two areas on which to focus - memory and non-removable storage.
Of these, only the memory is readily testable without writing scripts or
downloading utilities to perform the "torture tests" on drives.

Memtest-86 is a very thorough test environment for memory. I generally run
it 8-12 hours on any new (or new to me) memory. So far, none of the memory
tested w/o errors has failed in use. Some is in boxes running over two
years.

Most hard drive manufacturers provide diagnostic programs for their
products. These tools usually include a surface scan, sequential
read/write, random read/write, and head positioning (exercising?)
components. You may find that this will meet your objectives. Honestly, I
only do this kind of testing on drives of unknown history. Even then, I
don't run the tests more than two or three cycles which verifies
functionality without undue wear and tear.

JW

Michael Janich wrote:
> Isn't "burn in" simply high use of CPU?
>
> Have u tried
>
> cd /usr/src/linux
> while (true) do
> make clean
> make bzImage modules
> end
>
>

thats as good a burn in i have ever seen. also memtest.

non-moving parts really dont need much burn-in, these days electronics
in computers reach their normal temperature in under a minute.

cl