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Subject: [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:49:53 -0500
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References: <51285738.3030200@thekramers.net> <87zjyvtdkf.fsf@laymusic.org> <5128C07A.7090202@thekramers.net> <5128F0DD.6000604@thekramers.net> <CAFv2jcYWMydRxsSj-UOsAYO59ehJYto9rbE18NML0QN-JhkYHw@mail.gmail.com> <20130223162108.00005644.Richard.Pieri@gmail.com> <5129C6C5.5020806@gmail.com> <EBD4E7AB-E684-4E14-9FE7-2CFE801A6C95@gmail.com> <CAJFsZ=o5qvsvdNuyHC=vU7CA6Gcq4u5gpaheRMNRODe87Dwtyw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFv2jcZ0O4XqiLdXmG8rxVO-JAhRTtY3h3phouLnxnz5BCkXFw@mail.gmail.com> <20130224191903.00006d64.Richard.Pieri@gmail.com> <CAFv2jcb+M+c-W0r=THQByqYscATR83RG=j+E-1zsfgqZzNBn0A@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:34:19 -0500
John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:

> My understanding is that ECC RAM merely makes a server crash on a
> memory error, not detect the error and alert the sysadmin. Is that
> not the case?

It does neither. ECC (error-correcting code) RAM corrects single-bit
errors automatically. No crash, no fuss, just reliable memory.

-- 
Rich P.

References:
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  - From: lconrad at laymusic.org (Laura Conrad)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
  - From: david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
  - From: david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
  - From: abreauj at gmail.com (John Abreau)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
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  - From: tmetro+blu at gmail.com (Tom Metro)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
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  - From: bogstad at pobox.com (Bill Bogstad)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
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- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
  - From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)
- [Discuss] Server won't boot kernel. initramfs problem?
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