In article <1136793032.952447.77370@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups. com>,
stevong@gmail.com says...
: Ok.
:
: It seems that fsck doesnt really solve the problem. Weird kernel errors
: may pop up upon bootup.
:
: I've tried popping in SLAX live cd. But oftenly, even SLAX can fail to
: boot up the system with weird init errors.
:
: I realised it would be a problem with my ram.
:
: I removed one stick of ram from my system. That solved the problem. I
: can boot up with no issues.
:
: That stick of removed ram is higly suspicious. Im wondering are there
: any ram testing tool in linux
:
:

The *best* name brand ram is "none too good". (Sage advice from an old
computer builder I used to know). Another piece of good advice is
invest in a quality power supply (most are junk). Good memory and a
good power supply means 99% of problems never happen.