Subj : Re: Is there a test suite for Pi2/armv7 ?
To   : bp@www.zefox.net
From : The Natural Philosopher
Date : Thu Jun 20 2024 06:49:05

On 19/06/2024 22:56, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> I've got a couple of old-ish Pi2 v1.1 32 bit hosts. Both
> have started to behave strangely, one having trouble booting
> and the other reporting what could be thought of as "off by one"
> errors that cause processes to report errors.
>
> They're the first two Pi2s purchased, in 2015. They've been
> powered on close to 24/7 since and I'm starting to wonder
> if they're wearing out. I didn't think it possible, but I'm
> running out of other ideas that make sense.
>
> Is there a hardware test suite for the Raspberry Pi that can
> identify faulty hardware? I know, this sounds a bit like the
> halting problem, which is insoluble, but I think it's slightly
> more tractable, maybe. Perhaps what I'm looking for is a kind
> of fuzzing test, though fuzzing usually tests software error
> handling and I'm looking for hardware errors (I think!).
>
> Test suites for i386 PCs used to be common, especially for
> memory. Something similar for the Pi2 would be a start.
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> bob prohaska
>
>
>
The only item that I would suspect has 'wear' issues would be the SD cards.


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