[09:17] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[09:19] <SuperMatt> morning blobs and grids.
[09:21] <brobostigon> morning cubes and monsters
[09:25] <zmoylan-pi> morning trapezoids and mammals
[09:25] <diddledan> morning its and thems
=== alan_g is now known as alan_g|lunch
=== alan_g|lunch is now known as alan_g
[16:28] <daftykins> has anyone come across a Linux based utility that reliably reports memory channel count and configuration? e.g. a standard desktop system may support dual channel operation, but requires sufficient modules installed to actually enable it
[16:28] <daftykins> a mate has a dual CPU HP Z800 workstation and says neither the BIOS nor dmidecode helps
[16:31] <Nafallo> daftykins: lshw -C memory ?
[16:32] <daftykins> doesn't that just pull from the above?
[17:17] <Nafallo> I haven't read the source for it.
[17:30] <ali1234> what about memtest86?
[17:30] <ali1234> if that can't do it then nothing can
[17:35] <daftykins> i disagree there, it's often been wrong about the hardware it's running against
[17:37] <ali1234> perhaps, but i think the only way the results could be improved is with an external hardware database. if the bios misreports then that's the only way really.
[17:38] <ali1234> and since it's a configuration thing... there's probably no way to know for sure
[17:41] <daftykins> i suggested booting Windows and firing up CPU-Z :)
[17:41] <Nafallo> daftykins: physical examination? ;-)
[17:41] <ali1234> look in the bios?
[17:41] <ali1234> i dunno...
[17:42] <daftykins> you can't confirm memory channels engaged with your eyes XD
[17:43] <Nafallo> ah. so that was the problem indeed.
[18:54] <directhex> daftykins: dmidecode not working is weird
[19:11]  * Laney watches BBC parliament
[19:11] <Laney> u rebelz
[19:20] <zmoylan-pi> rebelz without a constitution
[19:49] <daftykins> o0
[19:49] <daftykins> heh got a call out from my clients ex-cleaner who i put a router in for, at her rented building - "no internet!" turned out the landlord hasn't been paying the bill, oops