forgot the patch
------ Start of Patch ------
diff -urN memtest86+-1.70.orig/memtest.lds memtest86+-1.70/memtest.lds
--- memtest86+-1.70.orig/memtest.lds 2005-09-11 23:47:15.000000000
+0530
+++ memtest86+-1.70/memtest.lds 2006-04-06 11:16:22.089703648 +0530
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
ENTRY(_start);
SECTIONS {
- . = 0x10000;
+ . = 0x100000;
_start = . ;
.data : {
*(.data)
------ End of Patch ------
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Jesse Ziter <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. Use the ELF executable version of memtest (file memtest)
> instead of the zImage i.e. directly bootable version
> (file memtest.bin).
>
> 2. Apply the patch below which changes the load address of
>
> the ELF executable from 0x10000 to 0x100000. Otherwise,
> grub complains: "Error 7: Loading below 1MB is not supported"
>
> 3. Make the binaries as usual by typing `make'.
>
> 4. Load the ELF executable memtest like this:
>
> title Memtest86+ v1.70
> root (hd0,2) # Change this for your setup
> kernel --type=netbsd /boot/memtest
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm stumped with this one. Any ideas? Gateway mini-desktop from 2001, AMI
>> BIOS, Ubuntu 8.04.2 has GRUB in MBR, 384 MB RAM (128+256). When BIOS has
>> "Quick Boot Enabled" (quick RAM test, etc.), no problem -- can run any OS
>> from GRUB menu, all tests pass. When "Quick Boot Disabled" in BIOS (more
>> thorough RAM test and maybe more tests), GRUB menu appears, but choosing
>> anything produces "Grub Error 28: Selected item could not fit into memory".
>>
>> I don't understand why a more thorough test at powerup would let GRUB load
>> but then cause problems with the following step. What I've tried so far:
>> memtest86+ v2.xx (no errors found after 11 hours), various combinations of
>> DIMMs, moved jumper to reset BIOS, all no effect -- problem consistent,
>> repeatable and reproducible. Battery assumed OK, because it keeps time when
>> power off. Has anyone ever encountered anything like this? Any guesses?
>> Or should I just leave the BIOS at "Quick Boot Enabled" and not worry about
>> it? Thanks very much in advance for any ideas!
>>
>> BTW there seems to be a bug in Memtest86+ v1.70 (as shipped with Ubuntu
>> 8.04 and 8.04.2) -- less than a minute into the test (time proportional to
>> amount of RAM), it locks up with keyboard LEDs flashing. As v2.xx runs
>> uneventfully, I'm assuming that's a Memtest86+ bug and the RAM is OK.
>>
>> Adam
>>
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