Re: memtest (was: user perms)
On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 07:26:25AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > gene heskett composed on 2022-06-15 06:34 (UTC-0400): > > > I have had to replace some memory, but now memtest can't > > be found, I guess because it is a 16 bit build, and can't be > > changed. But it ran ON THIS 6 core i5, probably 8 or 9 times > > pre bullseye. > > > So what replaces it? From the thread about its MIA status, I > > am not the only one wanting it or a 64 bit substitute back > > on the grub menu. > > > I have a $100 bill for the talented coder who brings that > > or a new 64 bit from scratch version back. > > I don't even try to use FOSS memtest86+ on UEFI PCs. Instead, I use the free > version [...] For those who care, "free" seems here to mean "free of cost", not "free software". The website weasels around this point (which is somewhat irritating). Cheers -- t signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: memtest (was: user perms)
gene heskett composed on 2022-06-15 06:34 (UTC-0400):
> I have had to replace some memory, but now memtest can't
> be found, I guess because it is a 16 bit build, and can't be
> changed. But it ran ON THIS 6 core i5, probably 8 or 9 times
> pre bullseye.
> So what replaces it? From the thread about its MIA status, I
> am not the only one wanting it or a 64 bit substitute back
> on the grub menu.
> I have a $100 bill for the talented coder who brings that
> or a new 64 bit from scratch version back.
I don't even try to use FOSS memtest86+ on UEFI PCs. Instead, I use the free
version of the proprietary memtest86 from https://www.memtest86.com/. I run it
from this Grub stanza in /boot/grub/custom.cfg on my fastest/newest x86_64 PC:
menuentry "memtest86 7.4 EFI" {
search --no-floppy --label --set=root TM8P01ESP
chainloader /mt74x64.efi
}
That menu entry is pointing to the FAT32 ESP partition, which has the filesystem
label TM8P01ESP.
The current free version is much newer than 7.4.
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