Public bug reported: If I choose to run memtest86+ from my Lucid install, it causes the system to reboot. Version included in Lucid in 4.00 and sandy bridge support was added in version 4.20.
Additional info: 1) silviu@silviu-lucid:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS Release: 10.04 2) silviu@silviu-lucid:~$ apt-cache policy memtest86+ memtest86+: Installed: 4.00-2ubuntu3 Candidate: 4.00-2ubuntu3 Version table: *** 4.00-2ubuntu3 0 500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: memtest86+ 4.00-2ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-10.46~lucid1-generic 2.6.38.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Aug 14 09:52:27 2011 Dependencies: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110720.1) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: memtest86+ ** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/826132 Title: memtest causes reboot on sandy bridge cpu, version in lucid too old To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memtest86+/+bug/826132/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs