Debian memtest package faulty? (was ... Re: hardware errors)
On Mon, Jun 09, 2014 at 01:45:53AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-06-09 at 01:35 +0200, Bzzzz wrote:
> > On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:22:25 +1200
> > Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
> >
> > > I assume the RAM needs replacing - is it possible to figure out
> > > which DIMM(s)?
> >
> > Install memtest86+ and boot on it, then leave at least
> > 3 complete cycles to run.
>
> I would use the memtest live media instead, so you're aware that you
> always get the current version from upstream. On my machine memtest from
> Debian and Ubuntu fails, while same versions from the live media don't
> fail.
So you are saying the Debian and Ubuntu versions are buggy? Which "live
media" version works for you?
Have you filed a bug?
Does the memtest86+ package work from the grub menu, for you?
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