On 9/13/23 12:40, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
> On 13.09.2023 19:10, Tom Browder wrote:
>> Here I am again seeking help. I have used memtest86 long ago when I
>> burned it on a CDROM disk.
>>
>> I see that it's a Debian package, and I installed it. Now I see
>> memtest86 on my boot choice screen, but selecting memtest86 does nothing.
>>
> That's weird.
> It works for me, although I use back-ported version 6.20 of "memtest86+"
> from Testing with a cosmetic patch. I like my grub menu tidy. :)
> I've now noticed you've wrote "memtest86", did you meant it to be
> "memtest86+"?
No, I installed both. I'll try again with just memtest86 (I saw somewhere that memtest86+ was still being finalized, but that doesn't sound like it would be available if that were the case).
memtest86 has its roots in 8086 16 bit code, and its been quite a party
for the coders to first bring it up to 32 bit, and finally to 64 bit.
That last version I downloaded and burned was memtest86 V9.4 which works
on my 6 core i5 as well as it did on 8086's but of course a bit faster.
A google search should get you a link to burn to a new cd/dvd, and it
Will report back.
-Tom