Bug#969191: O: memtest86+ -- thorough real-mode memory tester
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
I intend to orphan the memtest86+ package.
After much time a new beta is out, but it still does not include the
multiboot support. I don't have enough interest in this to dedicate
the time it requires to do things right.
The current unreleased state of the package is at
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/memtest86plus on branch "wip".
The package description is:
Memtest86+ scans your RAM for errors.
.
This tester runs independently of any OS - it is run at computer
boot-up, so that it can test *all* of your memory. You may want to
look at `memtester', which allows to test your memory within Linux,
but this one won't be able to test your whole RAM.
.
It can output a list of bad RAM regions usable by the BadRAM kernel
patch, so that you can still use your old RAM with one or two bad bits.
.
Memtest86+ is based on memtest86 3.0, and adds support for recent
hardware, as well as a number of general-purpose improvements,
including many patches to memtest86 available from various sources.
.
Both memtest86 and memtest86+ are being worked on in parallel.
Memtest86+ scans your RAM for errors.
.
This tester runs independently of any OS - it is run at computer
boot-up, so that it can test *all* of your memory. You may want to
look at `memtester', which allows to test your memory within Linux,
but this one won't be able to test your whole RAM.
.
It can output a list of bad RAM regions usable by the BadRAM kernel
patch, so that you can still use your old RAM with one or two bad bits.
.
Memtest86+ is based on memtest86 3.0, and adds support for recent
hardware, as well as a number of general-purpose improvements,
including many patches to memtest86 available from various sources.
.
Both memtest86 and memtest86+ are being worked on in parallel.
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