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49 lines
1.6 KiB
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config BR2_PACKAGE_MEMTEST86
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bool "memtest86"
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depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
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help
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Memtest86+ is a bootable standalone memory test program.
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Buildroot does not support packages with a '+' sign in their
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name, which explains why it is named memtest86 and not
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memtest86+.
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Memtest86+ is a utility designed to test whether your memory
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is in working order. It repeatedly writes an enormous amount
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of different patterns to all memory locations and reads them
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back again and verifies whether the result of the read is the
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same as what was written to memory.
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Memtest86+ will only work on 32-bit or 64-bit x86 targets. It
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boots and autodetects hardware. Refer README.md for boot
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options.
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It can be loaded and run either directly by a PC BIOS (legacy
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or UEFI) or via an intermediate bootloader that supports the
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Linux 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit, or EFI handover boot protocol.
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It can be added to the grub2 boot menu by adding the following
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lines to the bottom of grub.cfg
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Example for legacy BIOS using the Linux 16-bit boot protocol,
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with built-in support for USB keyboards or running on a serial
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line:
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menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (USB keyboards)" {
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linux16 /boot/memtest.bin keyboard=both
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}
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menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (serial line)" {
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linux16 /boot/memtest.bin console=ttyS0,115200
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}
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Or for UEFI BIOS using the Linux 32-bit or 64-bit boot
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protocols, using USB keyboard:
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menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (USB keyboards)" {
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linux /EFI/BOOT/memtest.efi keyboard=both
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}
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Other boot loaders will have similar requirements.
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http://www.memtest.org
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