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14.2 > System > memtest86 (4.3.7)

Memtest86 is a thorough, stand-alone memory test for x86 architecture
computers.  BIOS based memory tests are a quick, cursory check and often
miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86.

This package installs a bootable image to /boot/memtest86.bin
which is similar to the kernel images in the same directory.


LILO users:  Append this to your /etc/lilo.conf:

  image = /boot/memtest86.bin
    label = memtest86

Then run `/sbin/lilo` to update the boot loader.
Don't forget to re-run `/sbin/lilo` if you upgrade this package.


GRUB 2 users:  Append something like this to your /etc/grub.d/40_custom:

  menuentry 'memtest86' {
      linux16 (hd0,1)/boot/memtest86.bin
  }

Then run `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` to update the boot menu.


GRUB Legacy users:  Append something like this to your /boot/grub/menu.lst:

  title memtest86
      kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest86.bin


See /usr/doc/memtest86-$VERSION/README for more info.

Maintained by: Kyle Guinn
Keywords: memtest,memory,test
ChangeLog: memtest86