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lostinspace2011 Apprentice
Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 230
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:26 am Post subject: Memtest86+ only flashing blank screen |
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I am trying to use memtest86+ and have added the following to grub after emerging memtest86+
Code: | title Memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86plus/memtest |
However on boot-up when selecting this option all I get is a black screen flashing and then the grub menu again. I already tried adding the nofb option, but this didn't resolve this either. Any other suggestions on how to resolve this. |
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Mad Merlin Veteran
Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 1155
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:54 am Post subject: |
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I ran into memtest not working for me today (in the same way as described above, brief flash of memtest screen, then immediate reboot), I thought it was just because the system had too much memory (64G). The situation is a little different for me though, I boot into memtest image via PXE, and the same image works for lots of other machine, so I assumed it was something hardware specific.
I would be interested to know if you find the issue. _________________ Game! - Where the stick is mightier than the sword! |
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lostinspace2011 Apprentice
Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 230
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 6:40 am Post subject: |
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Not found anything so far. I have to add I am using mdadm-raid. Maybe memtest can't read deal with this. |
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wcg Guru
Joined: 06 Jan 2009 Posts: 588
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 5:12 am Post subject: |
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What happens if you run memtest86 from a Gentoo
install cd? (You can select it in place of selecting a
kernel to boot.) _________________ TIA |
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