Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: memtest86+
Seems memtest86+ is broken in intrepid. (2.01-1ubuntu1), as it gives
screenfulls of errors instantly, but the old memtest86 image (copied
from a 1.70 on a hardy-heron) works fine. I did an apt-get --reinstall
install memtest86+ -- and the md5sum of the binary image in /boot
remained unchanged. It looks like it isn't accounting for its own
memory space properly -- all the errors reported were at real low
addresses; probably where memtest itself lives. This machine has an AGP
video card, so there shouldn't be any stolen memory associated with
onboard video. It has an intel 82845 (Brookdale) chipset and PC-133
SDRAM. Happens even with only 1 stick of 128MB installed.
For what it is worth, I tried pulling and swapping memory to no avail --
then eventually it dawned on me that the test itself was suspect, since
I'd not ever used it before in intrepid. Figured it was worth reporting
before someone else suffered the same.
** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[intrepid] memtest86+ broken on IBM NetVista
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246412
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