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Package: memtest86+ (1.65-0bpo1) [backports]

thorough real-mode memory tester

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 you memory. You may want to look at `memtest' (in package `sysutils'), 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 you 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.

A convenience script is also provided to make a grub-based floppy or image.

Tags: System Administration: System Boot, User Interface: Text-based Interactive, Purpose: Checking

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  • sug: grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624)
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  • sug: hwtools
    collection of tools for low-level hardware management
  • sug: kernel-patch-badram
    Kernel patch allowing to use partly-bad RAM modules
  • sug: mtools
    Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
  • sug: sysutils
    Miscellaneous small system utilities.

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 60.2 kB204 kB [list of files]
i386 60.2 kB204 kB [list of files]