[Bug 883017] [NEW] memtest86+ fails on efi systems

[albatros]

Public bug reported:

memtest86+ fails to load on an amd64 in EFI-mode system using grub-efi,
I do not know if the error also occurs when using grub-pc on amd64.

Memtest86+ entries are included in the GRUB boot menu. Booting these options results in an error however:
'error: unknown command 'linux16'.'

Changing linux16 to linux results in another error:
'error: zImage doesn't support 32-bit boot.'
(bug #424506)

It seems grub-efi (or maybe actually grub on
amd64(http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#linux16) does
not support linux16.

I have not found a solution. If there is no solution yet, I would
suggest not adding the Memtest86+ boot options on amd64 systems (I
believe efi&64 bit support is planned for memtest86+ version 5)

** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  memtest86+ fails on efi systems

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  memtest86+ fails to load on an amd64 in EFI-mode system using grub-
  efi, I do not know if the error also occurs when using grub-pc on
  amd64.

  Memtest86+ entries are included in the GRUB boot menu. Booting these options results in an error however:
  'error: unknown command 'linux16'.'

  Changing linux16 to linux results in another error:
  'error: zImage doesn't support 32-bit boot.'
  (bug #424506)

  It seems grub-efi (or maybe actually grub on
  amd64(http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#linux16) does
  not support linux16.

  I have not found a solution. If there is no solution yet, I would
  suggest not adding the Memtest86+ boot options on amd64 systems (I
  believe efi&64 bit support is planned for memtest86+ version 5)

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