[Bug 1090116] Re: Memtest86+ finds errors in almost every computer

[Tom van Leeuwen]

Bad words are 0x00000000 if test 7 is started immediately, else they
correspond to the last written pattern before i ran test #7.

Since i only see the problem with i386 builds (my machine is i386 but
the x64 version of memtest seems to run fine), i decided to re-build the
memtest from the source package. However, this did not make any
difference.

memtest86+_4.20-1.1ubuntu2_i386: False errors on test #7 (both self-build and original)
memtest86+_4.20-1.1ubuntu2_x64: No false errors

I forgot to mention that the PC is a laptop. I have an identical one but
haven't been able to run memtest on that laptop yet. I tested with a
256MB and (later) with only a 1GB memory module.

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Title:
  Memtest86+ finds errors in almost every computer

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In last Ubuntu releases (at least Kubuntu 64 bit ones), if you run
  Memtest86+ from GRUB, you'll get infinite errors on test #7. It makes
  Memtest86+ unreliable, so unuseful.

  Now I'm using Kubuntu 12.10 64 bit, but in my shop's lab we have found
  this bug on several flavors and versions.

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