[Bug 317491] Re: Memtest86+ gives false errors on Apple machines

[Mörgæs]

Closing due to age.
If a similar bug appears in 13.10 please open a new report.


** Changed in: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Memtest86+ gives false errors on Apple machines

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: memtest86+

  Memtest86+ that comes with 8/10 install CD gives false errors on Apple
  machines. I have tested this on three different Macbooks, and they all
  are the same.

  According to Google, you should skip the first 1.2 megabytes of memory
  on Apple machines, because they are mapped to something else
  completely (HW registers etc). According to screen output, memtest86+
  skips only the first 144 kB. The result is tons of "memory errors"
  that are not errors.

  This should be fixed, or at the very least the live CD should print a
  warning before running memtest.

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