[Bug 1863940] Re: Grub script should warn about EFI 32 bit system instead of exit silently

Fantu 1863940 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Feb 12 17:36:02 UTC 2022


was solved in latest version in Jammy

memtest86+ (5.31b+dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=medium
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  * Warn that don't support EFI instead of exit silently (LP: 1863940)

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

** Changed in: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Fix Released

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Title:
  Grub script should warn about EFI 32 bit system instead of exit
  silently

Status in memtest86+ package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I'm trying to add memtest to my Grub config, and searched a while. Many questions about this "problem" are posted on stack exchange but I didn't quickly found the solution. So I stated to trace and finally found the origin of my problem: I was trying to install FOSS Memtest86 version on a Grub that is launched on EFI mode. 
  But to find this problem I had to add debug on /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ and I here's what really miss there, IMHO:

  diff --git debian/grub debian/grub
  index 56ca510..11afbe5 100644
  --- debian/grub
  +++ debian/grub
  @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fi
   
   # We need 16-bit boot, which isn't available on EFI.
   if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then
  +  echo "Memtest86+ needs a 16-bit boot, that is not available on EFI, exiting." >&2
     exit 0
   fi

  (by the way I don't understood how to submit a PR; why Ubuntu isn't
  using Gitlab ?!!; so here's the "patch"; super simple so can be put
  here)

  Thanks

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