memtest

[Norman Silverstone]

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> > Memtest is referred to in the help items at the start of the install
> > disc, I discovered and I was surprised that, because I am an avid reader
> > of help files, I had not met this before. All I can think of is that it
> > was not there when I installed Warty and, as I upgraded rather than full
> > install for the upgrades, I have never seen any up to date help files
> > and, hence, nothing about memtest.
> 
> On Dapper install CDs, there'll be a graphical boot loader on which
> you'll see a "Memory test" option, so it'll be pretty obvious.

That is good news.
> 
> > I would welcome comments about the lack of information of changes such
> > as the addition of memtest and wondered what would be the best way to
> > keep users of Ubuntu, like myself, informed of useful items added to the
> > installation disc which we may never see because we upgrade rather than
> > fully install each new edition of Ububtu.

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> 
> That said, the addition of the memory test boot option never did get
> announced this way; sorry about that. I just had a trawl back through my
> archives and discovered that that's because the milestone CD release
> that added it was the one such release that I didn't do myself, since I
> was busy being on honeymoon at the time. :-)

Thanks very much for your most helpful response.

Norman