Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-amd64 (218 mails)

[Pierre Patino <pierre@xxxxxxxxxx>]

fabrice piccini wrote:

> Sheo Shanker Prasad wrote:
>
> > I have a Dual Opteron with both SuSE9.3  & Fedora 3, SuSE being the 
> > default . Both are x86_64 versions. In splash screen, where we are 
> > asked to make choices for either the SuSE or Fedora, we have an 
> > additional option to make a choice for memory test.
> >
> > However, when I choose memory test, then the screen goes blank and 
> > nothing happens.
> > How can I get the memory test done?
> >
> > Your help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> -go to /boot
>
> -look for a file named "memtest.bin";
> if it doesn't exist, then that's the reason why memtest doesn't run, 
> else check the file /boot/grub/menu.lst and ensure you have an entry 
> like:
> "title memtest"
>   kernel (hdX,Y)/memtest.bin
>
> where X = # of disk (first disk is 0)
> and Y = # of partition where /boot is stored (first partition is 0)
>
>
> -if you don't have file memtest.bin in /boot, install thru Yast the 
> memtest rpm (should be memtest86-3.2.3), or go to 
> http://www.memtest.org/ ,download the appropriate kit (the 
> pre-compiled bootable binary - .gz), extract the archive, move the bin 
> file to /boot, and add an entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst with a similar 
> pattern as previously written, like:
> "title memtest86"
>   kernel (hdX,Y)/memtest86+-1.60.bin
>
> for X and Y values, apply the same values found for the entry "Suse 
> Linux 9.3";
>
> reboot, and test your memory...
>
>
> hth
> fabrice
I've got the same problem on five machines I've installed SuSE 9.1 to 
9.3 - memtest does nothing. The entry on menu.lst is correct and 
memtest.bin exists on /boot.  The problem is that the screen goes blank 
and all I see is a cursor that does not move. Nothing works until the 
reset button is pressed.

I've found out that memtest works off the bootable DVD/CD but in my case 
never off the hard disk.