Memtest86 - Revision history

Stefanct: Memtest86+ requires an i386 libc

2012-10-09T20:55:50Z

Memtest86+ requires an i386 libc

KerryShe: /* Building */

2011-05-13T08:09:57Z

‎Building

Uwe at 16:46, 19 September 2010

2010-09-19T16:46:36Z

AJenbo: /* coreboot */

2010-04-21T21:43:02Z

‎coreboot

Ward at 21:30, 18 March 2009

2009-03-18T21:30:39Z

Alien: removed the "$"s from the commands to make them copy/paste-able

2008-09-12T06:53:47Z

removed the "$"s from the commands to make them copy/paste-able

Uwe at 00:53, 18 April 2008

2008-04-18T00:53:35Z

Uwe: /* Ready-made QEMU image */

2008-04-18T00:25:52Z

‎Ready-made QEMU image

Uwe: Memtest86 build instructions.

2008-04-18T00:16:49Z

Memtest86 build instructions.

Uwe: First draft, needs more work.

2006-10-09T21:03:58Z

First draft, needs more work.

New page

See http://www.memtest86.com/ for details.

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 === Memtest86+ ===
+Prerequisite: on non-i386 hosts be sure to have the i386 libc installed (e.g. libc6-dev-i386).
   $ '''wget http://www.memtest.org/download/4.20/memtest86+-4.20.tar.gz'''
   $ '''tar xfvz memtest86+-4.20.tar.gz'''

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	The file '''memtest''' is your final payload which you can use with coreboot, either on real hardware or in a [[QEMU]] image.		The file '''memtest''' is your final payload which you can use with coreboot, either on real hardware or in a [[QEMU]] image.
		+
		+	=== Memtest86+ ===
		+
		+	$ '''wget http://www.memtest.org/download/4.20/memtest86+-4.20.tar.gz'''
		+	$ '''tar xfvz memtest86+-4.20.tar.gz'''
		+	$ '''cd memtest86+-4.20'''
		+	(Optional: edit '''config.h''' and set '''#define SERIAL_CONSOLE_DEFAULT 1''' for serial support)
		+	$ '''make'''

	=== coreboot ===		=== coreboot ===

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 '''[http://www.memtest86.com/ Memtest86]''' is a program which checks your RAM modules.
-It can be run from within GRUB, but also as a coreboot payload (i.e. included in your ROM chip).
+It can be run from within GRUB, but also as a coreboot [[Payloads|payload]] (i.e. included in your ROM chip).
 == Building  ==
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 === Memtest86 ===
-  mkdir foo
+  $ '''mkdir foo'''
-  cd foo
+  $ '''cd foo'''
-  wget http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.5.tar.gz
+  $ '''wget http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.5.tar.gz'''
-  tar xfvz memtest86-3.5.tar.gz
+  $ '''tar xfvz memtest86-3.5.tar.gz'''
-  cd memtest86-3.5
+  $ '''cd memtest86-3.5'''
 (Optional: edit '''config.h''' and set '''#define SERIAL_CONSOLE_DEFAULT 1''' for serial support)
-  make
+  $ '''make'''
-The file '''memtest''' is your final payload which you can use with coreboot (v2 or v3), either on real hardware or in a QEMU image.
+The file '''memtest''' is your final payload which you can use with coreboot, either on real hardware or in a [[QEMU]] image.
 === coreboot ===
-Finally, you have to build coreboot (v3 in this example) with Memtest86 as payload:
+Finally, you have to build coreboot with Memtest86 as payload:
-  cd ..
+  $ '''cd ..'''
-  svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3 '''-r656'''
+  $ '''svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot'''
- cp memtest86-3.5/memtest coreboot-v3/payload.elf
+ $ '''cp memtest86-3.5/memtest coreboot/payload.elf'''
-  cd coreboot-v3
+  $ '''cd coreboot'''
-  make menuconfig
+  $ '''make menuconfig'''
-Now enter the '''Payload''' menu and select '''Payload type''' and then '''An ELF executable payload file'''. Now exit the menu, save your settings, and build coreboot:
+Now enter the '''Payload''' menu and select '''Payload type''' and then '''An ELF executable payload file'''. Then, exit the menu, save your settings, and build coreboot:
-  make
+  $ '''make'''
-The file '''build/coreboot.rom''' (or '''build/bios.bin''') is your final coreboot v3 image, which also contains the payload.
+The file '''build/coreboot.rom''' is your final coreboot image, which also contains the payload.
 == Running Memtest86 in QEMU ==
-For running the coreboot+Memtest86 image in QEMU, you need a patched version of '''vgabios-cirrus.bin''' in your '''build''' directory first:
+For running the coreboot+Memtest86 image in [[QEMU]], you need a patched version of '''vgabios-cirrus.bin''' in your '''build''' directory first:
-  cd build
+  $ '''cd build'''
-  wget http://www.coreboot.org/images/0/0d/Vgabios-cirrus.zip
+  $ '''wget http://www.coreboot.org/images/0/0d/Vgabios-cirrus.zip'''
-  unzip Vgabios-cirrus.zip
+  $ '''unzip Vgabios-cirrus.zip'''
-  cd ..
+  $ '''cd ..'''
-You can now run coreboot and Memtest86 in QEMU:
+You can now run coreboot and Memtest86 in [[QEMU]]:
   qemu -L build -hda /dev/zero -serial stdio
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 == Ready-made QEMU image ==
-Please follow [http://www.coreboot.org/QEMU#coreboot_v3_.2B_Memtest86 these instructions] if you want to try out coreboot and Memtest86 in [[QEMU]].
+Please follow [[QEMU#coreboot_v3_.2B_Memtest86|these instructions]] if you want to try out coreboot and Memtest86 in [[QEMU]].
 {{PD-self}}

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   cd ..
   svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3 '''-r656'''
-  cp memtest86-3.4/memtest coreboot-v3/payload.elf
+  cp memtest86-3.5/memtest coreboot-v3/payload.elf
   cd coreboot-v3
   make menuconfig

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
   mkdir foo
   cd foo
-  wget http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.4.tar.gz
+  wget http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.5.tar.gz
-  tar xfvz memtest86-3.4.tar.gz
+  tar xfvz memtest86-3.5.tar.gz
-  cd memtest86-3.4
+  cd memtest86-3.5
 (Optional: edit '''config.h''' and set '''#define SERIAL_CONSOLE_DEFAULT 1''' for serial support)
   make

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   $ cd ..
-  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3
+  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3 '''-r656'''
   $ cp memtest86-3.4/memtest coreboot-v3/payload.elf
   $ cd coreboot-v3

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−	~~See~~ http://www.memtest86.com/ for ~~details~~.	+	[[Image:Qemu memtest.png\|thumb\|right\|The [[Memtest86]] payload.]]
		+
		+	'''[http://www.memtest86.com/ Memtest86]''' is a program which checks your RAM modules.
		+
		+	It can be run from within GRUB, but also as a coreboot payload (i.e. included in your ROM chip).
		+
		+	== Building ==
		+
		+	=== Memtest86 ===
		+
		+	$ mkdir foo
		+	$ cd foo
		+	$ wget http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.4.tar.gz
		+	$ tar xfvz memtest86-3.4.tar.gz
		+	$ cd memtest86-3.4
		+	(Optional: edit '''config.h''' and set '''#define SERIAL_CONSOLE_DEFAULT 1''' for serial support)
		+	$ make
		+
		+	The file '''memtest''' is your final payload which you can use with coreboot (v2 or v3), either on real hardware or in a QEMU image.
		+
		+	=== coreboot ===
		+
		+	Finally, you have to build coreboot (v3 in this example) with Memtest86 as payload:
		+
		+	$ cd ..
		+	$ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repository/coreboot-v3
		+	$ cp memtest86-3.4/memtest coreboot-v3/payload.elf
		+	$ cd coreboot-v3
		+	$ make menuconfig
		+
		+	Now enter the '''Payload''' menu and select '''Payload type''' and then '''An ELF executable payload file'''. Now exit the menu, save your settings, and build coreboot:
		+
		+	$ make
		+
		+	The file '''build/coreboot.rom''' (or '''build/bios.bin''') is your final coreboot v3 image, which also contains the payload.
		+
		+	== Running Memtest86 in QEMU ==
		+
		+	For running the coreboot+Memtest86 image in QEMU, you need a patched version of '''vgabios-cirrus.bin''' in your '''build''' directory first:
		+
		+	$ cd build
		+	$ wget http://www.coreboot.org/images/0/0d/Vgabios-cirrus.zip
		+	$ unzip Vgabios-cirrus.zip
		+	$ cd ..
		+
		+	You can now run coreboot and Memtest86 in QEMU:
		+
		+	$ qemu -L build -hda /dev/zero -serial stdio
		+
		+	== Ready-made QEMU image ==
		+
		+	Please follow [ these instructions] if you want to try out coreboot and Memtest86 in [[QEMU]].
		+
		+	{{PD-self}}