[Bug 1234612] [NEW] Please update memtest86+ to the latest 5.0.x release - memtest86 in Ubuntu 13.10 is 2 years old (v4.2.0)!

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Public bug reported:

At September 2013, after more than 2 years since 4.20, 5.01 is finally
out and the development of Memtest86+ is now fully resumed. Regular
updates will follow soon.

Please update memtest86+ to the latest 5.0.x release - memtest86 4.2.0
in Ubuntu 13.10 is 2 years old and doesn't support lots of current
hardware :(

Memtest86+ V5.01 changelog
--------------------------
- Added support for up to 2 TB of RAM on X64 CPUs
- Added experimental SMT support up to 32 cores
- Added complete detection for memory controllers.
- Added Motherboard Manufacturer & Model reporting
- Added CPU temperature reporting
- Added enhanced Fail Safe Mode (Press F1 at startup)
- Added support for Intel "Sandy Bridge-E" CPUs
- Added support for Intel "Ivy Bridge" CPUs
- Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell" CPUs
- Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell-ULT" CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Kabini" (K16) CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Bulldozer" CPUs
- Added support for AMD "Trinity" CPUs
- Added support for AMD E-/C-/G-/Z- "Bobcat" CPUs
- Added support for Intel Atom "Pineview" CPUs
- Added support for Intel Atom "Cedar Trail" CPUs
- Added SPD detection on most AMD Chipsets
- Enforced Coreboot support
- Optimized run time for faster memory error detection
- Rewriten lots of memory timings detection code
- Corrected bugs, bugs and more bugs

Tips : F1 will enable fail-safe mode, F2 will enable SMP Mode (disabled
by default) and F3 will trigger an hidden alternative SMP Mode.

See http://memtest.org/#change for more info

** Affects: memtest86+ (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Please update memtest86+ to the latest 5.0.x release - memtest86 in
  Ubuntu 13.10 is 2 years old (v4.2.0)!

Status in “memtest86+” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  At September 2013, after more than 2 years since 4.20, 5.01 is finally
  out and the development of Memtest86+ is now fully resumed. Regular
  updates will follow soon.

  Please update memtest86+ to the latest 5.0.x release - memtest86 4.2.0
  in Ubuntu 13.10 is 2 years old and doesn't support lots of current
  hardware :(

  Memtest86+ V5.01 changelog
  --------------------------
  - Added support for up to 2 TB of RAM on X64 CPUs
  - Added experimental SMT support up to 32 cores
  - Added complete detection for memory controllers.
  - Added Motherboard Manufacturer & Model reporting
  - Added CPU temperature reporting
  - Added enhanced Fail Safe Mode (Press F1 at startup)
  - Added support for Intel "Sandy Bridge-E" CPUs
  - Added support for Intel "Ivy Bridge" CPUs
  - Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell" CPUs
  - Added preliminary support for Intel "Haswell-ULT" CPUs
  - Added support for AMD "Kabini" (K16) CPUs
  - Added support for AMD "Bulldozer" CPUs
  - Added support for AMD "Trinity" CPUs
  - Added support for AMD E-/C-/G-/Z- "Bobcat" CPUs
  - Added support for Intel Atom "Pineview" CPUs
  - Added support for Intel Atom "Cedar Trail" CPUs
  - Added SPD detection on most AMD Chipsets
  - Enforced Coreboot support
  - Optimized run time for faster memory error detection
  - Rewriten lots of memory timings detection code
  - Corrected bugs, bugs and more bugs

  Tips : F1 will enable fail-safe mode, F2 will enable SMP Mode
  (disabled by default) and F3 will trigger an hidden alternative SMP
  Mode.

  See http://memtest.org/#change for more info

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