[Bug 1876157] Re: memtest86+ freeze on 6 different PCs

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Memtest in Ubuntu is very old, not updated since 2013, new Memtest86+
release v5.31b is available at http://memtest.org , dated 12/04/2020

*** Enhancements in v5.31b : ***
I've started compiling many codes branches to release public builds again! Here is Memtest86+ 5.31b, with many bug fixes in the core functions. 

Also there is updated Memtest86+ branch at
https://www.coreboot.org/Memtest86%2B - several people told, that this
branch does work, where original Memtest 5.01 doesn't, see

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943752

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #943752
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943752

** Also affects: memtest86+ (Debian) via
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943752
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Description changed:

- Yesterday I booted into Ubuntu's memtest86+. I wasn't experiencing or
- expecting problems, and only wanted to make sure memory is okay after I
- had to remove modules to take the PSU out and put it back in. I ran it
- twice, and both times it hung at exactly 79% in the first test. Even
- fail safe mode hung exactly at that point.
+ Memtest in Ubuntu is very old, not updated since 2013, new Memtest86+
+ release v5.31b is available at http://memtest.org , dated 12/04/2020
+ 
+ *** Enhancements in v5.31b : ***
+ I've started compiling many codes branches to release public builds again! Here is Memtest86+ 5.31b, with many bug fixes in the core functions.
+ 
+ Also there is updated Memtest86+ branch at https://www.coreboot.org/Memtest86%2B - several people told, that this branch does work, where original Memtest 5.01 doesn't, see
+ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943752
+ 
+ ---- Original bugreport ----
+ I ran it twice, and both times it hung at exactly 79% in the first test. Even fail safe mode hung exactly at that point.
  
  Then I booted with the floppy image from memtest86+-4.10.floppy.zip and
  it worked fine.
  
  Today I installed memtest86+_5.01-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb from Ubuntu 19.10
  and that worked fine too.
  
  The failing version is 5.01-3.1ubuntu1.
  
  Memory configuration is 2 * 2 GB (F2-6400CL5-2GBPQ) and 2 * 1 GB
  (OCZ2G8001G) working in dual channel mode. CPU is Harpertown Xeon X5470
  running at stock speed (3.33 GHz).
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: memtest86+ 5.01-3.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
- NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
- ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Apr 30 13:51:01 2020
  SourcePackage: memtest86+
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-06 (24 days ago)

** Summary changed:

- memtest86+ freeze on 6 different PCs
+ Memtest86+ in Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work, switch to Coreboot branch or package new release v5.31b is available since 12/04/2020

** Also affects: memtest86+ (Baltix)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: memtest86+ (Baltix)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: memtest86+ (Baltix)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: memtest86+ (Baltix)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)

** Changed in: memtest86+ (Baltix)
    Milestone: None => baltix-18.04

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Title:
  Memtest86+ in Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work, switch to Coreboot branch or
  package new release v5.31b is available since 12/04/2020

Status in memtest86+ package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in memtest86+ package in Baltix:
  Triaged
Status in memtest86+ package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Memtest in Ubuntu is very old, not updated since 2013, new Memtest86+
  release v5.31b is available at http://memtest.org , dated 12/04/2020

  *** Enhancements in v5.31b : ***
  I've started compiling many codes branches to release public builds again! Here is Memtest86+ 5.31b, with many bug fixes in the core functions.

  Also there is updated Memtest86+ branch at https://www.coreboot.org/Memtest86%2B - several people told, that this branch does work, where original Memtest 5.01 doesn't, see
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=943752

  ---- Original bugreport ----
  I ran it twice, and both times it hung at exactly 79% in the first test. Even fail safe mode hung exactly at that point.

  Then I booted with the floppy image from memtest86+-4.10.floppy.zip
  and it worked fine.

  Today I installed memtest86+_5.01-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb from Ubuntu 19.10
  and that worked fine too.

  The failing version is 5.01-3.1ubuntu1.

  Memory configuration is 2 * 2 GB (F2-6400CL5-2GBPQ) and 2 * 1 GB
  (OCZ2G8001G) working in dual channel mode. CPU is Harpertown Xeon
  X5470 running at stock speed (3.33 GHz).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: memtest86+ 5.01-3.1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Apr 30 13:51:01 2020
  SourcePackage: memtest86+
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-06 (24 days ago)

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