Request for explanation of error message

[Bret Busby]

On 30/07/2019, Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
> On 2019-07-30 10:52 a.m., Liam Proven wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 16:12, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have not been able to find a way to manually invoke
>>> memtest86+.
>>
>> Boot from any Ubuntu install medium. It's on the boot menu. DVD, CD,
>> USB, doesn't matter. Does not affect the installed system in any way.
>>
>
>
> If your computer is UEFI, you have to enable Legacy Boot, either as an
> on-the fly boot option, or maybe in your BIOS.
>
> The open Source Memtest86+ can not be run from an EFI Boot and is not
> presented as an option.
>
>

Ah.

It is UEFI.

With that and it having MS Win10 preinstalled, that is why I installed
UbuntuMATE 18.04 (now 18.04.2), rather than 16.04.

It does not matter so much - the RAM appears to be working fine.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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 you'll know what the answer means."
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 Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
 "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
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 written by Douglas Adams,
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