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Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB

From Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB
Date 2022-01-21 15:00 +0100
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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 02:33:44PM +0100, Michael Prokop wrote:
> * Marc Haber [Fri Jan 21, 2022 at 01:03:13PM +0100]:
> > I tried dd'ing the memtest86+.iso to two differen USB sticks. Both don't
> > boot on two different older ThinkPad Notebooks (one T520 and one X121e)
> > - the systems just fall back to the Boot Menu. The Free-as-in-Beer
> > memtest.iso from memtest86.com works fine on both boxes.
> 
> I suppose your system runs with EFI, while memtest86+ needs 16-bit
> boot and doesn't work with EFI systems, AFAIK.

memtest86+.elf on the same system runs fine if booted from an USB stick
with grub-pc (not grub-efi). Is that a possible indication that the
system doesn't run with EFI? I'd like to keep it running until tomorrow.

Greetings
Marc

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Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> - 2022-01-21 13:10 +0100
  Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> - 2022-01-21 15:00 +0100
    Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Michael Prokop <mika@debian.org> - 2022-01-21 15:10 +0100
      Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de> - 2022-01-21 19:30 +0100
        Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Marc Haber <mh+debian-bugs@zugschlus.de> - 2022-01-22 14:40 +0100
  Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Michael Prokop <mika@debian.org> - 2022-01-21 15:00 +0100
  Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Fabio Fantoni <fantonifabio@tiscali.it> - 2022-01-21 20:00 +0100
    Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Fabio Fantoni <fantonifabio@tiscali.it> - 2022-01-22 12:10 +0100
      Bug#1004126: memtest86+.iso does not boot from USB Fabio Fantoni <fantonifabio@tiscali.it> - 2022-01-22 18:20 +0100

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