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

From Michael Prokop <mika@debian.org>
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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* 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.

regards
-mika-

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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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