[geeks] Looking for memtest86+

Mouse mouse at Rodents-Montreal.ORG
Mon Sep 5 13:03:39 EDT 2022


...I didn't _expect_ this to be difficult.

I've got a Soekris net4501 (basically, a 486/133) which has been
occasionally crashing with peculiar messages that lead me to suspect
flaky hardware.  So I wanted to run memtest86+.

But memtest.org, which seems to be the home of memtest86+ from what my
half-assed web skillz can tell, appears to offer v6 beta 3 for
download, except it says v6 "is NOT READY for production yet!".  I
haven't managed to find any indication where I might be able to get any
other version - like, say, the latest _production-ready_ version.

I even tried to get the v6 version, on the theory that a
possibly-broken version is better than nothing, but all I've been able
to find is Windows and linux ISOs, none of which appear to contain the
memtest.bin I'm supposed to use for PXE booting (that being the
practical way to do one-off runs on the 4501).

So, anyone have a stashed copy they could throw my way?

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