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Include memtest86+ as boot-option
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Description

Many linux distributions have memtest86+ available as boot-option which can be handy for troubleshooting a system and its RAM.

Feature request to add memtest86+ as an boot-option to VyOS.

Ref: https://www.memtest.org/

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Version
-
Is it a breaking change?
Unspecified (possibly destroys the router)
Issue type
Feature (new functionality)

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Apachez created this task.Aug 3 2023, 8:56 AM
pasik subscribed.Aug 3 2023, 10:14 AM
Viacheslav awarded a token.Sep 5 2023, 2:45 PM
Apachez added a comment.Sep 5 2023, 4:03 PM

Memtest86+ can easily be included in the iso by altering the lb_config_tmpl variable in https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build/blob/current/scripts/build-vyos-image

--memtest memtest86+

Ref: https://manpages.debian.org/bookworm/live-build/lb_config.1.en.html

--memtest memtest86+|memtest86|none
   defines if memtest, memtest86+ or no memory tester at all should be
   included (available as a bootloader menu entry). This is only
   available on amd64 and i386 and defaults to memtest86+.

This way at least memtest86+ exists when booting from iso (or usb as live-cd). Work would still need to be done to include this during install to disk.

dmbaturin triaged this task as Wishlist priority.Jan 9 2024, 6:04 PM
dmbaturin edited projects, added VyOS 1.5 Circinus; removed VyOS 1.4 Sagitta.Apr 12 2024, 2:25 PM
syncer closed this task as Not Applicable.Oct 30 2024, 5:45 PM
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This is out of the scope of VyOS
there are many other tools like systemrescuecd and others