Comment 2 for bug 19885

Message-Id: <email address hidden>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:49:04 +0800
From: Paul Wise <email address hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <email address hidden>
Subject: memtest86+: does not work: wouldn't fit into memory

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Package: memtest86+
Version: 1.60-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

When I boot the memtest86+ entry, I get a message like this:

"Error 28: Selected item cannot fit into memory"

pabs@chianamo:~$ ls -lh /boot/
total 26M
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44K 2005-05-16 16:17 config-2.4.27-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59K 2005-06-21 11:22 config-2.6.11-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60K 2005-07-21 07:13 config-2.6.12-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 55K 2005-05-19 17:01 config-2.6.8-2-k7
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 448 2005-07-22 13:19 grub/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3.9M 2005-05-26 09:38 initrd.img-2.4.27-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.5M 2005-07-04 19:29 initrd.img-2.6.11-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.7M 2005-07-22 13:19 initrd.img-2.6.12-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.4M 2005-05-25 15:13 initrd.img-2.6.8-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 97K 2005-06-28 05:29 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 520K 2005-05-16 16:45 System.map-2.4.27-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 819K 2005-06-21 13:07 System.map-2.6.11-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 850K 2005-07-21 08:40 System.map-2.6.12-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 824K 2005-05-19 17:28 System.map-2.6.8-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 844K 2005-05-16 16:45 vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.2M 2005-06-21 13:07 vmlinuz-2.6.11-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.3M 2005-07-21 08:39 vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-k7
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.1M 2005-05-19 17:28 vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-k7

pabs@chianamo:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1700+
stepping : 1
cpu MHz : 1469.921
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca =
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow
bogomips : 2908.16

I presume the error comes from grub. I'm using grub with the debian
automagical stuff. My filesystem is reiserfs. Please let me know if
there is any other info you need. I attached my /boot/grub/menu.lst

-- System Information:
Debian Release: unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7
Locale: LANG=3DC, LC_CTYPE=3DC (charmap=3DANSI_X3.4-1968)

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