That the bug is fixed in the repo isn't going to help people as memtest86 is run from a liveCD or Live USB.
The buggy version is still in the download for 12.10, even though it's fixed in the repo. It's also in the 12.10 secure remix.
Confirmed: I downloaded 12.10 64 bit today. Memtest86+ is v4.20. The Test #7 fails with good memory- false positive.
Recommend the downloads should also contain the fix and perhaps amend fix status to be more helpful?
People are going to get a fresh download, create a bootable CD or LiveUSB directly from the download without involving the repo - and get the false positives.
I have a problem with a machine and I've spent many hours running tests - I'd read about this bug, saw the the "fix released" status and initially eliminated it as a problem in my investigations. I'm sure others will do this also and assume fix released means it's in the latest downloads.
Even if you use the principle of RTFM, a false status against a false positive will be a headache to work around.
My impact is I have a new machine and I made the supplier send me 4x 8Gb RAM replacements which weren't actually needed, plus 26 hours testing time wasted. I would spare others that pain if I could.
With my MB / RAM config I'm getting the false positive with every ram stick in any slot, so if I can help with further testing I'd be happy to.
Users are still exposed to this bug.
That the bug is fixed in the repo isn't going to help people as memtest86 is run from a liveCD or Live USB.
The buggy version is still in the download for 12.10, even though it's fixed in the repo. It's also in the 12.10 secure remix.
Confirmed: I downloaded 12.10 64 bit today. Memtest86+ is v4.20. The Test #7 fails with good memory- false positive.
Recommend the downloads should also contain the fix and perhaps amend fix status to be more helpful?
People are going to get a fresh download, create a bootable CD or LiveUSB directly from the download without involving the repo - and get the false positives.
I have a problem with a machine and I've spent many hours running tests - I'd read about this bug, saw the the "fix released" status and initially eliminated it as a problem in my investigations. I'm sure others will do this also and assume fix released means it's in the latest downloads.
Even if you use the principle of RTFM, a false status against a false positive will be a headache to work around.
My impact is I have a new machine and I made the supplier send me 4x 8Gb RAM replacements which weren't actually needed, plus 26 hours testing time wasted. I would spare others that pain if I could.
With my MB / RAM config I'm getting the false positive with every ram stick in any slot, so if I can help with further testing I'd be happy to.