@nTia89: Ok, instead of writing config files with "echo", I have added these files in source. It should be better.
In fact, "memtest86-efi --status" works, it was only a return status (see help) used by memtest86-efi.install.
But I have changed this, it shows some information now. :)
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Package Details: memtest86-efi 1:11.1build1000-1
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| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/memtest86-efi.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | memtest86-efi |
| Description: | A free, thorough, stand alone memory test as an EFI application |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.memtest86.com |
| Licenses: | GPL2, custom:PassMark |
| Submitter: | UnicornDarkness |
| Maintainer: | UnicornDarkness |
| Last Packager: | UnicornDarkness |
| Votes: | 113 |
| Popularity: | 0.22 |
| First Submitted: | 2013-10-29 10:25 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-10-31 09:57 (UTC) |
Dependencies (3)
- p7zip (p7zip-natspecAUR, p7zip-full-binAUR, 7-zip-fullAUR) (make)
- efibootmgr (efibootmgr-gitAUR) (optional) – to add a new EFI boot entry
- grub (grub-linux-defaultAUR, grub-coreosAUR, grub-blscfgAUR, grub-xen-gitAUR, grub-luks-keyfileAUR, grub-silentAUR, grub-gitAUR, grub-improved-luks2-gitAUR, grub-grubenv-btrfsAUR, grub-libzfsAUR) (optional) – to add MemTest86 entry in GRUB2 menu
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UnicornDarkness commented on 2016-04-09 10:55 (UTC)
nTia89 commented on 2016-04-08 10:47 (UTC)
@Xorg: Oh, what a dumb I am!
never, never, never work up to midnight because these are the results...
anyway, now it works perfectly
I want to point out two things:
1- I created a patch file (http://pastebin.com/sD1Rp8cw) with the right spaces; I know, I am pedant but now it's perfectly compliant with other configuration files.
2- memtest86-efi --status doesn't work... I get no output
UnicornDarkness commented on 2016-04-08 06:40 (UTC)
@nTia89: Ok, I have adjusted spaces.
And I have fixed this issue. I had copy/paste your config, but in fact the path is /EFI/memtest86/memtestx64.efi (without the "86").
It should be better now. Try to run "memtest86-efi --remove" and then "memtest86-efi --install" after updating to memtest86-efi-6.3.0-4.
nTia89 commented on 2016-04-07 20:21 (UTC) (edited on 2016-04-07 20:23 (UTC) by nTia89)
@Xorg: thank you for your rapid reply.
I installed new version and then executed the script.
I have to point out two things:
1- adjust spaces in the new .conf, in order to get a perfect alignment:
title****MemTest86
efi******/EFI/memtest86/memtest86x64.efi
2- and more important, unfortunately it doesn't work... but I don't know why!
menu entry is correctly shown but when I choose it, I get:
"Error loading ... .efi not found"
I attach some photos:
http://imgur.com/a/32euY
NB: my suggestion was previously read from our wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot#EFI_Shells_or_other_EFI_apps
UnicornDarkness commented on 2016-04-07 18:18 (UTC)
@nTia89: Of course, it's a good idea. It's done. :)
Thank for these helpful information.
nTia89 commented on 2016-04-07 11:02 (UTC) (edited on 2016-04-07 12:26 (UTC) by nTia89)
@Xorg: Hi, first thanks for your work!
I want to install memtest86-efi in my system; I use systemd-boot, that, in a few words, could be a menu for EFI applications.
This means memtest86-efi files could be installed in ${esp}/EFI/memtest86/, as you already do for the choice number 2; but instead adding a firmware entry using `efibootmgr` you need to add a systemd-boot menu entry, that is a configuration file in the ${esp}/loader/entries/ which contains two lines:
e.g. memtest86-efi.conf:
#1 title MemTest86
#2 efi /EFI/memtest86/memtest86-x64.efi
NB: I called `memtest86-efi` the configuration file and I used `x64` for example
Can you provide feedback and then add it to your script?
UnicornDarkness commented on 2016-01-30 19:06 (UTC)
@mar77i: I will add unifont.bin in /usr/share/memtest86-efi, if it can help you.
@bosyi: I will add efibootmgr as an optdepends, and also grub. I need to review this script. :)
bosyi commented on 2016-01-28 19:06 (UTC)
Add as dependency 'efibootmgr'.
Add a new EFI boot entry...
/usr/bin/memtest86-efi: line 48: efibootmgr: command not found
mar77i commented on 2016-01-25 10:37 (UTC)
This package doesn't work as installed here. I resolved a problem where running memtest would result in a black screen by reading the log and adding unifont.bin to my /boot from the iso. Not sure how much the issue is a packaging one, though.
UnicornDarkness commented on 2015-09-01 16:48 (UTC)
@esrevinu: changes applied, thanks.
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UnicornDarkness commented on 2019-06-08 08:52 (UTC) (edited on 2019-06-08 08:53 (UTC) by UnicornDarkness)
As you probably know, the
<https://www.memtest86.com/downloads/memtest86-usb.zip>URL is likely to cause problems, like this error:To avoid this problem, I prefer to reupload
memtest86-usb.ziparchive somewhere else, where this kind of breakage will not appear.I can't upload this archive on AUR directly (archive is 8 MB but AUR accepts 250 KiB maximum), so I decide to put this archive on my Git repository to avoid future breakages.
I hope it suits you.