Bug 607006
| Summary: | x86_64: memtest86+ grub entry fails to boot | ||||||
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| Product: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Reporter: | Sunil <sugupta> | ||||
| Component: | memtest86+ | Assignee: | Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad> | ||||
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | qe-baseos-daemons | ||||
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |||||
| Priority: | low | ||||||
| Version: | 6.1 | CC: | atodorov, azelinka, djuran, jskarvad, kyryl.bilokurov, nicolas.mailhot, notting, nstraz, rvokal, tcapek | ||||
| Target Milestone: | rc | ||||||
| Target Release: | --- | ||||||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||||||
| OS: | Linux | ||||||
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| Fixed In Version: | memtest86+-4.10-2.el6 | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | ||||
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The memtest86+ tool failed to start on AMD64 and Intel 64 computers with the "--type=netbsd /elf-memtest86+-4.00" kernel parameter, and the "Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format" error message was given. This option now works as expected, and no error message is displayed.
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| Last Closed: | 2011-05-19 14:02:09 UTC | Type: | --- | ||||
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- | ||||
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Description
Sunil
2010-06-22 22:52:31 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux major release. Product Management has requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Major release. This request is not yet committed for inclusion. This problem is known and arise in this bugzilla from time to time. So far, we decided to leave this as is, iow WONTFIX. Majority of the x86_64 systems doesn't have this problem, and some does. The issue is due to really odd loader, that should be rewritten, but there are no people wishing to re-write it. Anton. OK, clearing. This issue has been proposed when we are only considering blocker issues in the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. It has been denied for the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. ** If you would still like this issue considered for the current release, ask your support representative to file as a blocker on your behalf. Otherwise ask that it be considered for the next Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. ** *** Bug 622667 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** *** Bug 622666 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Hit this while trying to start memtest86+ on a Dell PowerEdge R710 system. Created attachment 474014 [details] Set max-page-size to 4kB Lowering the max-page-size to 4kB make it boot again on x86_64, fedora bug #620846. Fixed in: memtest86+-4.10-2.el6 Verified with memtest86+-4.10-2.el6.x86_64 on 6.1 beta. I'm able to boot into memtest and run the tests.
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The memtest86+ tool failed to start on AMD64 and Intel 64 computers with the "--type=netbsd /elf-memtest86+-4.00" kernel parameter, and the "Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format" error message was given. This option now works as expected, and no error message is displayed.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0683.html |