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From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to get memtest onto a USB drive
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:06:24
Message-Id: 1827367.Kgx1CiQr5J@dell_xps
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] How to get memtest onto a USB drive by Peter Humphrey
1 On Sunday 30 Apr 2017 01:33:29 Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > On Saturday 29 Apr 2017 08:57:35 Rasmus Thomsen wrote:
3 > > Hello,
4 > >
5 > > actually had that screen happening to me too, but my hardware was fine.
6 > > Could you try emerging the latest (unstable) memtest86+ package?
7 > > Symlinking should work with that one.
8 > >
9 > > Regards,
10 > > Rasmus
11 >
12 > Nope. No can do, since the /boot partition is vfat, which can't handle soft
13 > links.
14 >
15 > Here's a picture of the BIOS screen. This hardware is kaput.
16
17 It may not be.
18
19 Try re-seating the HDMI/DVI/VGA? cable between the PC and the monitor with the
20 PC off. Then boot up and see it if persists.
21
22 --
23 Regards,
24 Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to get memtest onto a USB drive Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>