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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Booting memtest86 from grub2
Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 14:31:55
Message-Id: 20130512153138.055b2587@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Booting memtest86 from grub2 by Dale
1 On Sun, 12 May 2013 09:00:04 -0500, Dale wrote:
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3 > ### END /etc/grub.d/39_memtest86+ ###
4 >
5 > There it be. I wonder if it worked all the other times I tried?
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7 If anyone else had asked that question I'd have said "yes" :)
8
9 > > I do a similar thing, except the script is in /usr/local/bin, where it
10 > > should be :P, and it checks if /boot is mounted ro and remounts it rw
11 > > if necessary.
12
13 > I keep mine mounted anyway. I'm not a script writer by any means.
14
15 As do I, but read-only. It prevents filesystem corruption but, unlike not
16 mounting it, it also avoids the embarrassment of installing a new kernel
17 then wondering why it boots with the old one :)
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21 Neil Bothwick
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23 Bumper Sticker: If you can read this, you are in phaser range.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Booting memtest86 from grub2 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>