System does not see the file memtest86+.bin as valid one

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System does not see the file memtest86+.bin as valid one

Post by Deig »

When my system Linux Mint 17.2 was installed, no memtest86+ entry was in
the Grub menu.
I added it using Grub Customizer. But when I select in Grub menu this entry
the black screen appeared and computer gets stuck.
It seems that system does not see the file memtest86+.bin as valid bin file,
because when I perform command update-grub no somethings like
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin appears.

Please any suggestions

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$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic
  No volume groups found
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
Found memdisk: /boot/memdisk
Imagepath /boot/images not found
Done

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$ apt-cache policy memtest86+
memtest86+:
  Installed: 4.20-1.1ubuntu8
  Candidate: 4.20-1.1ubuntu8
  Version table:
 *** 4.20-1.1ubuntu8 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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$ ls /boot
abi-3.16.0-38-generic  grub  memtest86+_multiboot.bin
config-3.16.0-38-generic  initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic  memtest86+.bin  System.map-3.16.0-38-generic
efi  memdisk  memtest86+.elf  vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic

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$ file /boot/memtest86+.bin
/boot/memtest86+.bin: x86 boot sector

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: eval-3 Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2) 
           Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13  Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine:   System: ADLINK product: Express-HLE.
           Mobo: INTEL model: SHARKBAY Bios: American Megatrends version: 2.00 date: 05/19/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-4400E CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10776 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 2796.082 MHz 2: 2735.859 MHz 3: 2700.632 MHz 4: 2817.492 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1600x900@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Card-2: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e ver: 2.3.2-k port: e000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e ver: 2.3.2-k port: 9000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: eth2 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e ver: 2.3.2-k port: 8000 bus-ID: 05:00.0
           IF: eth3 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-4: Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM driver: e1000e ver: 2.3.2-k port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 128.0GB (4.8% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: mSATA_mini_3ME3 size: 128.0GB temp: 34C 
Partition: ID: / size: 109G used: 5.8G (6%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 8.48GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 191 Uptime: 46 min Memory: 1006.6/7882.5MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17
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Re: System does not see the file memtest86+.bin as valid one

Post by Pierre »

you shouldn't need to be using Grub Customizer. . .
a simple sudo update-grub in Terminal should retrieve that Line Entry in the Grub Boot Menu.
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Deig

Re: System does not see the file memtest86+.bin as valid one

Post by Deig »

The update-grub is the first command I have ran after the Mint was installed.
Here's what I see:

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Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Settings GRUB TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic
  No volume groups found
[b]Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuratio[/b]n
I have installed the same MINT on other PC and for it the memtest86+ is OK.
When I run the command update-grub the following appears:

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Warning: Settings GRUB TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-38-generic
[b]Found memtest86+ image" /boot/memtest86++.elf[/b]
[b]Found memtest86+ image" /boot/memtest86++.bin[/b]
  No volume groups found
Done
Significant difference between the two computers is EFI vs BIOS.
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