[LinuxBIOS] Kernel crash output: Memtest86+ output

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Eric Poulsen <eric at zyxod.com> [060427 05:31]:
> Factory BIOS:
> Ran memtest86+ for four hours -- no errors.
> 
> Walltime Cached  RsvdMem MemMap    Cache ECC Test
>           224M       76K e820-std  on    off std
> 
> LinuxBIOS + filo
> Errors from C0000 to EFEFC
> Walltime Cached  RsvdMem MemMap    Cache ECC Test
>           224M        0  LinuxBIOS on    off std
> 
> Obviously, memtest86 isn't skipping the cmos -- I managed to pause it 
> just as it hit C000, and looked at the error result -- AA 55 was in 
> there.  It's reading the cmos, and failing to test it, as it should.

Is the factory bios specially marking the C segment in the e820 table?

I doubt they mark it as overwritable ram.

Stefan


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