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Bug 106180 - memtest86 should install in /boot
Summary: memtest86 should install in /boot
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: memtest86
Version: rawhide
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Jeremy Katz
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Blocks: CambridgeTarget
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-10-03 14:40 UTC by edwinh
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-04-16 22:07:10 UTC
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Description edwinh 2003-10-03 14:40:52 UTC 
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Description of problem:
> rpm -ql memtest86-3.0-1
/usr/lib/memtest86/memtest86
/usr/share/doc/memtest86-3.0
/usr/share/doc/memtest86-3.0/README

The executable should go into /boot, not /usr.

If / or /boot is a separate filesystem, the above can't be added to grub without
specifying a different partition just for the memtest section.


Also, maybe a %post that does an auto-magic grub entry like the kernels do would
be nice (although grubby might have to be taught about it.)





Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
memtest86-3.0-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install memtest86 rpm with / or /boot being separate
2. try to use :)


Additional info:
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2004-04-16 22:07:10 UTC 
memtest86+ adds a nice little script for adding it to the grub config.
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