make-memtest86+-boot-floppy(1)

make-memtest86+-boot-floppy1

Create a memtest86+ boot-floppy using grub.

Usage

make-memtest86+-boot-floppy [--memtest <path to memtest86+-image>] [--floppyimage <path to floppyimage/device>]

Overview

make-memtest86+-boot-floppy can create a memtest86+ boot floppy using GRUB as the bootloader.

Options

--memtest <path to the memtest-image>

Path to the memtest86+-image, default is /boot/memtest86+.bin.

--floppyimage <path to the floppyimage or device>

File or device where the boot-image should be written to, default is /dev/fd0.

--help

Display a short message about the options of the tool.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 3.1–5.0
  2. 6.0

Author

This man-page has been written by Thomas Schmidt <[email protected]>

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

From memtest86+ 4.10-1.1 in Debian 6.0 (Squeeze). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.