From 04200d1b6651adbecbeeddf76215fdbcdf43ecc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kyle Guinn Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2018 22:00:27 -0500 Subject: system/memtest86+: Update README with instructions for GRUB 2 Signed-off-by: Kyle Guinn --- system/memtest86+/README | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE | 22 ---------------------- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE (limited to 'system/memtest86+') diff --git a/system/memtest86+/README b/system/memtest86+/README index 5b65048319..4b0a4c3e8f 100644 --- a/system/memtest86+/README +++ b/system/memtest86+/README @@ -7,4 +7,32 @@ Compilation may fail on 64-bit Slackware due to missing copy that file from stubs-64.h in the same directory (or create a symlink), and you may delete your copy/symlink after you have created the package. -See README.SLACKWARE for setup information. +This package installs a bootable image to /boot/memtest86+.bin +which is similar to the kernel images in the same directory. + + +LILO users: Append this to your /etc/lilo.conf: + + image = /boot/memtest86+.bin + label = memtest86+ + +Then run `/sbin/lilo` to update the boot loader. +Don't forget to re-run `/sbin/lilo` if you upgrade this package. + + +GRUB 2 users: Append something like this to your /etc/grub.d/40_custom: + + menuentry 'memtest86+' { + linux16 (hd0,1)/boot/memtest86+.bin + } + +Then run `grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` to update the boot menu. + + +GRUB Legacy users: Append something like this to your /boot/grub/menu.lst: + + title memtest86+ + kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest86+.bin + + +See /usr/doc/memtest86+-$VERSION/README for more info. diff --git a/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE b/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE deleted file mode 100644 index 04dc1d18e8..0000000000 --- a/system/memtest86+/README.SLACKWARE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -README.SLACKWARE for memtest86+ - -The memtest86+ package installs a bootable image to /boot/memtest86+.bin -which is similar to the kernel images in the same directory. - - -LILO users: Append this to your /etc/lilo.conf: - - image = /boot/memtest86+.bin - label = memtest86+ - -Then run /sbin/lilo to update the boot loader. -Don't forget to re-run /sbin/lilo if you upgrade this package. - - -GRUB users: Add something like this to your /boot/grub/menu.lst: - - title Memtest86+ - kernel (hd0,0)/boot/memtest86+.bin - - -See /usr/doc/memtest86+-$VERSION/README for more info. -- cgit v1.2.3