252996 – sys-apps/memtest86+ floppy disk creator

Bug 252996 - sys-apps/memtest86+ floppy disk creator

Summary: sys-apps/memtest86+ floppy disk creator

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Michal Januszewski (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2008-12-29 15:04 UTC by Gokdeniz Karadag
Modified:	2009-03-26 08:43 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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memtest floppy maker, written in bash (make-memtest86+-boot-floppy,2.30 KB, text/plain) 2008-12-29 15:05 UTC, Gokdeniz Karadag	Details
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Description Gokdeniz Karadag 2008-12-29 15:04:56 UTC

Debian has a script to create floppy disks containing memtest86+ kernel.

I have modified it to use variables instead of hardcoded paths and adapted it to gentoo. See the attachment.

Also, there is a short manpage available in debian's diff.gz at
http://packages.debian.org/source/etch/memtest86+

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1 Gokdeniz Karadag 2008-12-29 15:05:40 UTC

Created attachment 176754 [details]
memtest floppy maker, written in bash

Comment 2 Michal Januszewski (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-03-26 08:43:06 UTC

Added to CVS, thanks for porting the script to Gentoo.