Package: memtest86 Version: 4.0a-0.1 Severity: important
I had the impression that I couldn't access to configuration. I found out that in fact, most of the time, keypresses are ignored. This includes "c", which is supposed to bring up the configuration dialog, Escape, Space and Ctrl+Alt+Del.
My machine is a Gateway NV5909, using an Intel Core i3 and 6 GB of RAM. The CPU has 2 cores and hyperthreading, which shows as 4 CPUs in Linux. memtest86 detects that fine. It gives the state of each core, either as a turning bar, presumably showing the "CPU" is working, or as a "W", presumably showing the "CPU" is waiting.
When "CPU 1" is working, keypresses are ignored. When only "CPU 0" is working, keyboards work fine. I haven't deeply investigated when each "CPU" works, but apparently tests 1 and 3 switch between "CPU" 0 and 1 at 50%. Tests 2 and 4 and perhaps all others use both "CPUs" all the time. It is therefore possible to control memtest86 during at least the first half of test 1 and the first half of test 3.
This happens whether or not a USB keyboard is plugged in, on both the laptop's keyboard and the external keyboard.
--- System information. --- Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 Debian Release: wheezy/sid 990 testing security.debian.org 990 testing ftp.ca.debian.org 500 unstable ftp.ca.debian.org 1 experimental ftp.ca.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ==========================-+-=========== debconf (>= 0.5) | 1.5.41 OR debconf-2.0 | Package's Recommends field is empty. Suggests (Version) | Installed =============================================-+-====================== hwtools | memtester | kernel-patch-badram | memtest86+ | 4.20-1 grub2 (>= 1.96+20090523-1) | OR grub (>= 0.95+cvs20040624) | mtools | 4.0.12-1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
