A simpler workaround which worked for me but might not work in all cases or might not be available is to use the "multiboot" entry in the boot menu; in maverick, you would have to re-enable it in /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ and run update-grub.
The reported reason why this entry is commented out in Ubuntu by default is: - Drop the multiboot image from the GRUB menu for now, since it's experimental and has known problems detecting all memory on some systems at the moment. so double-check that you see all your memory when using the multiboot version. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/560839 Title: error: too small lower memory (0x99100 > 0x98400) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/memtest86+/+bug/560839/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs