=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.3 2007/01/03 22:47:18 smb Exp $ Memtest86+ is a standalone program, it does not run within an operating system. It has been designed to boot from a PC floppy disk. To install Memtest86 on a floppy, insert a disk then type: dd if=${PREFIX}/mdec/memtestplus.bin of=/dev/rfd0a conv=osync The package also includes the ELF binary ${PREFIX}/mdec/memtestplus that the NetBSD bootstrap can load instead of a kernel. Please see boot(8) for details. If your ${PREFIX}/mdec directory is not on the root filesystem you need to copy the ELF binary there first. If you have built the optional .iso file, you can use cdrtools to burn it to a CD. The documentation claims that the .bin file can be booted by LILO; I have not tested that. It can be booted via Grub. Please read the documentation at: ${PREFIX}/share/doc/memtestplus/README ${PREFIX}/share/doc/memtestplus/FAQ http://www.memtest.org ===========================================================================