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| author | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2018-10-01 12:36:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> | 2018-10-04 04:20:04 +0200 |
| commit | 5eff43804eaed5744967f83edbaeb7ffdb77aec1 (patch) | |
| tree | d603ab8da7f25ed852f4f460f3fe2baad86c93fa | |
| parent | 84ae0e29fd4fea418db450aa42b611b6d90d962e (diff) | |
| download | guix-5eff43804eaed5744967f83edbaeb7ffdb77aec1.tar.gz guix-5eff43804eaed5744967f83edbaeb7ffdb77aec1.zip | |
gnu: Add memtest86+.
* gnu/packages/hardware.scm (memtest86+): New public variable.
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/packages/hardware.scm | 61 |
1 files changed, 61 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm index f77336e504..62f6316bca 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages hardware) #:use-module (gnu packages compression) + #:use-module (gnu packages gcc) #:use-module (gnu packages glib) #:use-module (gnu packages libusb) #:use-module (gnu packages linux) @@ -74,6 +75,66 @@ calibrated, and restored when the calibration is applied.") (license (list license:bsd-3 ; FindDDCUtil.cmake license:gpl2+)))) ; everything else +;; Distinct from memtest86, which is obsolete. +(define-public memtest86+ + (package + (name "memtest86+") + ;; Update the description when/if UEFI support is released. + (version "5.01") + (source + (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (string-append "https://www.memtest.org/download/5.01/memtest86+-" + version ".tar.gz")) + (sha256 + (base32 "0fch1l55753y6jkk0hj8f6vw4h1kinkn9ysp22dq5g9zjnvjf88l")))) + (build-system gnu-build-system) + (arguments + `(#:system "i686-linux" ; the result runs outside of any OS + #:tests? #f ; no way to test this + #:phases + (modify-phases %standard-phases + (delete 'configure) ; no configure script + (replace 'build + ;; The default 'make all' does wonderful things, like scp(1) a file to + ;; 192.168.0.12. Build the bootable images and nothing more. + (lambda _ + (invoke "make" + "memtest" ; ELF executable + "memtest.bin"))) ; DOS/MBR boot sector + (replace 'install + (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys) + (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")) + (lib (string-append out "/lib/memtest86+")) + (doc (string-append out "/share/doc/memtest86+-" ,version))) + (for-each + (lambda (file) + (install-file file lib)) + (list "memtest" + "memtest.bin")) + (for-each + (lambda (file) + (install-file file doc)) + (list "FAQ" + "README")))))))) + (native-inputs + ;; Newer GCCs fail with a deluge of "multiple definition of `__foo'" errors. + `(("gcc" ,gcc-4.9))) + (supported-systems (list "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux")) + (home-page "https://www.memtest.org/") + (synopsis "Thorough real-mode memory tester") + (description + "Memtest86+ is a thorough, stand-alone memory test for x86 systems. It +repeatedly writes different patterns to all memory locations, reads them back +again, and verifies whether the result is the same as what was written. This +can help debug even intermittent and non-deterministic errors. + +It runs independently of any operating system, at computer boot-up, so that it +can scan as much of your RAM as possible for hardware defects. + +Memtest86+ cannot currently be used on computers booted with UEFI.") + (license license:gpl2))) + (define-public msr-tools (package (name "msr-tools") |