Users are still exposed to this bug. That the bug is fixed in the repo isn't going to help people as memtest86 is run from a liveCD or Live USB.
The buggy version is still in the download for 12.10, even though it's fixed in the repo. It's also in the 12.10 secure remix. Confirmed: I downloaded 12.10 64 bit today. Memtest86+ is v4.20. The Test #7 fails with good memory- false positive. Recommend the downloads should also contain the fix and perhaps amend fix status to be more helpful? People are going to get a fresh download, create a bootable CD or LiveUSB directly from the download without involving the repo - and get the false positives. I have a problem with a machine and I've spent many hours running tests - I'd read about this bug, saw the the "fix released" status and initially eliminated it as a problem in my investigations. I'm sure others will do this also and assume fix released means it's in the latest downloads. Even if you use the principle of RTFM, a false status against a false positive will be a headache to work around. My impact is I have a new machine and I made the supplier send me 4x 8Gb RAM replacements which weren't actually needed, plus 26 hours testing time wasted. I would spare others that pain if I could. With my MB / RAM config I'm getting the false positive with every ram stick in any slot, so if I can help with further testing I'd be happy to. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1071209 Title: memtest86+ test #7 false positives (random number sequence error) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/memtest86+/+bug/1071209/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
