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authorRegia König2021-08-06 13:47:34 +0200
committerRegia König2021-08-06 13:47:34 +0200
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Complete README
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@@ -35,10 +35,30 @@ The build process is tested on
3) HOW TO RUN
==================
- a) via QEMU
+ a) via QEMU:
+ Open a Terminal, navigate into efi_memtest directory and execute
+
+ -- sudo make
+ to build and run in qemu
+
+
-- sudo make run
- b) USB
- c) PXE
+ to run in qemu
+
+ b) via USB:
+
+ - Rename MemtestEfi.efi to BOOTX64.efi
+ - Format USB drive to FAT32
+ - copy the efi file into /efi/boot/BOOTX64.efi
+ - If you want to use the logger, create a file "memtest_log" in efi/ directory
+
+ I had to disable the Networkstack in BIOS,
+ then enter the bootmenu via F12 during the boot process and choose the USB drive
+
+ c) via PXE:
+
+ Create a TFTP server, copy MemtestEfi.efi on this server
+ Enable Networkboot on the test computer
4) OPEN TASKS
==================
@@ -48,4 +68,5 @@ The build process is tested on
5) CONTACT
===============
- Regina König <koenig_regina@arcor.de> \ No newline at end of file
+ Regina König <koenig_regina@arcor.de>
+