- Since this is a Debian forum, I will assume readers have Debian installed on their system.
- This howto is more suited for those who want to experiment. You can bypass all the hassle of this howto by installing the memtest package, but if you want to experiment, why not, you can go the way of the howto.
The .bin file is like a kernel because it can run alone on a system. This is because it needs total control of the memory so that it can test it as aggressively as necessary.
Copy the extracted binary file in the /home/your-user-name directory, or if you prefer, some other location. Write the full path of the binary somewhere where you can easily refer to it.
Reboot the machine. At the grub menu select the installation of Debian where you copied the memtest86+.bin file. Type 'e' to enter the edit mode. Move the cursor to the line beginning with linux. Delete it. Replace it with linux16, a space, and the full path for the memtest86+.bin file, obviously, including the filename. Remove the initrd.img line.
The replaced line should look like this:
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linux16 /home/user-name/memtest86+.bin