config BR2_PACKAGE_MEMTEST86 bool "memtest86" depends on BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64 help Memtest86+ is a bootable standalone memory test program. Buildroot does not support packages with a '+' sign in their name, which explains why it is named memtest86 and not memtest86+. Memtest86+ is a utility designed to test whether your memory is in working order. It repeatedly writes an enormous amount of different patterns to all memory locations and reads them back again and verifies whether the result of the read is the same as what was written to memory. Memtest86+ will only work on 32-bit or 64-bit x86 targets. It boots and autodetects hardware. Refer README.md for boot options. It can be loaded and run either directly by a PC BIOS (legacy or UEFI) or via an intermediate bootloader that supports the Linux 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit, or EFI handover boot protocol. It can be added to the grub2 boot menu by adding the following lines to the bottom of grub.cfg Example for legacy BIOS using the Linux 16-bit boot protocol, with built-in support for USB keyboards or running on a serial line: menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (USB keyboards)" { linux16 /boot/memtest.bin keyboard=both } menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (serial line)" { linux16 /boot/memtest.bin console=ttyS0,115200 } Or for UEFI BIOS using the Linux 32-bit or 64-bit boot protocols, using USB keyboard: menuentry "Start Memtest86+ (USB keyboards)" { linux /EFI/BOOT/memtest.efi keyboard=both } Other boot loaders will have similar requirements. http://www.memtest.org