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Grub BADRAM doesn't blacklist special memory range

I have a laptop with a damaged integrated RAM, so I ran memtest86+ to get the affected sectors and marked them as unusable. The issue came when modifying the grub configuration. I set the GRUB_BADRAM ...
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What does the "segfault at X" kernel log message mean if X is very large?

I've got a device with bad RAM. Running memtest overnight shows all faulting addresses to be in the 0x7d0000000 - 0x7f0000000 range. I plan to replace the RAM, but until then, I've disabled a 2GB ...
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BadRAM Range: cannot set up the right range

I think my MacBook with soldered RAM has a RAM issue.  With memtest86+, I figured out which BadRAM pattern I have, but I cannot interpret the result correctly.  How should I read the range to set up ...
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GRUB hangs itself with 64bit Memtest86+ BadRAM pattern?

When I add the "badram" pattern that 64bit Memtest86+ v6.10/v6.20 gave me, GRUB 2 hangs completely on boot. Q: Why is the badram pattern address different from the "Error Address"...
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User friendly way to apply BadRAM patterns

My Linux machine is having issues with faulty RAM. I ran PCMemTest-64, and I determined the following patterns: Now, I have stock Ubuntu which doesn't seem to have the BadRAM patch, and I'm a bit ...
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