[kwlug-disc] Older PC not booting Linux ...

[Ron Singh]

2 other things to try, not having any apparent bearing on the issue at
hand, but worth a try --

- in the BIOS, do a "power-on defaults", using F9 and reboot
- clear the CMOS battery(likely a CR2032/RV2032 lithium battery on the
mobo), there should be a 2-pin jumper near it, but if not, remove the
battery and short out the 2 batt socket connectors for about 10 seconds(be
sure to have the PSU unplugged from the mobo!)

Thanks,

Ron S.



On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 9:02 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 8:47 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>
>> Another thing I tried.
>>
>> When I use the pci=off flag on the kernel's command line, I get further
>> than
>> it went before, but then complains something to the effect that there are
>> no storage devices (no surprise, since USB and SATA are on the PCI bus).
>>
>
> I looked here, for the various pci= parameters.
>
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.4/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html
>
> There is one to follow what is in the BIOS, but it is marked X86-32.
>
> Off to try some other ones.
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