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

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 12:17 AM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!)
>

Good suggestions.
I did the BIOS defaults thing a couple of days back with the same results.
Will give it another shot, as well as the CMOS thing.

Oh, and as for Paul's suggestion to use a 32-bit version, same results.
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