Changing the subject like that is normally a very good way to make sure I won't spot your reply... > Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:51:59 -0500 > From: Johnathan Hegge <johnathan.hegge@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Dell OptiPlex 745 reboot problem -- BIOS update went poorly > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1220651519.3856.9.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > Got tons of Dell Optiplex 7XX, had that exact problem. Solution is > > two-step: > > 1. Flash up the bios. The ones they're shipped with suck bigtime. > > 2. Add the kernel parameter "reboot=bios" to all kernel lines in > > /boot/grub/menu.lst > > > > Solved it for us. > > > > -BT > > Ugh, I was having the same problem with my 745. So, I drug out a USB > floppy and applied the latest BIOS -- going from 2.3.1 to 2.6.2 from > Dell. Whoops. > > Starting up looks fine, all services showed OK. Gets to local, X starts > and the box freezes at the spinning dots with a frozen mouse. Can't > break with Ctrl-Alt-Del or Ctrl-Backspace. > > Hard power, restart, interactive init. Allow all, but skip local. X > starts fine. > > rc.local contains: <NOTHING> 1. Did you apply the reboot=bios setting as well? 2. Did you try more than once, with the new bios? What you're describing sounds more like a fluke, or at least a problem unrelated to the bios update. There's nothing in your rc.local, thus nothing there which should make a difference. Reapply the most recent bios, set the kernel boot parameter, and give it a few more tries to check. -BT -- Bjørn Tore Sund Phone: 555-84894 Email: bjorn.sund@xxxxxxxxx IT department VIP: 81724 Support: http://bs.uib.no Univ. of Bergen When in fear and when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
