> > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Bjørn Tore Sund <bjorn.sund@xxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using > > Fedora. <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: Dell OptiPlex 745 reboot problem -- BIOS update went > > poorly > > Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:51:54 +0200 > > > > Changing the subject like that is normally a very good way to make sure I > > won't spot your reply... Yes, my bad. > > > > > 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. > > Thanks for the ideas. 1. reboot=bios does indeed let the box reboot (if not already frozen), cool. 2. I tried several times with the same result. I reapplied the BIOS (BTW, are you using 2.6.2 as well?). I tried a few things to gain insight. Looking at inittab for a clue as to what happens after rc.local, I see that I need to look /etc/event.d. I see the prefdm script. Looks as though that just ends up launching gdm. So, I figured the problem at least relates more to that -- somewhere in the transition from rhgb to gdm. I booted to run level 3, ran gdm (as root) and X/gdm comes up fine. I rebooted after this successful boot and the 745 still freezes if I allow it to boot straight to run level 5. SELinux is disabled. I acquired a second 745 without the x1300 ATI card, applied the BIOS fix and will continue installing F9 to compare. I just noticed the memtest suggestion in another email, I'll try that tonight. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
