On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Tom Horsley <tom.horsley@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:58:46 -0300 > Fernando Cassia wrote: > >> So... how do I make it boot with ACPI and APIC disabled?!?!. It >> displays the logo and the message "Fedora will boot in x seconds..." >> the countdown starts but I tried pressing F1, Space, Enter, and >> nothing displays a menu or boot prompt. > > Usually hitting a key makes it stop for me. Are you using a USB > keyboard? Is there a BIOS option to turn on BOIS usb keyboard > support? Being unresponsive to the keyboard was a symptom I > noted when I got a new motherboard till I found the USB options > in the bios. This system uses an infrared keyboard wired to they keyboard port (no drivers needed on any OS). However, I do not have access to the BIOS screen (Gateway locked people out, it was an internet appliance). If I manage to boot any OS, I can type. I just cannot seem to stop the countdown from the Fedora 11 LiveCD. FC -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
