ice` napisał(a): > Hi, > don't know if this is the right list to ask and if this problem is > related to the Kernel i'm using (2.6.18), to my Distribution (Debian > etch) or to something else... > > I will try to explain it at best: > > I have an HP NX7400 Laptop with Latest bios. > On boot it's possible to press F10 to enter BIOS settings (or F9 for > example to choose boot sequence). > > I started having problem when I noticed that pressing F10 (or F9) on > boot wasn't working anymore...the laptop didn't get it and I wasn't able > to access BIOS... > > so I investigate the issue and re-flashed laptop BIOS and discovered > that then it was working...but after playing in my Debian system it > stopped working again... > > so I re-flashed it again and did some tests and discovered that: > > - if I boot into Windows (Vista) and reboot the keys are still working > at boot and I can press F10 (or F9) to access BIOS settings (or choose > boot sequence) > - if I boot into Linux (Debian etch 4.0) once, I won't be able to use > F10 (F9) again on next reboot > > who can be the culprit? What do you think? > Could it be a kernel issue when reading the laptop BIOS, creating some > problems in it? A re-flash of the bios (restoring original settings) > make it work again. > I didn't test it against other distributions like FC6 which I have > installed in my laptop, with newer kernels, but I will try it later, to > understand better the issue. > > Thanks to anyone that can help. Please remove psmouse module before You reboot/halt. Its known bug in HP BIOS. Add line "rmmod psmouse" in /etc/init.d/halt and /etc/init.d/reboot (Debian). Or remove all power sources (AC and battery) after halt. -- Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@xxxxxxxxx> www.unixy.pl LTG - Linux Testers Group (PL) (http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/ltg/)
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