On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Fernando Cassia <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Tom Horsley <[email protected]> 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.
OK, it worked now... it was either the angle at which I was holding the keyboard or the timing of my key presses. Apologies for wasting your time... I should note that a NetBSD LiveCD is much nicer and drops to a menu instead of the rushed "booting in 10 seconds" countdown.... FC -- fedora-list mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
