On Wed, Jul 29, 2020, at 11:04, Mike Keehan wrote: > On 7/29/20 3:19 PM, 'J.M. Porup' via qubes-users wrote: > > hi everyone, > > > > My up to date Qubes 4 / Thinkpad X1 Carbon refuses to boot. > > > > Boot time to BIOS screen is 15 minutes or so. Bypassing BIOS to boot > > screen, I select Qubes, five minutes pass, and I return to boot screen. > > > > I double checked all my BIOS settings. I also removed and reconnected the > > battery and CMOS battery. > > > > Should I reflash the BIOS? I see many many complaints online of similar > > problems, but all contains Windows-based solutions. > > > > Bricked right now. Would greatly appreciate any suggestions. > > > > thanks, > > jmp > > > > 15 mins to BIOS screen implies a problem with the hardware. > > Mike.
Thanks, Mike. I can’t rule out the possibility of a hardware failure, but hours of googling this issue turns up a lot of frustrated Windows users who found software-based solutions. How can I isolate the issue to determine if it is, in fact, a hardware issue or not? thanks, hmp -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/c8634930-d8f3-4f17-a3ce-0de944d7bb0a%40www.fastmail.com.
