Public bug reported: Compaq ProLiant computers usually have a small Diagnostics Partition (About 50MB). This is accessed at the end of the POST.
The results of the POST are cleared from the screen, and a reminder message is displayed saying that to access the Diagnostic software, you should press F10 now. This message is normally displayed for a few seconds, then if the F10 key is NOT pressed, the operating system in the active partition is loaded. Ubuntu 6.06 Live seems to intercept the F10 keypress, as controll is never passed to the Diagnostic software. The machine exhibiting this problem is a Compaq ProLiant 1600 with the "P8" BIOS, that has been flashed to the 11/08/2000 (Nov/08/2000) version. This issue PREVENTS access to the software used to perform Hardware Diagnostic testing. While the configuration software can be run from CD (The Compaq SmartStart CD), the Hardware Diagnostic testing can ONLY be run from the Diagnostics Partition. As a result, the choice to use Ubuntu is NOT a choice while this issue exists - Ubuntu cannot be used if it prevents access to the Hardware Diagnostic software. I have another Compaq ProLiant 1600, but this one has the "E34" BIOS dated 04/19/2000 (Apr/19/2000). I have not tried to install Ubuntu on this machine, but I could (By using additional SCSI drives for the Ubuntu software) if it was vital to the resolution of this issue. Please let me know if you require any more information. It is my intention to remove Ubuntu if this issue cannot be resolved. ** Affects: mkvmlinuz (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- Ubuntu 6.06 Live prevents access to Compaq ProLiant Diagnostic Partition using F10 key https://launchpad.net/bugs/55961 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs