System is gone: No boot after successful Knoppix session
I am a programmer and an experienced Linux user. I have used Knoppix successfully and happily on other systems without incident. Now, I try on two Dells in the office, and both run fine with Knoppix. But when I'm finished, I get absolutely *no* boot. Press power, lights on the monitor flash as if getting no signal, gentle whir from the box, nothing more.
Quite a shock after trusting absolutely nothing would happen to my machine. Now what?
My only guess is that it has to do with the boot device. To boot to Knoppix, I pressed F12 to get the boot device list and selected the CD. Now, powering on the system with the CD in also does nothing, and as mentioned above, there appears to be no signal going to the monitor.
Ideas greatly appreciated.
Solution: physically cut power vs. just power switch
Solution: physically cut power vs. just power switch. This resets it. (I'm software, not hardware.)
Still, what the hell? Why does this happen at all?
Re: Solution: physically cut power vs. just power switch
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Originally Posted by colwellj
Still, what the hell? Why does this happen at all?
Extremely buggy BIOS's happens on some machines and others of the same model will run Knoppix no problem goto love the gremlins.
Re: Solution: physically cut power vs. just power switch
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Originally Posted by Stephen
Extremely buggy BIOS's happens on some machines and others of the same model will run Knoppix no problem goto love the gremlins.
Happened with two different Dells in the office, not just one.
Re: Solution: physically cut power vs. just power switch
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Originally Posted by colwellj
Happened with two different Dells in the office, not just one.
Yeah so both of them have it do a search here on Dell and see the breakdown in the posts some work some don't and the main thing that always comes up Knoppix killed my Dell (and I have never seen it with any other make/model) followed by the solution you discovered sometimes followed by someone saying works fine on mine there's no logic to it at all just buggy machines.
