boot: - prompt does not appear during installation
Support knowledgebase (mfrueh_hwcheck_booten)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4
Symptom:
You want to install SuSE Linux from version 6.4 on, but the computer
only shows the blue welcome screen, but not the boot:
prompt. This behaviour does not change, if you use CD1, CD2 or
the boot disk. The system locks up.
Cause:
At this time during boot hardware data are gathered by
syslinux. Some BIOS versions do not allow this and the system will be
halted.
Solution:
Please keep the shift key pressed during the boot process and it will work ;-)
By pressing the shift key the problematic part of the hardware
detection is bypassed and the regular boot sequence is continued.
Keywords: INSTALLATION, BOOT UP, PROMPT, HAVE, FUN, BOOT, BOOT:, BOOTPROMPT
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- Version: 05. Okt 2000
SuSE Linux AG - Last generated: 04. Sep 2001 by jsj (sdb_gen 1.40.0)