PCMCIA: The Notebook Hangs After a Warm Start

Support knowledgebase (findeisen_pcmcia_warm_reboot)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4
PCMCIA

Symptom:

The notebook boots smoothly after a cold start (with shut down). However, it hangs at the following boot message after a reboot:

...
PCMCIA: Starting services:
PCMCIA: using scheme: SuSE

Cause:

The reboot method is preset to 'cold', which can cause the system to "freeze" with PCMCIA during a warm start.

Solution:

Try the method reboot=warm or reboot=bios by entering the following at LILO's boot prompt:

boot: linux reboot=warm

(Attention: The default keyboard layout at this stage is the US keyboard layout.)

If the reboot works with this setting, add it permanently in the file '/etc/lilo.conf' as append="reboot=warm". Then run lilo to update the boot mechanism.


Keywords: PCMCIA, LAPTOP, NOTEBOOK, REBOOT, BOOT, RESTART

Categories: Hardware

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