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Thread ID: 39125 2003-10-28 06:38:00 Why can't I run Linux?? mejobloggs (264) Press F1
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187389 2003-10-31 19:25:00 I was sure it was the option to Reset Configuration Data, that let me run linux.

It would let a PNP operating system clear what the bios had set, and put its own settings.

But it doesnt work now.

For some reason my bios keeps switching it from enabled to disable, so every time I save it as enabled, it goes back to disabled.
mejobloggs (264)
187390 2003-10-31 21:52:00 I noticed something odd. In my motherboard manual, it has the AMI bios.

Yet my computer has the Award bios. The AMI bios seems to have better option than the award one.

Can I switch?
mejobloggs (264)
187391 2003-10-31 23:11:00 It always locks up on

PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:0f.0

Is there anyway to find what it is, so I can pull it out?
mejobloggs (264)
187392 2003-11-01 00:45:00 An option to reset configuration will always disable itself. That's intended as a one-off thing.

I'm pretty sure that Plug and Play should be disabled in the BIOS. That's a piece of Intel excrement "designed" to work with Microsoft. Linux works around it.
Graham L (2)
187393 2003-11-01 01:26:00 Ok, I have it going.

Linux always locked up on initio.o, so when i was looking in my computer, i saw something that said initio.

Nothing was plugged into it, so i pulled it out. Wonderful!

Seems to work smoothly now.
mejobloggs (264)
187394 2003-11-01 04:35:00 Ok, now i have no sound

It said it failed to setup my s3 sonicvibes sound card.

Do i need to get linux drivers?

I wouldnt have a clue how to install stuff on linux, I looked for a driver, and it was all in C or something, gah.
mejobloggs (264)
187395 2003-11-01 05:58:00 It should include drivers for your card (although I haven't checked).

To set it up, start "Mandrake Control Center", goto hardware, and run harddrake.

Select soundcard and hit "Run config tool". Hopefully that will be all that is required to fix it.
bmason (508)
187396 2003-11-01 23:48:00 Nope, dont think it worked.

I should probably plug my speakere in first though :-)
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