[BlueOnyx:09197] Re: Computers not loading up

Ralf Quint Smoothwall at gmx.net
Fri Dec 9 13:27:37 -05 2011


At 09:53 AM 12/9/2011, Franklin S Werren wrote:
>Hi All;
>
>I have notice that some of the later model desktops will not load up 
>with BlueOnyx
>either the CentOS or the SL versions. These are either HP or Compaq desktops
>that had XP on them and I have replaced the old drives with with new 2 tb hard
>drives and either 2 gigs of ram or 4 gigs of ram. I have read on
>Slashdot that some of the mfg's are installing or will be installing 
>Windows only
>BIOS in the home/office based computers.
>
>  Is this an issue just limited with the HP/Compaq desktops or is there a
>trick to load them up with BlueOnyx ??
>Maybe there is an extra command to force a load up???

If Windows XP runs, there is no real reason that BlueOnyx should not 
run/install.
That first OS that depends on that UEFI stuff will be Windows 8, and 
that isn't officially released yet...

I think you need to be far more descriptive to what you actual problems are...

Ralf 




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