____/ JFG on Friday 07 December 2007 22:17 : \____
>
> "Sinister Midget" <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:a1no25-5ia.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On 2007-12-07, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>> ____/ jfg on Friday 07 December 2007 17:31 : \____
>>>
>>>> Boy, where to start with this one. I downloaded and burnt a copy of
>>>> Berry
>>>> Linux Live CD. I booted my Toshiba Satellite laptop with the live cd
>>>> for
>>>> fun and it booted up to a screen with multiple unknown to me boot
>>>> options.
>>>> I typed 'halt' since it was the one I recognized and the machine went
>>>> down
>>>> but now refuses to boot. When I boot I get no BIOS, no screen, just the
>>>> computer trying to boot from the cd. I put the Berry cd back in and
>>>> still
>>>> nothing. It's almost as if the live cd has locked my machine. I held
>>>> the
>>>> on/off button down for 5 seconds and the machine turned off. Then tried
>>>> to
>>>> boot and once again nothing. I changed hard drives, nothing. I tried
>>>> to
>>>> boot with a different cd, nothing. Is is possible that the live cd or
>>>> something that I've done has corrupted the BIOS?
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any suggestions as to what I might try, please let me
>>>> know.
>>>> Thanks, group. JG
>>>
>>> Bery is a Fedora derivative and your BIOS can't be overwritten. You post
>>> this
>>> to an advocacy newsgroup rather than a technical one, so I tend to think
>>> this
>>> is a scare tactic. Why post this question /here/?
>>>
>>> Gary on AT&T?
>>
>> Just in case it isn't Flatricia, the OP can try reseating the battery.
>> If that fails, try booting it with it plugged into the wall with no
>> battery in it. After it boots (assuming it does) that battery can go
>> back in & it should be OK.
>>
>> I see this all the time in the Panasonics we have at work.
>>
>> Of course, that's probably just Flatso impersonating a human again. But
>> it's still something that might help somebody real sometime.
>>
>> --
>> Shock me, say something intelligent, Quark!
>
> This must have been what cured the Toshiba. I thought it was the cd-rom
> being reseated. I hope this helps someone else. Thanks
Sorry about suspicion/prejudice. We have a lot of fake queries here, which
originate from Internet trolls who spread FUD (fake stories, fake names).
That's why it's 'safer' to ask in technical newsgroups.
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~~ Best of wishes
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