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.
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