edwardp Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) I have installed Mandriva 2008 Free on a Compaq Presario 5900Z (Desktop 3 in my sig below), also using the Gnome desktop. When restarting the system, System/Shut Down/Restart shuts the system down completely, it does not restart. System/Shut Down/Shut Down also shuts the system down. Is there something I need to look at to see why Restart will not restart the system? Edited February 16, 2008 by edwardp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 As a test, would you please open a console and type "reboot." Let's see if the system obeys the command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Typing reboot also caused the system to shut down, it did not reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Good. Or bad! The system is not obeying a basic command. Are there any settings in your bios that you have changed and forgotten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Nothing in the BIOS has been changed at all since the system was first received brand new, in fact, I have no idea how to get into the BIOS on this. This is a dual-boot system with Windows XP Home. When Restart is selected in Windows however, the system will properly restart. When it shuts down from either Windows or Linux, the system powers itself off automatically. When it's powered on, the first thing seen is a large Compaq logo, then the graphical GRUB menu appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 We may need to get into the bios and change a setting. What is the Compaq model number? Generally, when the machine first boots, F1, Delete, or Escape are the most common key presses for accessing the bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Compaq Presario 5900Z (mentioned in the first message). :) I have already looked at HP's web site for a BIOS update, they do not have any available for this model, but it looks like pressing F10 will get to the BIOS. What needs to be looked at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think that I would look for a setting that says "Plug N Play OS" with a selection of yes or no. Make it no. This is a Windows only setting. That is the first thing. Then, I would look at the acpi settings and be sure there is not some sort of Windows supremacy choice in there. It would be in the power saving area in the bios. They are different and you have to look at it. If there are doubts, don't change anything but post here what the actual verbage says in your bios. See if this screen helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSurfer60 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Compaq seem to prefer F10 for set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think that I would look for a setting that says "Plug N Play OS" with a selection of yes or no. Make it no. This is a Windows only setting. That is the first thing. Then, I would look at the acpi settings and be sure there is not some sort of Windows supremacy choice in there. It would be in the power saving area in the bios. They are different and you have to look at it. If there are doubts, don't change anything but post here what the actual verbage says in your bios. See if this screen helps. Interesting BIOS they put in this thing... There is no item for a plug-and-play OS, nor are there any settings relating to ACPI. The only item relating to power was to restore the system to what state, in the event of a power failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieJohn Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 In the Compaq website suggested by Lxthusdan regarding Bios, I can plainly see a setting for Plub-n-Play. It is in Advanced Are you saying that your bios is considerably different ???. I would suggest it is not. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 It sounds like you are at the recovery screen, and not the BIOS. Some Compaq models are tricky, you can't hit the F10 or F1 key until you see the Compaq logo, to enter the BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 In the Compaq website suggested by Lxthusdan regarding Bios, I can plainly see a setting for Plub-n-Play. It is in AdvancedAre you saying that your bios is considerably different ???. I would suggest it is not. John. John, F10 gets me into the BIOS (Phoenix BIOS). On the Advanced menu: PCI Configuration (with additional sub-settings unrelated to the problem)I/O Device Configuration (with additional sub-settings unrelated to the problem)PS/2 MouseLocal BUS IDE AdapterEmbedded USB DeviceLegacy USB SupportLarge Disk Access Mode (set to DOS)Reset Configuration Data Nothing on this about a plug-and-play operating system and I doubt that changing the Large Disk Access Mode setting to Other (it references this setting for Unix and Novell NetWare), would cause the system to correctly restart when Restart is selected. I'm wondering if maybe this needs to be reported as a bug... Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 How comfortable are you with editing lilo.conf (or is Mandriva using grub now?) Either way...try adding this to the kernel appends: reboot='warm' and then you'll have to reboot twice for the setting to take effect. this is really a wild guess...it may not resolve anything. If you need more specific directions I can give them, but I think if you go into the Mandriva Control Center you'll find somewhere under Boot/Boot Config there is a place to add kernel appends...(sorry, haven't used a recent Mandriva distro and they move stuff in MCC sometimes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardp Posted February 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) It is now using GRUB by default. reboot=warm Edited February 16, 2008 by edwardp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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