Re: Compaq Presario "reboot" problems

[Ondrej Zary <linux@rainbow-software.org>]

Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> On Friday 18 November 2005 01:26, Ondrej Zary wrote:
> 
>>linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
>>
>>>It appears as though Linux is still restarting as a "warm boot",
>>>rather than a cold boot (in other words, putting magic in the
>>>shutdown byte of CMOS) so the hardware doesn't get properly
>>>initialized. Would somebody please check this out. When changing
>>>operating systems, you need a cold-boot.
>>
>>No, it does not. I know that my desktop PC reboots with a beep (and 
>>shows CPU information) from Linux - and it does not beep when rebooting 
>>from Windows 98.
>>Some BIOSes don't like when some devices are in some state. One example 
>>is my DTK FortisPro TOP-5A notebook - when rebooted from Linux, it hangs 
>>during POST - the fix was to add setpci <someting> to shutdown scripts 
>>to zero-out some cardbus controller registers.
> 
> 
> Did you report it to lkml and/or dirver maintainer?

Not yet. I haven't tried any kernel newer than 2.6.8.1 (because of the 
monitor mode patch for orinoco wifi card) so I don't know if the problem 
is still there.
Also Linux does not like APM on this notebook. But I don't have free 
time to play with thing like these...

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Ondrej Zary