rik@harddata.com wrote:
Thanks for the hints on using pci=. I got it to work. I couldn't find where pci=bios was documented but that option didn't work.
Boot Prompt HOWTO, Section 4: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/BootPrompt-HOWTO-4.html
I read in the kernel docs in regards to booting and tried pci=conf1 and this worked.
From the HOWTO ...
4.2 The `pci=bios' and `pci=nobios' Arguments These are used to set/clear the flag indicating that the PCI probing is to take place via the PCI BIOS. The default is to use the BIOS. 4.3 The `pci=conf1' and `pci=conf2' Arguments If PCI direct mode is enabled, the use of these enables either configuration Type 1 or Type 2. These implicitly clear the PCI BIOS probe flag (i.e. `pci=nobios') too.
This must be old documentation. The pci=nobios flag didn't work.
The problem was fixed by adjusting a BIOS setting. By changing the Installed OS to Linux I am able to boot the machine without any boot flags.
So you actually want to use "pci=nobios" (my bad).
Rik