> rik at 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