Mintbox BOIS problem
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:23 pm
I have a 2-year old mintbox which I have just had to resite in the basement.
Alas, it will not reboot (some obscure linux problem which I can't currently fix) so I thought I'd reinstall, as the current install is old.
Herein the problem: I cannot get into the BIOS setup in order to boot from USB.
I've tried holding F2 while powering on and it simply doesn't work.
One thing: for reasons I can no longer remember I disabled the BOIS splash screen and I'm wondering if this has any connection.
Meanwhile I'm hooped. Has anyone any suggestions before I try opening the box up and disconnecting the hard drive....?
Alas, it will not reboot (some obscure linux problem which I can't currently fix) so I thought I'd reinstall, as the current install is old.
Herein the problem: I cannot get into the BIOS setup in order to boot from USB.
I've tried holding F2 while powering on and it simply doesn't work.
One thing: for reasons I can no longer remember I disabled the BOIS splash screen and I'm wondering if this has any connection.
Meanwhile I'm hooped. Has anyone any suggestions before I try opening the box up and disconnecting the hard drive....?