[TriLUG] Locked Out Linux box (Update)

[Paul Boyle via TriLUG]

Here is an update on my sad laptop's situation:
I gave the laptop to one of the electronics technicians in my
department.  He was able to reboot the computer with the hard drive
removed, but booting up failed with the hard drive in.  I need to talk
to him to see what the error message was.

This is sounding like something in my /boot filesystem got hammered.
Sigh.

Paul

On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 01:54:03 +0000
Paul Boyle via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a big problem:  I'm running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.2 on an Acer
> Aspire E17 x86_64 (Core i5 machine).  My machine froze (no mouse,
> unresponsive keyboard (couldn't switch to another VT)).  So, I did
> what most people would do:  I hit the power button to reboot. I got
> prompted with question that was something like this:  "Do you agree
> to use only Linux (or was it Opensuse?) certified boot loaders? (or
> something like that).  The default answer was "No".  So I hit "No".
> Then I got a brief message saying the machine is locked out, and the
> machine powered off.
> 
> Now, the machine will not even come up with a BIOS set up message.  I
> power it on, and the power light goes on, and then nothing.  I opened
> the DVD drive to try to boot from the installation media.  No dice
> there either.  Basically, I've bricked my laptop, which is really a
> bad thing for me.
> 
> How can I rescue my laptop?  Will taking out and reinstalling the
> battery pack and/or the CMOS or BIOS battery clear this lock out?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul



-- 
Paul D. Boyle, Ph. D.
Manager, X-ray Facility
Department of Chemistry
Western University
London, ON N6A 5B7
Canada
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