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by **Wolf Volkma** » Fri, 16 Apr 2004 06:08:10

Hello, i have the following problem:

I have a a little computer with linux on it.
Every Time i boot this machine it says the battery would be empty, but
i have tried a new one with the same result, so as you may already
realized, i can setup everything in the bios then the system reboots
and reloads the system defaults cause the battery is empty
(zzzZZZzzz).
Its impossible to boot from cd now, but i want to update my linux to
9.0.

Is there anyway how i can get lilo to boot from cd or how could i get
this machine to boot from cd?

Any Ideas?

by **moma** » Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:04:43

Hello Wolf,

1) Try to set the boot order in BIOS setup.
The default boot sequence is often floppy followed by hard drive and CD.
Change it.

2) Or you can create a boot-floppy for installation (see the inst.
manual for your distro). Installation can continue from CDs after boot.

// moma
http:www.futuredesktop.org/how2burn.html

> Hello, i have the following problem:

> I have a a little computer with linux on it.
> Every Time i boot this machine it says the battery would be empty, but
> i have tried a new one with the same result, so as you may already
> realized, i can setup everything in the bios then the system reboots
> and reloads the system defaults cause the battery is empty
> (zzzZZZzzz).
> Its impossible to boot from cd now, but i want to update my linux to
> 9.0.

> Is there anyway how i can get lilo to boot from cd or how could i get
> this machine to boot from cd?

> Any Ideas?

by **Wolf Volkma** » Sat, 17 Apr 2004 06:03:23

Hello mona,

you didnt understand my Problem:
When i change the boot order, save this, exit the bios then the system
reboots and an error message appears saying "Battery empty - CMOS
Defaults loaded".

Do you understand what i mean?

I already fixed the problem by using this harddrive in an other
computer, but i wanna figer out how i can boot this machine from
cd....

Wolf

> Hello Wolf,

> 1) Try to set the boot order in BIOS setup.
> The default boot sequence is often floppy followed by hard drive and CD.
> Change it.

> 2) Or you can create a boot-floppy for installation (see the inst.
> manual for your distro). Installation can continue from CDs after boot.

> // moma
> http:www.futuredesktop.org/how2burn.html

> > Hello, i have the following problem:

> > I have a a little computer with linux on it.
> > Every Time i boot this machine it says the battery would be empty, but
> > i have tried a new one with the same result, so as you may already
> > realized, i can setup everything in the bios then the system reboots
> > and reloads the system defaults cause the battery is empty
> > (zzzZZZzzz).
> > Its impossible to boot from cd now, but i want to update my linux to
> > 9.0.

> > Is there anyway how i can get lilo to boot from cd or how could i get
> > this machine to boot from cd?

> > Any Ideas?

by **Chri** » Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:25:58

>> > Hello, i have the following problem:

>> > I have a a little computer with linux on it.
>> > Every Time i boot this machine it says the battery would be
>> > empty, but i have tried a new one with the same result, so
>> > as you may already realized, i can setup everything in the
>> > bios then the system reboots and reloads the system defaults
>> > cause the battery is empty (zzzZZZzzz).
>> > Its impossible to boot from cd now, but i want to update my
>> > linux to 9.0.

>> > Is there anyway how i can get lilo to boot from cd or how
>> > could i get this machine to boot from cd?

>> > Any Ideas?
>> Hello Wolf,

>> 1) Try to set the boot order in BIOS setup.
>> The default boot sequence is often floppy followed by hard
>> drive and CD. Change it.

>> 2) Or you can create a boot-floppy for installation (see the
>> inst. manual for your distro). Installation can continue from
>> CDs after boot.

>> // moma
>> http:www.futuredesktop.org/how2burn.html

> Hello mona,

> you didnt understand my Problem:
> When i change the boot order, save this, exit the bios then the
> system reboots and an error message appears saying "Battery
> empty - CMOS Defaults loaded".

> Do you understand what i mean?

> I already fixed the problem by using this harddrive in an other
> computer, but i wanna figer out how i can boot this machine
> from cd....

> Wolf

<top-posting corrected>

Your motherboard has a little battery on it which allows the
motherboard to store the CMOS data (i.e. hard disk size, date,
boot sequence etc.) when the power is switched off. It appears
that yours has run out. They are usually of the type you use in
cameras. Go buy one and replace the dead one and everything will
work as expected.
HTH

Chris.

by **John Thompso** » Sat, 17 Apr 2004 21:51:15

Quote:> When i change the boot order, save this, exit the bios then the system
> reboots and an error message appears saying "Battery empty - CMOS
> Defaults loaded".

> Do you understand what i mean?

Have you tried replacing the motherboard battery?

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by **Wolf Volkma** » Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:43:08

Quote:> <top-posting corrected>

> Your motherboard has a little battery on it which allows the
> motherboard to store the CMOS data (i.e. hard disk size, date,
> boot sequence etc.) when the power is switched off. It appears
> that yours has run out. They are usually of the type you use in
> cameras. Go buy one and replace the dead one and everything will
> work as expected.
> HTH

> Chris.

I already tried an other Battery (from my computer <--WORKING!), but
there is the same Error-Message.

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