Public bug reported:
Compaq ProLiant computers usually have a small Diagnostics Partition
(About 50MB). This is accessed at the end of the POST.
The results of the POST are cleared from the screen, and a reminder
message is displayed saying that to access the Diagnostic software, you
should press F10 now. This message is normally displayed for a few
seconds, then if the F10 key is NOT pressed, the operating system in the
active partition is loaded.
Ubuntu 6.06 Live seems to intercept the F10 keypress, as controll is
never passed to the Diagnostic software.
The machine exhibiting this problem is a Compaq ProLiant 1600 with the
"P8" BIOS, that has been flashed to the 11/08/2000 (Nov/08/2000)
version.
This issue PREVENTS access to the software used to perform Hardware
Diagnostic testing. While the configuration software can be run from CD
(The Compaq SmartStart CD), the Hardware Diagnostic testing can ONLY be
run from the Diagnostics Partition.
As a result, the choice to use Ubuntu is NOT a choice while this issue
exists - Ubuntu cannot be used if it prevents access to the Hardware
Diagnostic software.
I have another Compaq ProLiant 1600, but this one has the "E34" BIOS
dated 04/19/2000 (Apr/19/2000). I have not tried to install Ubuntu on
this machine, but I could (By using additional SCSI drives for the
Ubuntu software) if it was vital to the resolution of this issue.
Please let me know if you require any more information. It is my
intention to remove Ubuntu if this issue cannot be resolved.
** Affects: mkvmlinuz (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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Ubuntu 6.06 Live prevents access to Compaq ProLiant Diagnostic Partition using
F10 key
https://launchpad.net/bugs/55961
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