[kwlug-disc] Older PC not booting Linux ...

[William Park]

On 2022-06-24 11:55, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> Yeah, this "server" was replaced back in January.

This begs the question that nobody asked...  What was it running before?

> One more test: using pci=conf2 makes the PC go further in the boot process
> then says it can't find a filesystem (or something to that effect). It 
> is the same
> as when using pci=off.

Root filesystem?  Are you booting off USB?  If so, then try
     rootdelay=10
which will delay booting for 10sec, giving USB enough time to settle.