chessonly Member

Registered: Jan 2005 Distribution: ubuntu Posts: 60

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WARNING!! There is windows in my.. BIOS!!!!





Quote: This BIOS is ONLY for use with Windows Vista. Please do not install this BIOS for use with Windows XP, or other Windows versions.



Anyways ignoring this, I installed win xp, opensuse and all went fine. But since yesterday I have not been able to boot into anything coz the bios is suddenly asking for a password I never set! This happened ever since I attached usb-to-serial thing.



SO while trying to fing a solution for my problem I stumbled upon this 4 year old



Quote: Microsoft Embraces BIOS Vendor Phoenix





The reality of the agreement will mean fewer choices for customers and more control for Microsoft. Oct 16, 2003 - By Steven Schuchart Jr.





In a move best described as puzzling, BIOS manufacturer Phoenix Technologies inked an agreement with Microsoft that will more tightly bind Windows to the system BIOS. The goal of the agreement, both companies say, is to improve security, serviceability and deployment of Windows boxes.



Although this is a laudable goal, the reality of the agreement will mean fewer choices for customers and more control for Microsoft. Any benefits should be accessible to all, not just those running Microsoft operating systems. The agreement was a foolish move on Phoenix's part, not only in a customer relations sense but also a practical sense. Phoenix doesn't sell operating systems and should not play favorites when it comes to its BIOS. Better to make the new BIOS features available to everyone, and let the consumer decide what operating system to run.





For its part, convicted monopolist Microsoft should stop trying to push the hardware and BIOS industries into sentencing alternative operating systems to a second-rate electronic Siberia. Customers should take note and hope that competing BIOS manufacturers, such as American Megatrends, have a clearer vision than the people running Phoenix.



Avoid phoenix and ofcourse toshiba thats selling such laptops(crippled to work only with one OS).



EDIT: and for linux sake please



Edit2: Boy this got dugges!! Thanks all



TO clear some points:

1. I did NOT flash my bios. I am not a stupid lonely kid playing around with a 'toy'.

2. I did not set any power-on, super-user or bios password.

3. PROOF : In this

around you will find more.

4. I never said ALL-phoenix bios have the problem. From my laptop's Bios download page Now what the hell does a bios have to do anything with the OS installed??Anyways ignoring this, I installed win xp, opensuse and all went fine. But since yesterday I have not been able to boot into anything coz the bios is suddenly asking for a password I never set! This happened ever since I attached usb-to-serial thing.SO while trying to fing a solution for my problem I stumbled upon this 4 year old Article (which explains why such a problem probably arrived)In short PHOENIX is making its bios specifically for one single OS! in this case its pis-staAvoid phoenix and ofcourse toshiba thats selling such laptops(crippled to work only with one OS).EDIT: and for linux sake please Digg this Edit2: Boy this got dugges!! Thanks allTO clear some points:1. I did NOT flash my bios. I am not a stupid lonely kid playing around with a 'toy'.2. I did not set any power-on, super-user or bios password.3. PROOF : In this thread there is another person with the same problem (who had to send it to toshiba for repair). If you googlearound you will find more.4. I never said ALL-phoenix bios have the problem. Last edited by chessonly; 04-11-2007 at 06:08 AM .