* Darshaka Pathirana <bts@bts.grml.org> [20090527 18:04]:

> > Do you have something like "Device config" in your BIOS settings?
> > Is it set to "Setup by OS" or to "All Devices"? If so could you please try
> > switching that? (Please do a cold boot, not a normal reboot then.)

> Jup. There is a "Device config" BIOS setting and it was set to "Setup
> by OS". I switched that did a cold bool and tried your given boot
> option. No luck.

Alright.

> > Does booting using 'failsafe' or 'grml pnpacpi=off' or 'grml
> > pnpbios=off' change anything?

> * failsafe - failed
> * grml pnacpi=off - nope
> * grml pnpbios=off - nada

> BUT: guess what! By using the 'failsafe' bootoption I saw the message
> "Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)" for the first time. So I tried
> 'grml edd=off' and voila, booted promptly!

Great :)

> I searched the net a bit to get a cluewhat's this EDD is all about and
> why it delays the boot process on my notebook (escpecially because
> the CONFIG_EDD_OFF=m seems to be set in the grml kernel since ages and
> I did not have problem before grml 1.0-5 - but I need to double check
> that again) but found only uncomplete/unclear information (so far).

> Maybe you have clue...

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INT_13

I'll close this bugreport now as the issues seems to be fixed for
you.

regards,
-mika-