[syslinux] Problem entering BIOS - Chison Ultrasound system

Gene Cumm gene.cumm at gmail.com
Sun Jan 22 03:34:45 PST 2017


On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 3:23 AM, Henry Kubwa via Syslinux
<syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> Hallo sir/madam,
>
> Just to add to my former email I wrote earlier, I have used USB to reboot
> this ultrasound unit before and install new files when it crashed before.
>
> The problem we are having now is entering BIOS so as to effect this change,
> it is not allowing us, but we can still USB to transfer files so is not a
> question of CD/DVD or floppy disk which were used before the year 2000.

Entering the BIOS isn't really a Syslinux situation but more of the
OEM/BIOS vendor.  However, I may have some suggestions.

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 3:03 AM, Henry Kubwa via Syslinux
<syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> Hallo sir/madam,
>
> I have a Chinese brand Ultrasound unit Ivis 60 model which had issues with
> booting after power fluctuations here in Congo -Africa.
>
> It is using a syslinux 3.31 which is continually giving problem when trying
> to enter BIOS so that I can install new files available on the usb disk. To
> enter bios you have to continually press "delete button" when starting the
> unit but no matter how many time I press "delete button" it just fails to
> enter into the bios phase.

Watch the keyboard itself for initialization.  With machines with PS/2
and USB support, I've noticed PS/2 keyboards initialize sooner and
sometimes USB keyboards aren't usable for pre-OS operations.  With
USB, I've noticed some machines either don't initialize USB keyboards
behind a hub fast enough, to enter the BIOS/firmware configuration, if
at all, for pre-OS operations.

> Kindy advise me on what to do to enter bios ( and if there's any upgrade to
> be done on the syslinux 3.31). The syslinux was develop by h. peter anvin.
> We need this unit to work so as to serve the patients in this part of
> africa.
>
> Details : chison ultrasound ivis 60
>                  Syslinux 3.31
>                  Serial Number    IE: 1111023
>
> Thanks & regards
>
> Henry.

Good luck.  In general, I count on needing to replace random parts and
maintain a spare parts supply for PC equipment over 4 years old.

-- 
-Gene


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