Gateway9310X won't Boot

[nightsky]

Specs:
Mobo: 2522164-Intel BTX 915G (South Lake2) 800Mhz FSB
Intel Pentium R 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Intel(R) EM64T Capable
Total Memory 2048MB. Memory Mode Dual Channel
Bios: SE91510J15A.2280.2005.0207.2105
ATA/IDE
SATA Port 0 WDC WD2500KS 00M
ATAPI: Primary Master TSST Corp CD/DVDW
Primary Slave HL-DT-STDVD-ROM
GeForce 6600 NV43 (rev2) - Of course there is no Nvidia Driver Setup

When I turn on th box I get an Ugly White INTEL LOGO Box and Just as Ugly Green GateWay on Black backgrnd and Setup Prompt F2

I Formatted the HDD using fdisk /dev/sda - I installed slackware12.2 , Setup Lilo to MBR for /dev/sda1 ....drive partition as root

AT Boot I get the following:
Intel R Boot Agent PXE CODE (PXE-2.1 build 084) copy right 1997-2004

Yukon PXE v3.03 (20040915) (c) 2003-2004 Marvel (R)
Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) V2.1
Client mac addr
GUID: 404F8858 E11D B211 8000 822 CED454130
PXE -E53 No Boot file name received
BC - Loader() ==0053
PXE-M0F Exiting PX Rom

Have checked cables
Replace CMOS Battery
Have chnged boot order
Reset Bios to Default
Turned off the Boot to Network

I can only boot into OS w/boot disk, then mount /dev/sda

I reinstalled the OS 3 times
Chked rechecked Lilo boot file

Can I remove those ugly Intel and Gateway Splashes? Think its the Bios setting?
My first build is better than all this newer junk.. this is the first time a Slackware install has failed me. Everything looks good from inside the installed OS.

Can anyone guide me thru this NO Name Bios setup and/or bios upgrade w/o a windows interface?

Why is my HDD not being recognized as bootable device? Does this bios only recognize MS

I will never buy a computer frm a manufacturer. Any help is appreciated

[pam123]

I don't see many Gateways and I've never tried to install Linux on one but this sounds as if there's something proprietary that you're hitting.

I've moved your post to the Alternative Operating Systems where it's more likely that someone who has run into the same problem will see it.

[nightsky]

thanks pam, I think it has something to do with intel hardware and/ or bios but hopefully other people have run into this. HDD is a western digital and I can get into it with cdrm so it ok? Right?

[pam123]

Should be, just as long as it's recognized in the bios.

[nightsky]

Issue Resolved. For some reason the install was not setting the root partiton on /dev/sda to boot.
I installed so much the file system got corrupted, so I repartitioned and reinstalled. I

Checked partition table with Cfdisk which i never used before, I learned w/fdisk and thats what i use.

Cfdisk has toogle buttons to set boot partition and marks your selection w/ * Fdisk does not have this feature unless i just don't know of it.

It was an easy fix; print out the Partition Table w/Cfdisk, select boot partition /dev/sda and tab to boot press enter and u see /dev/sda1 * and then go thru setup. Thanks hope this saves someone time. lol

[pam123]

You're welcome!
This will save someone else grief.