hamishcoleman/thinkpad-ec

Starting PC DOS... screen

Alani-N opened this issue · 1 comments

Hi,

After following the instructions and creating a bootable USB with the patched.x230.img
When I boot to this USB, screen becomes stuck on:
"Lenovo Group Limited"
"Starting PC DOS.."

As far as I'm aware I've followed everything mentioned, and I'm currently on the BIOS 2.75, EC 1.14

Any ideas of suggestions?

Hi there, i had exactly same issue under these conditions/environment and managed to solve it following way:
Laptop:

  • X230
  • i5-3320m
  • 8+4Gb RAM
  • 512GB Apacer SSD
  • 6-cell original Lenovo battery
  • BIOS: 2.75 EC: 1.14
    Environment - issue present:
  • Laptop plugged into 4337 docking station
  • Closed lid
  • External keyboard and mouse
  • 2 HDMI monitors - one connected via DisplayPort-HDMI converter, the other via DVI-HDMI. Only that on DVI->HDMI was showing screen on BIOS!
  • 90W adapter
  • Image written to spare 16GB SSD via SATA-USB3 converter, connected to internal USB port
  • Battery patch only applied
  • Result: Stuck on Starting PC DOS screen
    Environment - issue solved!:
  • Took laptop out of dock and opened lid
  • Plugged in 90W adapter
  • USB port unchanged(assuming not relevant at this point)
  • Result: Patch applied! Or at least procedure took place.

Now i assume that it was applied and i had not tested it yet, i just decided to quickly summarize what worked for me before i forget anything. AFAIK comment can be edited any time, if not, well then i have not forgot to mention anything and new comment will be update but the important stuff will remain