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X51 R3, won't boot OS
I currently can't boot my PC (I can power it on and get to BIOS screens and such, but can't boot an OS). I'm running Ubuntu and don't currently have a Windows partition on it. When I boot, I end up on a black screen with the following (I left out a little bit of text that I didn't seem was necessary but can put the rest in if I need to):
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DMAR: [Firmware Bug]: No firmware reserved region can cover this RMRR, contact BIOS vendor for fixes
x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS
tmp_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not cover the entire command/response buffer.
tmp_crb MSFT0101:00: [Firmware Bug]: ACPI region does not cover the entire command/response buffer.
/dev/sda3: recovering journal
/dev/sda3: clean, 220751/61022208 files, 7545339/244058624 blocks
mtd device must be supplied (device name is empty)
It then just stays on this screen indefinitely. Looking for a solution to at least get started up. I don't use this computer for anything important, primarily just to remote in to my office computer and very basic web browsing, so I have no problem with formatting hard drives and losing any data on it if necessary. It is an Alienware X51 R3 with BIOS v1.2.15 (which appears to be the most recent).
Tried disabling TPM and that removed one of the lines, but I still get stuck at that screen.
I tried booting from a flash drive to install a new windows image but when I attempt that, I just end up on a black screen that says "Grub" and my computer starts beeping until I shut it off. If there some way to just fully reset everything back to it's factory settings and format everything? Maybe that's the easiest thing to do?
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Posted January 18th, 2023 11:00
You might have more luck in the Ubuntu forum here. Also I did see a similar problem during a Google search and it was suggested to disable TPM in the BIOS. If worse gets to worse you could always clean install Windows.
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