Qubes won’t boot (halp)

[J.M. Porup]

hi everyone,

My up to date Qubes 4 / Thinkpad X1 Carbon refuses to boot.

Boot time to BIOS screen is 15 minutes or so. Bypassing BIOS to boot screen, I select Qubes, five minutes pass, and I return to boot screen.

I double checked all my BIOS settings. I also removed and reconnected the battery and CMOS battery.

Should I reflash the BIOS? I see many many complaints online of similar problems, but all contains Windows-based solutions.

Bricked right now. Would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

thanks,
jmp

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[Mike Keehan]

15 mins to BIOS screen implies a problem with the hardware.

Mike.

[J.M. Porup]

Thanks, Mike.

I can’t rule out the possibility of a hardware failure, but hours of googling this issue turns up a lot of frustrated Windows users who found software-based solutions.

How can I isolate the issue to determine if it is, in fact, a hardware issue or not?

thanks,
hmp

[Mike Keehan]

If it takes 15mins before the BIOS screen shows up, then you can't run
any software in that time, because the Bios hasn't finished starting.

This isn't a Qubes issue, so you will be more likely to get an answer in
other forums, like a Thinkpad one.

Mike.