Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 18:59:02 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com> Cc: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>, Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: recommended notebook for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011008185902.T15776@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <28805.1002532075@thrush.ravenbrook.com>; from Nick.Barnes@pobox.com on Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 10:07:55AM %2B0100 References: <grog@FreeBSD.org> <28805.1002532075@thrush.ravenbrook.com>
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On Monday, 8 October 2001 at 10:07:55 +0100, Nick Barnes wrote: > At 2001-10-07 07:13:47+0000, Greg Lehey writes: >> On Saturday, 6 October 2001 at 12:52:20 -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote: >>>> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:27:38 +0930 >>>> From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG> >>>> Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG >>>> >>>> On Friday, 5 October 2001 at 9:22:24 -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote: >>>> >>>>> First, ThinkPads use a separate utility, ps2, to set up most BIOS >>>>> options. Only a couple of things are adjustable from the boot setup >>>>> mode. While ps2 will not run under FreeBSD, you can make a bootable OS >>>>> floppy with the ps2.exe file on it (if you have Windows on your 600E) >>>>> or download a floppy image from the IBM web site. (Sorry, but I don't >>>>> have the URL, but it's in the archives and not too hard to find on the >>>>> site.) >>>> >>>> I don't know the 600E, which is not a current production machine, but >>>> the newer machines don't need a separate setup utility. I suspect >>>> that most of the other comments are related to this particular model >>>> as well. >>> >>> As far as I know, the current ThinkPads including the T and A series >>> (and probably the X) still use ps2 to setup BIOS. This is hear-say, >>> though, so I may be wrong. >> >> I have a T22, and it doesn't need this setup program. > > Isn't there a problem with the BIOS on T-series Thinkpads? Something > to do with the partition types? There used to be. It was fixed nearly a year ago. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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