Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 15:35:14 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: thinkpad R40 freebsd preperation questions... Message-ID: <20031209203514.GI9505@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <E1AToVk-0001OI-Hz@ran.psg.com> References: <3FAA2761.8090808@ecad.org> <200311060618.59528.rodperson@comcast.net> <3FAA3663.5000304@ecad.org> <20031106123347.GA17013@gmx.at> <E1AToVk-0001OI-Hz@ran.psg.com>
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Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> probably said: > i have a brand new t40p, purchased with winxp. i called support > about the getting the winxp cd-roms. they said no problem. we > talked a bit and i made clear i needed winxp installs, not > something that would wipe my disk drive, i.e., the standard > recovery. i got a four disk set and they all seem to be part of a > full wipe-your-drive recovery set. That's the only type of CDs I've ever received with or for a laptop. > the problem is i need to pick some dlls from a winxp distro so a > winxp guest under vmware3 uses apm not acpi (see vmware hints > somewhere on the vmware site). > > specifically, what do i ask ibm support for? got a part number? I think you're SOL. ALl the IBM install CDs for laptops I've seen have been recovery CDs that will install over whatever is currently there. P. -- pir
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