From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 2 04:58:52 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA55816A41F for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 04:58:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wacky@wacky.ws) Received: from solar.wacky.ws (mail.wacky.ws [67.130.97.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62C4D43D45 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 04:58:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wacky@wacky.ws) Received: by solar.wacky.ws (Postfix, from userid 1028) id C1DBC2A4; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:58:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from eclipse.wacky.ws (inet6.eclipse.wacky.ws [IPv6:2001:4830:2075::2]) by solar.wacky.ws (Postfix) with SMTP id 51845261; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:58:42 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 00:58:36 -0400 From: chris To: Gary Corcoran Message-ID: <20051002005836.7cbddfed@eclipse.wacky.ws> In-Reply-To: <433F4510.9090600@rcn.com> References: <20051001200754.3ff82b39@eclipse.wacky.ws> <433F41FE.5050306@rcn.com> <20051001221734.2eb587d4@eclipse.wacky.ws> <433F4510.9090600@rcn.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.13 (GTK+ 2.6.4; i386-portbld-freebsd4.11) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary=Signature_Sun__2_Oct_2005_00_58_36_-0400_4UliIW7DWcnyNJg1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on solar.wacky.ws X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Virus-Status: No X-Virus-Checker-Version: ClamAV 0.85.1/880/Mon May 16 11:00:02 2005 on solar.wacky.ws Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM ThinkPad T20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 04:58:53 -0000 --Signature_Sun__2_Oct_2005_00_58_36_-0400_4UliIW7DWcnyNJg1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good call and thank you. After playing with my burning software I was able to get it to update from a cd. I appreciate the help. Chris On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:25:20 -0400 Gary Corcoran wrote: > chris wrote: > > On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:12:14 -0400 > > Gary Corcoran wrote: > >=20 > >=20 > >>chris wrote: > >> > >>>I recently came across an older Thinkpad T20. Unfortunatly I wasnt > >>>aware of the bios problem untill after a fresh install of > >>>5.4-release took place and I rebooted. My question is, I have an > >>>older ThinkPad 570 that does not have a CD or floppy drive or > >>>working usb port. I can take the HDD out of the T20 and put it in > >>>the 570 and it works fine. The problem is that due to the lack of > >>>secondary boot device I cant wipe the disk. Does anyone have any > >>>suggestions on a way to get around this? If all else fails I can > >>>toss the HDD in my girlfrieds laptop sometime this week or > >>>purchase an adaptor to attach the HDD to my workstation. Either > >>>way any input at all would be appreciated. > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>>Chris > >>> > >>>Reference of the Bios issue -=20 > >>>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#BOOT= -ON-THINKPAD > >> > >>Why don't you just update the BIOS, and make the problem disappear? > >> > >>Gary > >=20 > >=20 > > The box wont boot with the drive in. From what Ive gathered it wont > > let me flash the bios without the drive in. >=20 > Right - it won't boot with the drive in, but if you disconnect > it, you can boot to the BIOS, right? You should be able to update > the BIOS with the HD disconnected. You need to take the > bootable floppy with the BIOS update and turn it into a bootable > CD. This involves using the "make a bootable CD" option, and > pointing the program (e.g. Roxio Easy CD Creator) to the floppy > to copy the boot program as well as the files. You can't simply > burn the files to a data CD and have it work - it must be bootable. > Sorry I don't have any more explicit instructions - you'll have to > figure that out or ask someone else. >=20 > Gary > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 --=20 Christopher Johnson - =20 --Signature_Sun__2_Oct_2005_00_58_36_-0400_4UliIW7DWcnyNJg1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDP2kBiCWVx3yJMsURAk1hAKCpouupEbm3cbOVMXc1SaZQaMkR6QCfYkDq +op1qxCIQ1VpGV70dlRamO4= =dEyE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature_Sun__2_Oct_2005_00_58_36_-0400_4UliIW7DWcnyNJg1--