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Date:      Mon, 08 Oct 2001 10:07:55 +0100
From:      Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>, Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: recommended notebook for FreeBSD 
Message-ID:  <28805.1002532075@thrush.ravenbrook.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>  of "Sun, 07 Oct 2001 16:43:47 %2B0930." <20011007164347.A27648@wantadilla.lemis.com> 

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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?

Nick B


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