Re: Problems with Debian 1.3 new installation and ThinkPad 365XD.
On Fri Jul 11 17:03:41 -0500 1997, Timothy J. Miller <tmiller@ims.advantis.com> wrote:
> I'm attempting a new install on the ThinkPad 365XD w/800x600
> display, 40Mb RAM, CDROM and external floppy; at boot, the system reports
> root.bin loaded, then linux, then it simply halts.
I have a similar system. Bootup from the install disks for me was
always *extremely* flaky. I've found that if you wait until the
system hangs, turn off the machine, then turn it back on again (and
mutter the right incantation :-), it will boot up normally. Lilo will
also hang the machine, but LOADLIN works well. So you'll have to keep
some portion of your W*n95 partition and boot up from an appropriate
batch file.
> I've created 3 rescue disks on three different diskettes from two
> different downloads, and all have exhibited the same problem. Booting
> "linux floppy=thinkpad" has no observable effect. All were built from
> this machine, a ThinkPad 760LD running Debian 1.3 (that I'm *trying* to
> replace).
NOTE: you don't need to use this switch for the 365XD (at least on
mine). I think this problem has been fixed on later ThinkPads. YMMV.
> The ThinkPad 760LD is running an upgrade from Debian 1.2. I
> didn't have any boot problems with the initial Debian 1.1 installation on
> the 760LD, *or* with the complete reinstall I did with Debian 1.2. The
> linux-2.0.30 without modifications; in the past it has also booted the
> 2.0.27, 28, and 29.
>
> I've not ever had any significant base install problems on
> various ThinkPads until this one (365XD). Anyone have any ideas?
>
> --
> Cerebus <tmiller@ims.advantis.com>
> PGP Fingerprint:
> BC AB 28 19 A6 A4 FF 5B CA 4D B4 03 3A A7 F4 5C
X is also a pain to install if you have a DSTN display. There's
something funky with the Xfree86 3.3 SVGA server and the 365XD DSTN
display, so you might want to install Xfree86 3.2 instead. I hear
that things are easier with a TFT.
Noel
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