Re: Can't boot up from resc1440tecra.bin

[Masamichi Goudge <mguuji@med.nihon-u.ac.jp>]

Thank you for your reply.

On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 12:27:09PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote:

> > Hello.
> > Now I'm trying to install hamm into IBM Thinkpad 380ED with using 
> > *1440tecra.bin, but resc1440tecra.bin freezes at "Loading linux.."
> > Does anyone know the reason?
> 
> Have you tried entering the following parameter at the boot promt:
> 
>   linux floppy=thinkpad  

Of cource, yes. I entered the parameter at the boot.
 
> > P.S. When I tried to install bo into this machine with using bo's tecra 
> > install disks, then I saw color/mono select image. Why?
> 
> Did the floppy work when you booted with the bo disks? I never got it to
> work.

Sorry. The bo floppy is made for tecra.

> I'm afraid that this is all that I can suggest you try. IMHO the ibm
> thinkpad 380 is not a great linux machine anyway, as the video chipset is
> IIRC not supported by xfree86. There's probably more obscure/proprietary
> hardware weirdness in these beasts. 

Debian JP Project supports the video chipset.
You should challenge 
ftp://ftp.debian.or.jp/.m6/linux/debian-jp/hamm-jp/hamm/binary-i386/x11/xserver-freetype-svga_3.3.2.f-4.deb 

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Masamichi Goudge <mguuji@med.nihon-u.ac.jp>


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