Re: Newbie Thinkpad question
Also just to add to what Michael said...
If you have any errors with your boot disks, you should try the
"floppy=thinkpad" at the boot prompt. My thinkpad will not work without it (750)
and I am pretty sure you will need the same think.
As for the compressed Win95 drive... I would backup all your work and redo it.
It is dangerious enough to resize a partition, let alone one that you will have to
recover from a compressed partition. Seems like it is asking for trouble.
Just my 2 cents...
--Jay
> On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> > I have two questions before I try to install Linux on my Thinkpad 755CD
> >
> > 1. The ~680 Meg hard-disk is currently DoubleSpaced under Windows 95 to
> > look like almost 1.2 Gig. Is there any way I can re-partition it to
> > have a dual boot, or do I need to just scrub it and install Linux (I
> > don't mind too much if the later is the case).
>
> I would suggest a scrub, but someone else might have a better idea...
>
> > 2. I have Linux on CD, but installation instructions refer to making a
> > boot floppy or two. On the Thinkpad, you can either have the CD
> > installed or the floppy. What's going to happen if I try to install
> > from the CD and Linux tries to access (or asks for) the floppy? What's
> > the best way to handle this?
>
> Once the floppies are used on bootup, I believe they are not needed again
> (Makes a ramdisk). So you would boot with the floppy, and do that stuff,
> then put CD drive in when it asks for it..
>
> To make the floppies, copy the rawrite program, and the .bin files to your
> Win95 drive, put in floppy drive, make floppies, reboot with boot floppy,
> and repartition the HDD with the linux fdisk that is presented to you.
>
> Oh, before you lose the whole DOS thing, try making some tecra boot
> floppies too... I think the thinkpad needs them. (Instead of the standard
> ones.) I dont know if they are on the CD, but they are available on the
> FTP site.
>
>
> Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
>
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