SV: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :(
Yo Gancho
Think I know where you're at. The problem is accessing the IBM's bios/cmos
w/out the special IBM system diskette. I used to have one for my ancient ibm
laptop, but I can't find it right now, and I'm not even sure it works on a
stationary system. A way of getting around it might be to install/deinstall
some piece of hardware (f.x.change the ram-size) and see if the change will
provoke some reaction from the built-in setup system. Might allow you to set
other stuff too. Did this once on my laptop years ago, I believe.
Anyway, what's the problem? The thing to do is go around the ibm-crap; you
will be allowed to make other types of partitions than dos on an ibm disc.
What you do is use fips, and just leave ibm-dos on its own (minimal)
partition. You'll still be able to boot on the old dos-system using a normal
dos-boot-diskette. This worked fine for me.
Unless you want to change the hardware setup in the thing (f.x. put in a
larger disc) there's no reason to make any changes in the cmos.
Whatever you do, you can't destroy anything in the machine, only make it
usable.
If all else fails, why not try contacting IBM? I wouldnt wonder if they
still supported that ol' thing.
Good Luck
Vitux
Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will sooner or later.
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Gancho Tenev Tenev [SMTP:gancho@mbox.vereya.net]
> Sendt: 1. juni 1999 09:36
> Til: Wichmann, Viggo; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Emne: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :(
>
> Hi !!!
> I did not speak about Debian Linux Instalation ! :)
> ( nor for rescue nor bootup diskette !!! )
> Some IBM computers ( may be all ) have got setup ( for their hardware ) on
> their HDD
> ( on separate hdd partition ).
> On other computers I press "DEL" and enter in setup program to configure
> HDD,
> time, IRQ,
> memory, power management etc... I don't know how to do this on IBM PC
> (PS/2)
> ... There is
> a diskette for this .... I am not sure ... :((
> If I install Linux on sertain partition ( remove DOS FAT16 partition ) and
> put
> in
> MBR Lilo things I AM AFRAID I WILL DESTROY something !!!
> If Linux instalation destroys something , I haven't got such diskette so
> I CANNOT configure hdd, time , IRQ ... etc. (
> This is my problem !!
>
> Anybody knows what I should do !!!
>
>
> Sorry for I cannot explane this at first time !!!
> ( may be because of my bad english !:)
>
> Thanks for help !!!
>
>
> vw@geus.DK wrote:
>
> > Yo.
> > Don't need no ibm-setup-diskette. Get an installation cd from Debian or
> > RedHat or whatever, should be fairly easy, or download the thing from
> > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ There's also a very helpful installation
> guide
> > in Debian's ftp-site, else try this:
> > http://visar.csustan.edu:8000/giveaway_dl.html
> > If you're using diskettes, be prepared for hell of a job. I did it once,
> and
> > I'm not doing it again. CD is by far the easiest, lots less trouble, no
> > keeping track of files and no bad diskettes. You can also do a
> > part-diskette, part-net installation, but I have no experience with
> this.
> > A tiny program called FIPS will repartition your hd w/out any trouble.
> > Worked great for me. Available on most linux-ftp's.
> > Can't kill your computer, but might make it usable...
> > Good Luck!
> > Vitux
> >
> > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > > Fra: Gancho Tenev Tenev [SMTP:gancho@mbox.vereya.net]
> > > Sendt: 31. maj 1999 15:40
> > > Til: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > Cc: recipient list not shown
> > > Emne: Help!!! Linux plus IBM!
> > >
> > > Hi!!!
> > >
> > > I have IBM 386 , 16 MB RAM , and 200 MB HDD.
> > > I have DOS (fat16) partition on HDD...
> > > I want to run linux on ext2 partition...
> > > But I don't know anything about IBM SETUP partition on HDD...
> > > I know that there is a setup-diskette . It runs setup-program that
> > > configure IBM hardware things :)... But I haven`t got such diskette...
> > > :(
> > > I am going to remove DOS-partition ... and replace it with ext2
> > > partition...
> > > I will use LILO boot loader ...
> > > Will I have a problem of some kind if I do this way!!!
> > > I am afraid that I will kill this IBM computer because of my ignorance
> > > :)))
> > > HELP!!!
> > >
> > > Any Ideas!!!
> > > Gancho. #;o)
> > >
> > > P.S. Sorry for my bad english ... I hope You understand me ... and
> help
> > > me :)))
> > > THANKS!!!...
> > >
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