Re: Laptop Upgrade -- HELP I'm scared!!!

[Robin Atwood <robin atwood attglobal net>]

On Thursday 30 Aug 2001 20:15, listhub libros andante mn org wrote:
> I am thinking of trying this same thing on my IBM Thinkpad 600. The HD in
> the TP is 12 G with linux / on /dev/hda5 which is after all the NT/FAT
> partitions. This might be a problem.  /sbin/fdisk will not even read this
> drive.  I have not tried Partition Magic.  Any comments here welcome.
>
> Will Boot Magic work on the Thinkpad as well as the Towers.  Again my plan
> is to try to install BM and see if it boots 6.2 before upgrading to 7.1. 
> Again all comments welcome
>
> The X-Window system for the Towers is Accelerated-X and I just reinstalled
> it after I did the upgrade.  That works fine.  I do NOT own Acc-X for the
> Laptop. Now 6.2 came configured on the Laptop so I have no clue as to how
> to configure the base XFree86 on the laptop after the upgrade.  All
> comments welcome.

I have installed 6.2 onto a TP600 with no problems at all (IBM have even 
released code to drive the modem!) but the disk was only 4GB. For bigger 
disks you have to upgrade LILO or boot of a floppy. I see no reason why BM 
should not work, I use XOSL instead which does the same job and it works fine 
(and it's SVGA :-)) ). I have also installed RH7.1 onto an TP i1200 with a 
20GB disk and that went straight on (there are no XFree86 issues with either 
a 600 or a 1200).  

However, RH7.1 comes with the LM sensors modules installed by default, and 
apparently these can hose the mobo of a 600 forever, so you had better check 
the LM sensors home page to check the status of this and any work-arounds!
HTH
-Robin.
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