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From: Zeno Sirbu <zsirbu@sentex.net>
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Subject: Re: Thinkpad  Hidden Partition & MBR
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Thomas Beer wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I consider buying an T41 or T42. What I couldn't check out on the web,
> the archive nor in other lists is how to handle the hidden partition 
> and the existing installation of M$.
> For the time being I would like to keep XP and repartition a 60GB 
> disk. It seems unclear which bootloader c/should be used and the 
> procedure of installation (generally I'm firm installing FreeBSD). Any 
> experiences installing FBSD on a recent T4x with a hidden partition?
> 
> Thanks in advance Thomas
> 


GAG (http://gag.sourceforge.net) works ok for WinXP and FreeBSD on a 
Thinkpad T41 (Model 2378-DMU) with or without the hidden partition.

-- Zeno