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Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad R51 & FreeBSD 4.10???
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Hakim Z. Singhji wrote:
> I recently purchased an IBM Thinkpad R51 and I was looking to install
> FreeBSD 4.10. Has anyone ever done this? Should I anticipate any
> problems? Lastly I have never installed FreeBSD on a laptop before are
> there things that I should know before I get started? Thanks in advance
> for you help.

I think you should be careful while partitioning the hard drive with 
newer models. You better check reports of Linux instalations and sites 
like http://forum.thinkpads.com and 
http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops.

Regards,
Karel Miklav