Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:59:21 +0200 From: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> To: hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Thinkpad Hidden Partition & MBR Message-ID: <868yayfcw6.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> In-Reply-To: <16725.44602.612991.895661@satchel.alerce.com> (George Hartzell's message of "Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:43:22 -0700") References: <1161.62.225.227.149.1096105586.squirrel@62.225.227.149> <16725.44602.612991.895661@satchel.alerce.com>
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George Hartzell <hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com> writes: > - for the bios-managed suspend-to-disk to work, you need to give the > bios a place to put it's data. With some constraints, it seems > that it can either be a suspend-to-disk-file in a FAT partition, > or a suspend-to-disk-partition. There's an app on the IBM web > site that will build the suspend-to-disk-file for you (it also > claims to build a suspend-to-disk-partition, but other IBM pages > warn that it doesn't work and that seems to be true). Or, you can > use a linux-y app, lphdisk, to format a suspend-to-disk-partition > once you've created it with the right sysid. I used a bootable > linux rescue disk (BG Rescue, I think) to create the partition. The linux app will compile and work under freebsd just well, at least for me. > > - the tools in the rescue partition seem be dedicated to recreating > the disk *exactly* as it shipped. That means that if you > rearrange the partition table, e.g. shrinking the windows > partition, they'll blow it all away. At least on my T40p they restore windows into the first parition > - as soon as you get your laptop, I'd call IBM support and request a > set of recovery CD's. There's an option in the recovery partition > to burn your own, but I wanted real CD's. > Take a close look at your IBM cds they are burned cds. (: Btw. mine don't as the original rescue parition, the installed windows wants a activation :( The windows restored from the rescue parition never wanted such a thing > - My only niggles with the machine at this point are: > > o I wish that suspend-to-disk worked under ACPI. > > o When it resumes from S3 suspend, it takes the mouse 15-20 > seconds to regain consciousness. Hm, same here > > o I wish the little status led/light for the mini-pci wireless > card worked (rumor has it that it will someday). The newest patchset of sam@ the led blinks :) But that patchset has other iusses (no wep) Arne
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