From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 25 17:59:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8068216A4CE for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:59:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from coruscant.rfc1149.org (coruscant.rfc1149.org [217.160.130.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1964443D46 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:59:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arne@rfc2549.org) Received: by coruscant.rfc1149.org (Postfix, from userid 110) id 8C2443E8C; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:59:30 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kamino.rfc1149.org (kamino.rfc1149.org [2001:8d8:81:11::2]) by coruscant.rfc1149.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02F953CA3; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:59:24 +0200 (CEST) Received: by kamino.rfc1149.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3213640F1; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:59:21 +0200 (CEST) To: hartzell@kestrel.alerce.com 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> From: Arne Schwabe Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:59:21 +0200 Message-ID: <868yayfcw6.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on coruscant.rfc1149.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: cc: mailings@analogon.com cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Thinkpad Hidden Partition & MBR X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:59:32 -0000 George Hartzell 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