Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:42:56 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Pratibha <ibpratibha@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM ThinkPad T20 BIOS 1.16-IYET56WW Message-ID: <20011115094256.A33267@monorchid.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20011109114904.58079.qmail@web14807.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20011109114904.58079.qmail@web14807.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Friday, 9 November 2001 at 3:49:03 -0800, Pratibha wrote: > Can anyone please confirm that this particular > BIOS version is indeed NOT plagued by the dreaded > cannot-boot-after-installing-FreeBSD problem? > I have just upgraded my IBM ThinkPad T20 from BIOS > version 1.07-IYET43WW to this 1.16-IYET56WW version. > > I have seen the past tales of woe about ThinkPads not > being able to boot after installation of FreeBSD. > > I know that there was an official-looking e-mail > dated 15-Feb-2001 from Keith Frechette of IBM > <kfrechet@us.ibm.com> saying that for the T20, > BIOS version "IYET49WW or later" has fixed the > problem: > http://www.clave.gr.jp/ml/bsd-nomads/200102/msg00050.html > This information is also reflected in the FAQ: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#BOOT-ON-THINKPAD > > HOWEVER, I HESITATE, because that same FAQ, section > 2.10, says ominously and cryptically: "It has been > reported that later IBM BIOS revisions may have > reintroduced the bug." > > So can someone please confirm that the BIOS > version that I have, 1.16-IYET56WW, has not > reintroduced the bug? In general, is it known or > documented somewhere which BIOS revisions have, > or may have, reintroduced the bug? I haven't heard of this. I'd say you're safe. > I don't want to "just try it out and see what happens", because in > my present circumstances [travelling, away from home base], it would > be very hard to recover from a disaster (nonbootable condition) on > my laptop. Understood. But I can't really see any alternative. Note that I've had a report that the machine isn't completely unbootable, it just takes about 18 hours to get out of the brick-like condition. After that it works normally. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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