Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 16:43:47 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>, Nick.Barnes@pobox.com, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: recommended notebook for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20011007164347.A27648@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <200110061952.f96JqKk32067@ptavv.es.net>; from oberman@es.net on Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 12:52:20PM -0700 References: <20011006132738.F13748@wantadilla.lemis.com> <200110061952.f96JqKk32067@ptavv.es.net>
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On Saturday, 6 October 2001 at 12:52:20 -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:27:38 +0930 >> From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG> >> Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG >> >> On Friday, 5 October 2001 at 9:22:24 -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> >>> First, ThinkPads use a separate utility, ps2, to set up most BIOS >>> options. Only a couple of things are adjustable from the boot setup >>> mode. While ps2 will not run under FreeBSD, you can make a bootable OS >>> floppy with the ps2.exe file on it (if you have Windows on your 600E) >>> or download a floppy image from the IBM web site. (Sorry, but I don't >>> have the URL, but it's in the archives and not too hard to find on the >>> site.) >> >> I don't know the 600E, which is not a current production machine, but >> the newer machines don't need a separate setup utility. I suspect >> that most of the other comments are related to this particular model >> as well. > > As far as I know, the current ThinkPads including the T and A series > (and probably the X) still use ps2 to setup BIOS. This is hear-say, > though, so I may be wrong. I have a T22, and it doesn't need this setup program. 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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