Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:16:03 -0500 From: Understudy <list@understudy.net> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Thinkpad 600e interrupt storm Message-ID: <42197CA3.7050709@understudy.net> In-Reply-To: <20050219040357.47106754@spadger.best.vwh.net> References: <20050219040357.47106754@spadger.best.vwh.net>
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Andy Sparrow wrote: >>>>The ps2 utility is available at the IBM website. Just search the >>>>downloads for your TP model number. You will need a bootable DOS >>>>partition, floppy or cdrom for this. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>I have downloaded 1yu603us.exe >><http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/license.do?filename=mobiles/1yu603us.exe>; >>which I believe to be the ps2 utility you were talking about. >>http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4ZFPEG >> >>Here is my silly question. How do get this file on a floppy when it is a >>windows .exe? >> >> > >DOS.EXE != Windoze.exe > >It's unlikely to be a Windoze executable. > >Get a bootable floppy. Personally, I'd use a FreeDOS floopy image, works >very well for flashing DVD firmware and the like: > >http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/bet >a9sr1/disksets/1440KB/B9BOOT01.IMG > >Format a floppy: > > fdformat -v /dev/fd0 > >Copy the image onto it: > > dd if=B9BOOT01.IMG of=/dev/fd0 > >Mount it: > > mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt > >Delete unwanted file(s) to make space for your program, copy your .exe >onto it. > >Umount it: > > umount /mnt > >And boot from it. > > >If you do this often, check out the Universal Boot CD at: > > http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ > >It comes with all kinds of free partition/disk/diagnostic tools and the >like - even a Knoppix distro. It has a menu system, including an entire >menu of DOS-based ones (it runs FreeDOS) and it's easy enough to frob >your DOS utility onto a function key. > >Download the ISO, mount it up (on 4.x): > > vnconfig -c vn0 UBCD.iso > mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/vn0 /mnt > >Copy the entire directory tree somewhere, add your own directories, >modules, modify the menus etc. Instructions for making a bootable ISO >from the new directory hierarchy with mkisofs are here: > > http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/customize.html > >Get rid of the vn node after you're done by umounting it and destroying >the node: > > umount /mnt > vnconfig -u vn0 > >Good luck! > >Cheers, > >Andy. > >_______________________________________________ > > Well this weekend has been one disaster after another. I tried to dd the image and dd freedos neither worked. I went and found a windows machine and got the ps2 utlity on a floppy. I should have left well enough alone. I tried to shut off some of the unused IRQs it nevered seemed to work right. Then the laptop wouldn't boot it would just freeze in dmesg. I tried the 5.3 CD and it would freeze there also. Several hair pulling hours later I got it to boot again. I got some advise to try 5.3 STABLE , I was on 5.3 ReLEASE. So I went and did make world to bring into STaBLE. Well STABLE didn't change anything . Except that now my pcmcia card comes up driver allocation failed Dev ice not configured. I have to admit I am really frustrated at this point. I can't seem to get the IRQs to set up right. And I can't get rid of the interrupt storms which started this whole campaign. Yes the storms are still there. This really sucks. It's almost 1;30am and I have had no progress and wasted my whole weekend and can't even get back to what I orginally had. I can't paste dmesg or IRQ settings without typeing the whole thing by hand abd i really don't feel like it. My advice to the core group if they even read this. Knowing that I am not an FreeBSD god is bring back the IRQ conflict resolution screen that use to exist in 4.x because this sucks. Right now my only reason I havent gone back to 4.x is the dwindling hope that this can actually be resolved by a clueless idiot like me. Sincerely, Brendhan
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