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Date:      Thu, 5 Oct 1995 17:24:20 -0600
From:      Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
To:        mrami@minerva.cis.yale.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FBSD on a Butterfly (ThinkPad 701C)
Message-ID:  <199510052324.RAA03261@rocky.sri.MT.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951005184038.972A-100000@mramirez.sy.yale.edu>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951005184038.972A-100000@mramirez.sy.yale.edu>

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> My friend is getting a Butterfly on the 13th, and I, uh, I mean, he wants 
> to install FreeBSD.  What are the gotchas with respect to installing 
> FreeBSD on a TP701C? Custom kernels, etc., are not a problem.

If it's a standard IBM machine, you'll need to use PCVT in the boot
kernel.  Then, you need to install a PCVT kernel on the box since the
stock kernel installed uses syscons.  I tried to get a bootable IBM
floppy made, but my laptop died with a dead battery and I haven't had a
chance to get one made.

If your friend isn't in any hurry I'll be able to help him out in a
couple weeks.


Nate



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