[ltp] Thinkpad X20 dual-boot problems

[Tony Robinson]

I'm back to this mailing list after 8 months of absence.

From: "Ben O'Loghlin" <ben@syseng.anu.edu.au>

> I am trying to configure my X20 as a dual-boot. I am starting with a
> Windows 98 configuration that works (as well as Windows ever does),
> containing apps which I need for a job, and I want to set it up as a
> dual-boot with Linux (Suse or RH).

The mostly complete page http://www.tonyRobinson.com/x20.html gives my
story of installation.   I hope the config stuff below helps.

If anyone was offered a "second hand" preconfigured Debian Thinkpad 600E
in Paris in April 2000 please let me know...


Tony Robinson.


toots# fdisk /dev/hda
...
Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 2584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1       555   4195768+   c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2          2444      2584   1065960   1c  Hidden Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda3           556       621    498960   82  Linux swap
/dev/hda4           622      2443  13774320   83  Linux

toots# cat /etc/lilo.conf
# comments stripped for bandwidth conservation
lba32
boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hda4
compact
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
delay=20
vga=normal
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0
	label=linux-2.4.0
	read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18
	label=linux-2.2.18
	read-only

other=/dev/hda1
	label=win98
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