[ltp] Mandrake 8.2 on a Thinkpad R30

[Keith Frechette]

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1. Yes - the ThinkPad R30 is susceptible to the serial EEPROM wipe-out if 
lm_sensors is used. If possible, elect to not install lm_sensors.
2. The logic for accessing the recovery partition (i.e. the prompt "Press 
F11 for recovery", or whatever it says) is contained in the master boot 
record. For that reason, I'd recommended installing LILO or GRUB into the 
boot record of the bootable Linux partition, rather than in the master 
boot record of the drive.

-- Keith

Keith Frechette
IBM Linux Technology Center, Development and Support for ThinkPad Notebook 
Computers
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-779-1252 / TieLine: 223-8449

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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">1. Yes - the ThinkPad R30 is susceptible to the serial EEPROM wipe-out if lm_sensors is used. If possible, elect to not install lm_sensors.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">2. The logic for accessing the recovery partition (i.e. the prompt &quot;Press F11 for recovery&quot;, or whatever it says) is contained in the master boot record. For that reason, I'd recommended installing LILO or GRUB into the boot record of the bootable Linux partition, rather than in the master boot record of the drive.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">-- Keith<br>
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Keith Frechette<br>
IBM Linux Technology Center, Development and Support for ThinkPad Notebook Computers<br>
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina<br>
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-779-1252 / TieLine: 223-8449<br>
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