[ltp] 390E long floppy seek time at boot

[Rob Smith]

FDISK /MBR?

Rob Smith

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nate Bargmann" <n0nb@networksplus.net>
To: <linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:49 AM
Subject: [ltp] 390E long floppy seek time at boot


> Hi everyone.
> 
> New to the list, not new to shoehorning Debian into Thinkpads, though.
> 
> I just bought a 390E (E0U) that is working well.  I have all the
> hardware except USB and IRDA working, but I don't use those components
> right now, so no big deal.
> 
> What does bug me is the long time the BIOS takes to decide the machine
> isn't going to start off the floppy and then go check the hard drive.
> The floppy doesn't appear to be running although the light is on and it
> seems to take about 35 seconds from the time the drive seek completes
> until the BIOS starts grub from the hard drive.  While it's not a major 
> issue, it is annoying!  Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Also, when I do `shutdown -r now` my power switch seems inoperative
> until the grub kernel selection screen appears.  If I want a quick
> shutoff of the machine without waiting for the floppy to timeout (as
> above), I must pull the AC and the battery!
> 
> The sound quality stinks, but outside of that, wonderful machine.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> - Nate >>
> 
> -- 
>  Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB          | "We have awakened a
>  Internet | n0nb@networksplus.net               | sleeping giant and
>  Location | Bremen, Kansas USA EM19ov           | have instilled in him
>   Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @  | a terrible resolve".
>              http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/           | - Admiral Yamamoto
> -- 
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad