[ltp] Questions/Pointers for ThinkPad 600 Model 2645-21u

MegaBight linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:29:29 -0700


On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 11:58  AM, Ross Patterson wrote:
>
>> 8) Is there any reason to do DOS on this thing or can I wipe the whole
>> drive and just do Linux?
>
> Many of the ThinkPad system facilities are controlled by a program 
> running on
> the laptop instead of by user-changeable BIOS settings.  The DOS 
> version of
> this program, PS2.EXE, can do things that the Linux equivalent (tpctl) 
> can't.

Can you give me some examples? What will I lose out on if I don't do 
DOS and run
this PS2.EXE thingy??

Thanks
megabight@electricocean.com