[ltp] recovery partition

[James Knott]

dim wrote:
> Hi,
> what is the exact purpose of ibm's recovery partition? Does it only
> store recovery information or are applications (ibm's fingerprint
> software and etc) also stored on and run from it? What I'm asking is if
> I remove the partition, will all ibm's applications function properly?
> If not, is there a way to install linux on a thinkpad (t43) without
> breaking the recovery partition?

I don't know about the T43, but with my R31, the recovery partition is
used to install XP etc., to original factory configuration.