[ltp] X40, IBM's Rescue and Restore and preparation for installing Linux

[Adrian Pantea]

You could have ordered recovery CD's from IBM .. Free of charge .. I even
got a WinXP pro instead of XP home.
/adrian 

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From: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
[mailto:linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: den 5 maj 2005 15:34
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: Re: [ltp] X40, IBM's Rescue and Restore and preparation for
installing Linux

Thanks for the links.

I was eventually able to make recovery discs.  Doing so was not in the
"predesktop area" but was an application, Programs > Access IBM > Create
Recovery Discs.  It went very slow as it burned a total of 6 CDR discs at 2X
on my external usb burner.  It took about 3 hours or so to complete.  From
the labels, the first disc appears to have been the Rescue & Recovery
software and the remainder was the operating system and other software.  It
also did a verify scan on each one, so hopefully they are O.K.

On 5/4/05, Justin Mason <jm@jmason.org> wrote:
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> Tony writes:
> > O.K. I have taken the dive.  I am (hopefully) replacing my iBook 
> > (dual booted with Ubuntu PPC) with an IBM X40.
> >
> > I have just got my new X40 delivered today.  WOW is it small and lite!
> >  I am impressed.  If I can get Ubuntu running well on this puppy, I 
> > am going to be a happy camper.
> >
> > I got a good deal on it also, if anyone is interested email me for 
> > details.  IBM Model 2371A9U list for $1829, got it on ebay for 
> > ~$1199 plus S&H.
> >
> > http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?prod
> > uctId=8770685&storeId=10000001&langId=-1&categoryId=2059153&dualCurr
> > Id=1000073&catalogId=-840
> >
> > I would like to create a restore disk before continuing to wipe off 
> > windows and install Linux, in case I have any unexpected problems I 
> > might need to reinstall XP.  I have not figured out yet how to 
> > create the recovery discs from the information on the IBM website 
> > other than I should be able to do so.  From the following page it 
> > states: "A set of recovery CDs can be created in the IBM Rescue and 
> > Recovery (R&R) predesktop area."  Also, I am using an old usb Iomega 
> > Zip 650 CD burner and I am not sure it is supported to do this.
> >
> > I am considering buying a second internal hard drive, since they are 
> > so easy to remove and install and leave the original one alone.
> >
> > I would assume that IBM's (R&R) features are not included in a 
> > reinstall from a recovery disc?  (Certainly not from a MS-XP 
> > installation disk?)  Is IBM's R&R features kept in a separate 
> > partition on the hard drive?  Can I install Linux (replacing 
> > Windows) without touching the R&R partition and still use the R&R in 
> > the future if necessary?
> 
> Yep.  BTW this site will be very useful: http://thinkwiki.org/ThinkWiki .
> In particular http://thinkwiki.org/PreDesktop_Area is relevant -- look 
> out for the BEER and PARTIES ;)
> 
> The easiest thing to do is just to install away, by default the 
> predesktop area is hidden.  But if you're worried, or want an extra 
> few GB, call IBM support and claim that you've overwritten it somehow, 
> and they'll ship out a set of CDs that perform the same task...
> 
> - --j.
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