[ltp] lunux on my T43p

Andrew Barr linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:37:06 -0400


On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 22:23 +0200, Pino Giaquinto wrote:
> =EF=BB=BF=20
> vga=3D0372 to have 1600x1200 console... RESOLVED!
> Thank you very much Google :-)
> =20
> Now I need to know: if I write in MBR... can I use 'Access IBM' button
> to completely restoring to factory-shipped state?
> Must I disable hidden partition in BIOS?

Writing an MBR will not damage the partition itself. If you like, backup
the existing MBR from a Linux live CD or installation with a command
like this:

dd if=3D/dev/hda of=3D/path/to/backup.file bs=3D1 count=3D512

If you have SATA (don't know about T43p) than it is 'sda' not 'hda'.

Andrew