[ltp] sysrescue cd in hidden partition booting with the thinkvantage-button

[Richard Neill]

georg gut wrote:
> hi thogetter i am new hear,
>  
> i want install ubuntu 8.10 on my x61s, but bevor i start the 
> installation i search a possibility to start sysrescuecd rescuesystem 
> ore a other linux rescuesystem with the thinkvantage button.
>  
> is there anny possibility to doe this?
>  
>  
> thank you georg an sorry for my written english
> 

Dear Georg,

Welcome to Linux - I hope you enjoy Ubuntu. As to the system rescue 
feature, it's in the BIOS on the "hidden partition". As long as you 
don't unhide that partition (in the BIOS option), you almost certainly 
won't break the system restore function.

However, in my view, that feature is a totally worthless waste of disk 
space. When activated, it destroys all the data on all partitions of 
your disk, leaving you with the machine exactly as it left the factory.

My advice is
   1. Back up your *data* on the windows partition onto somewhere else.

   2. Unhide the system-restore hidden partition from the BIOS and 
re-claim the space.

   3. Try out Ubuntu on the liveCD. See if you like it.

   4. Install Ubuntu; you can generally trust the installer to shrink 
the windows partition.

   5. In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, (and that you 
still want Windows back), you can get a system restore CD from IBM - 
call them and they will post one to you.

Best wishes,

Richard

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