[ltp] Any reason for a DOS/Windoze partition?
NINJA
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Tue, 4 Jul 2000 20:35:00 +0900
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## -----Original Message-----
## From: roland.stern@ubs.com [mailto:roland.stern@ubs.com]
## Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 6:47 PM
## To: ninja@linuxone.co.kr
## Cc: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
## Subject: RE: [ltp] Any reason for a DOS/Windoze partition?
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## "Ninja",
##
## can you tell me your suspend/hibernation tricks? I use RH Linux 5.2
## on a TP570 and my Xserver dies with every suspend, even if I change
## to a text console with Ctrl-Alt-<Fkey> before I close the lid. :-(
##
## Thanks,
## Roland
##
## > -----Original Message-----
## > From: ninja [mailto:ninja@linuxone.co.kr]
## > Sent: Montag, 3. Juli 2000 12:49
## > To: linux-thinkpad
## > Cc: ninja
## > Subject: FW: RE: [ltp] Any reason for a DOS/Windoze partition?
## >
## >
## > Yes, when I was using tp240, I had made hibernation partition
## > on my tp using
## > phdisk.exe program
## > from ibm web site. What you should note is this partition is
## > made from last
## > part of your hard disk.
## > That is, if your hdd had 100 cylinder than, phdisk.exe makes
## > hibernation
## > partition from 100 to 90.
## > Yes, actual value may vary and should very :-) But the
## > principle does not
## > vary. And in tp240, you can
## > change your tp's setting through bios program so you don't
## > need any kind of
## > fat partition; simply
## > use linux only. I did this with tp240 and current tp570e,
## > though in tp570e,
## > suspend and hibernation
## > needs some trick.
## >
## > PS)
## > You will fail with the hibernation disk made directly from
## > ibm site because
## > this needs fat partition
## > and previous hibernation file. I made my own disk with
## > ordinary dos boot
## > disk and
## > copy phdisk.exe and another file for image when you perform
## > hibernation. I
## > cannot remember the exact
## > name of that file but you will find in the original-ibm-made
## > hibernation
## > util diskette.
## >
## > PS2)
## > Sorry for my poor english.
## >
## > **************************************************************
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## > **
## > Title: Programmer, Linux One, Inc. | LANGUAGES:
## > Name: Chun, Sungjin | C : Base for Ordinary People.
## > E-Mail: | FORTRAN : Lang. for
## > Handicapped.
## > ninja@linuxone.co.kr | C++ : For Dummies.
## > | ObjC : For Genius.
## > | ST-80 : REAL LANG.
## > Comment: | Pascal : So so
## > Logic Rules. | ASM : &*$#*%*@&^#@*
## > **************************************************************
## > **************
## > **
## >
## >
## > ## -----Original Message-----
## > ## From: Michael Selway [mailto:mas@ssl.co.uk]
## > ## Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 4:47 PM
## > ## To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
## > ## Subject: Re: [ltp] Any reason for a DOS/Windoze partition?
## > ##
## > ##
## > ## Jason,
## > ##
## > ## When I finally realized I never booted ms-windows, I saved myself
## > ## a gigabyte of disc space and made a simple ms-dos partition. It
## > ## has ms-dos, the thinkpad configuration program PS2, and the
## > ## hibernation file. The hibernation file is by far the biggest
## > ## thing there.
## > ##
## > ## I believe you can have a partition which is solely for
## > ## hibernation: there is a partition-type number assigned for IBM
## > ## Hibernation File. I've not tried this though.
## > ##
## > ## Michael.
## > ##
## > ## (btw, I have a tp600E, although I suspect the principles are the
## > ## same for your tp240)
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