[ltp] ibm thinkpad 770

[Thomas Hood]

Interesting.  Are there any other secret functions?
Is it true that enabling "Quick Boot" means the same as 
enabling PnP configuration.

Thomas

--- Douglas Bridges <doug_bridges@hotmail.com> wrote: > The engineering group
who designed the 755C/CS/CD was located in Japan. That
> was the first series that included Easy Setup. The bios continued on from
> there. The bird in Easy Setup is a hummingbird. The best thing about Easy
> Setup is the self-test that you can run in it. You can get to some extended
> tests (like a very good floppy test) by doing a Cntl-A and Cntl-D while in
> the test screen. It will let the bios do loopback tests on the serial and
> parrellel ports (if you have loopback connectors) and it will format a
> floppy disk to make sure the floppy drive can write correctly.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Hood" <jdthood2@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
> Cc: <kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [ltp] ibm thinkpad 770
> 
> 
> >
> > "Easy setup" is certainly a BIOS setup program.  SFAIK
> > it is the only one.
> >
> > What do you all think of "Easy Setup".  I am sort of fond
> > of the little bird whose wings flap as I move the cursor.
> > However, the whole thing is just a bit too cute.  Out of
> > character for IBM.  Is IBM's laptop engineering center
> > located in East Asia, by any chance?
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> > --- Kenneth Johansen <kennethj@stud.cs.uit.no> wrote:
> > > anyone know how to get into the bios on this one ?
> > >
> > > pressing F2 at boot time lets me enter something called "EASY SETUP"!?!?
> > >
> > > but i dont think thats the bios.....the only thing i can do i chose
> > > wheter to use multiple displays or not!!
> > >
> > > what i really want to do is enable the serial port in linux, but running
> > > tpctl (think that was the right name for it), does not enable it.
> >
> > Easy Setup won't do what you want.  Use PS2.EXE or setpnp.  Use tpctl
> > to make sure that PS2.EXE and/or setpnp has done what you wanted.
> >
> > More info at http://panopticon.csustan.edu/thood/tp600lnx.htm#secres
> >
> >
> >
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