[ltp] Boot failed on i series 1200 (1161-41U)

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:48:27 +0100

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Hi Yannick,

On my iSeries 1200 1161-41G I had the same problem and the only way I could
find was to copy the base system of my Debian distribution on the WinMe
partition, make a WinMe rescue disk and boot from it, and then start
installation from the batch file.

I tried many distro, including Red Hat 7.0, Corel 1.0, Slackware 7.0, Best
Linux and Debian 2.2 and none of them booted right from the Cdrom. Only a
rescue disk made from my Slackware desktop system ends with the proceeding
prompt, but of course I can't mount a root partition which doesn't exist!

So I think that:
1. The booting problem could be due a missing built-in feature of the kernel
(that's why the Slackware rescue disk works, after all)
2. It could be the opposite problem too: maybe a wrong built-in feature
confuses the kernel (say the scsi driver for instance)

Once installed the linux box, the cdrom works right, so the IDE controller
(and driver) should have no problem.

Please let me know if you are able to get the winmodem to work. Remember
it's *not* a lucent one (even if the WinMe control panel says so). APM, USB
(with kernel 2.4.0) and soundcard (Intel i810 chip) works fine.

Cesare.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Yannick Simard [SMTP:y_simard@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 31, 2001 6:10 AM
> To:	linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com
> Subject:	[ltp] Boot failed on i series 1200 (1161-41U)
> 
> Hi everybody,
> I'm a student and I figured that it would be a good idea having
> a thinkpad with linux on it to work on.
> 
> So, I bought TP i series 1200 41U and tried to install
> Red Hat linux 7 on it. I tried to boot but it says "boot failed".
> 
> I searched in the archive of the list for this information. It seems
> that some of the list members had this problem, but I didn't find
> a way to handle it.
> 
> AFAIK there is no way to change the cd-rom speed in the bios.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> Yannick
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hi Yannick,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">On my iSeries 1200 =
1161-41G I had the same problem and the only way I could find was to =
copy the base system of my Debian distribution on the WinMe partition, =
make a WinMe rescue disk and boot from it, and then start installation =
from the batch file.</FONT></P>

I tried many distro, =
including Red Hat 7.0, Corel 1.0, Slackware 7.0, Best Linux and Debian =
2.2 and none of them booted right from the Cdrom. Only a rescue disk =
made from my Slackware desktop system ends with the proceeding prompt, =
but of course I can't mount a root partition which doesn't =
exist!

So I think =
that:
 1. The booting =
problem could be due a missing built-in feature of the kernel (that's =
why the Slackware rescue disk works, after all)

2. It could be the =
opposite problem too: maybe a wrong built-in feature confuses the =
kernel (say the scsi driver for instance)

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Once installed the =
linux box, the cdrom works right, so the IDE controller (and driver) =
should have no problem.</FONT>
</P>

Please let me know =
if you are able to get the winmodem to work. Remember it's *not* a =
lucent one (even if the WinMe control panel says so). APM, USB (with =
kernel 2.4.0) and soundcard (Intel i810 chip) works fine.

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Cesare.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Yannick Simard =
[SMTP:y_simard@hotmail.com]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT =
SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Wednesday, January 31, 2001 6:10 AM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 =
FACE=3D"Arial">linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com</FONT>
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</B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">[ltp] Boot failed on i series 1200 =
(1161-41U)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hi everybody,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I'm a student and I figured that it =
would be a good idea having</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">a thinkpad with linux on it to work =
on.</FONT>
</P>

So, I bought TP i series 1200 41U and =
tried to install
 Red Hat linux 7 on it. I tried to =
boot but it says &quot;boot failed&quot;.

I searched in the archive of the list =
for this information. It seems
 that some of the list members had =
this problem, but I didn't find
 a way to handle it.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">AFAIK there is no way to change the =
cd-rom speed in the bios.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks in advance for any help,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Yannick</FONT>
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