[ltp] Questions/Pointers for ThinkPad 600 Model 2645-21u

[MegaBight]

On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 12:07  PM, Thomas Hood wrote:

>>> 8) Is there any reason to do DOS on this thing or can I wipe the 
>>> whole
>>> drive and just do Linux?
>>
>> Many of the ThinkPad system facilities are controlled by a program 
>> running on
>> the laptop instead of by user-changeable BIOS settings.  The DOS 
>> version of
>> this program, PS2.EXE, can do things that the Linux equivalent 
>> (tpctl) can't.
>
> Also, you need a FAT16 partition if you want firmware
> hibernation to work.  Also, it is handy to keep Windows stuff
> around if you want to play with VMware or Wine later on.
>

What is firmware hibernation and why would I want it under Linux??