[ltp] pre-installation advice?

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:50:19 -0400


Rich Smrcina wrote:
> Indeed.  I had to buy PM Version 8, which contains a bootable CD, since
> the T40 doesn't have a diskette drive.  But I have had no relevant
> problems with RH9 or SuSE 9 on my T40.  Everything (hardware wise) works
> great.  I haven't tried suspending or hibernating, but there seems to be
> plenty of experient with that on the list.

I bought a USB attached floppy, when I got my R31, though I could have 
also got one that replaced the DVD drive.  If you need a floppy, you can 
always get a USB floppy from IBM or other.