[ltp] hibernate on T30 (Fedora core 3)

[Pino Giaquinto]

I have just Linux on my T30...
can I update the BIOS or must I install XP?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles E Taylor IV" <tomalek@mindspring.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ltp] hibernate on T30 (Fedora core 3)


> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:14:37 +0100
> "Pino Giaquinto" <pino.giaquinto@aliceposta.it> wrote:
> 
>> Since the ThinkPad T30 didn't has a floppy drive, I got a ISO image for 
>> creating a hibernation
>> partition here: 
>> http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~y0015821/hibernation-util-boot.iso
>> I have created the hibernation partition /dev/hda4 using this CD.
>> I can hibernate my T30 pressing Fn+F12 keys... but when I turn ON my 
>> ThinkPad I see the 'IBM ThinkPad screen' that
>> resume... and at less then 1 second from the end of the resume it
>> freeze. Some suggestions?
>> Now if I turn OFF and ON my notebook, it start the resume from
>> hibernation  sequence... then freeze!!!
>> Can I exit from this loop? 
> 
> I had that happen to me on an X22 (BIOS update seems to have fixed it),
> and one way to get out of the loop was to try to either enter the BIOS or
> try to select an alternate boot device (either hit F1 or F12 when the IBM
> screen comes up).
> 
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