[ltp] Bootable live CD on 600/600X?

wes schreiner linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:56:54 -0600


/dev/rob0 wrote:

>Has anyone had success with a Linux bootable live CD on a Thinkpad 600 
>or 600X? I tried Ubuntu's live CD, every boot option I could see, all 
>to no avail. Burned 2 copies of it, checked md5sums, same result with 
>both copies: isolinux boots, but kernel crashes early in trying to 
>load. Ubuntu's install CD, OTOH, works fine. (This is Warty, BTW.)
>  
>

More or less the same here, Ubuntu "warty" live oopes during some sysfs 
unload thing, no matter what the options. Knoppix v3.7 2004-12-08 boots 
fine, with everything but the sound working.

wes