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

[James McKenzie]

/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.)
> 
Here is something that may sound weird, but it affects some systems 
built around the time of the 600s.  What color is the disk and who 
manufactured it?  Some lasers will not read certain disks.  This does 
not happen with the A/T/X/R series because they use a different type of 
laser, which was changed after the problem was found.  I recommend using 
a different brand of disk.

-- 
James McKenzie