[ltp] Hard disk password & linux

[Tim Prince]

On Saturday 14 May 2005 05:01, Vijay Garla wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I thought I'd pose the question, although it has already been noted in
> some thinkpad linux faqs, but here goes: is it possible to use the
> hard-disk password with linux?  I've heard the answer is no, but was
> wondering if there has been any progress on this front.
I never realized there might be a problem.    I have always had the disk 
password in effect, on a series of 3 T20s, and a T40, running 
RH7.2,7.3,SuSE7.3,SuSE9.1 and 9.2.  On the T20s, it was not possible to 
reboot directly from Windows to linux, it was necessary to power off and go 
back through the disk password.  The T40 reboots reliably from Windows to 
linux.  Sometimes WinXP hangs when started directly after linux.

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Tim Prince