[ltp] linux on my T43p

[Pino Giaquinto]

If I boot with Slackware I can't see the hidden partition
using fdisk /dev/sda... I just see /dev/sda1 (NTFS).
Must I disable "IBM Predesktop Area" (in the BIOS Security category) to see 
it?
The 'Disable' option delete the hidden partition or
unhide it?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Igor V. Rafienko" <igorr+tp@ifi.uio.no>
To: <linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [ltp] linux on my T43p


> on Sep 7, 2006, 22:16, Pino Giaquinto wrote:
>
> [ ... ]
>
>> 1) disable "IBM Predesktop Area" (in the BIOS Security category) *
>> 2) boot my T43p using linux DVD (Slackware 10.2 using 2.6.13 kernel)
>> 3) save the MBR on my USB Pen Drive using:
>>    dd if=/dev/sda of=/usb_pen_drive_mount_dir/MBR.backup bs=1 count=512 
>> **
>> 4) delete /dev/sda1 (NTFS partition)
>> 5) create 3 parititions: /dev/sda1 for swap, /dev/sda3 for /home and 
>> /dev/sda4 (bootable) for / ***
>> 6) install lilo in MBR of /dev/sda
>>
>> What do you think?
>
>
> 0) Take a copy of the "factory state" (WinXP and everything) on 2 DVDs.
>    This way you'd be able to "roll back" the laptop to the factory
>    state, should anything go very wrong.
>
>
>> *       Can I see the hidden partition using fdisk /dev/sda?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> **     Can I 'tomorrow' delete the linux partitions, recovery MBR from 
>> USB Pen Drive and re-install WinXP using a bootable CD?
>
>
> Yes. You need 2 DVDs for storing the image that would roll your T43 back 
> to the factory state. You can even have WinXP parallel with the linux 
> distro of your choosing.
>
>
>>        'Access IBM' button still works after the recovery of MBR?
>
>
> Yes. If not, IBM has released an MBR "fixer" image. You can boot from that 
> image, and voila -- the original MBR would be back.
>
>
>> ***   Is the Hidden Partition /dev/sda2 or what?
>
>
> Yes, but you cannot miss in the partition table -- there are just 2 
> partitions.
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>
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>
> ivr
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