[ltp] Hard lock on T42p

[jason stone]

If I understand your problem correctly, your T42 locks up before or
during POST (power on self test).  I would recommend that you unplug
the power, pull out the battery and then hold the power button down
for about ten seconds.  Then plug the power back in and resume your
attempts to power on your computer.

Hope that helps.

-jason

On 5/30/09, John <JohnRChamplin@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> IBM T42p, running Debian, not quite up-to-date sid, dual booted with
>  XP Pro.
>
>  Recently I tried suspend (Fn-F4) for the first time. It appeared to
>  suspend, but would not wake up again. Eventually I just held the power
>  button down.
>
>  Since then, the laptop is almost totally locked up: I get an initial
>  flash of the lights, then only the Power On light (tilted Z). Not even
>  the initial IBM display, much less grub. No Knoppix. The fan is
>  on. Everything stops immediately if I hit the power button.
>
>  I'd appreciate a hint on how to proceed. Even the right words for
>  google would be a help. Could it be a hardware problem?
>
>
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>  JohnRChamplin@columbus.rr.com
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