[ltp] Hard lock on T42p

[Roberto Sepulveda]

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There's a static discharge sequence you can try. Power down the notebook and
pull the battery and power out. Then press the power button 10 times and on
the 10th time, hold it for 30 seconds.

I used to work helpdesk at an enterprise that standardized on ThinkPads.
This was pretty common.

Good luck!

-- 
Roberto


On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:44 AM, 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?
>
> --
> JohnRChamplin@columbus.rr.com
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There&#39;s a static discharge sequence you can try. Power down the noteboo=
k and pull the battery and power out. Then press the power button 10 times =
and on the 10th time, hold it for 30 seconds.<br><br>I used to work helpdes=
k at an enterprise that standardized on ThinkPads. This was pretty common.<=
br>

<br>Good luck!<br><br clear=3D"all">-- <br>Roberto<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:44 AM, John <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:JohnRChamplin@columbus.rr.com">JohnRC=
hamplin@columbus.rr.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt=
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IBM T42p, running Debian, not quite up-to-date sid, dual booted with<br>
XP Pro.<br>
<br>
Recently I tried suspend (Fn-F4) for the first time. It appeared to<br>
suspend, but would not wake up again. Eventually I just held the power<br>
button down.<br>
<br>
Since then, the laptop is almost totally locked up: I get an initial<br>
flash of the lights, then only the Power On light (tilted Z). Not even<br>
the initial IBM display, much less grub. No Knoppix. The fan is<br>
on. Everything stops immediately if I hit the power button.<br>
<br>
I&#39;d appreciate a hint on how to proceed. Even the right words for<br>
google would be a help. Could it be a hardware problem?<br>
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