Laptops :: DSL on an old Laptop, install problems, pls help!



Quick hint for HD-install to Thinkpad 365X (and other similar laptops too). You can make HD-install partialy on some desktop (or other laptop) so you don't need Thinkpad's own CD or floppy.

Just put HD to some other computer (For desktop you need cheap adapter to attach laptop-HD) and start HD-install, after filecopy and bootloader install when system restarts change HD back to Thinkpad and finnish install there (maybe you can change HD to Thinkpad later too ?).

Ofcource you need to have some space on HD, I use whole disk (850Mb disk, no Windows on that Thinkpad). Only broblem with 365X is soundcard, no idea what address and irq it uses (and is it cs4232 like some other Thinkpads at same age ?)
Quote (Guest @ Nov. 25 2005,16:54)
Quick hint for HD-install to Thinkpad 365X (and other similar laptops too). You can make HD-install partialy on some desktop (or other laptop) so you don't need Thinkpad's own CD or floppy.

Just put HD to some other computer (For desktop you need cheap adapter to attach laptop-HD) and start HD-install, after filecopy and bootloader install when system restarts change HD back to Thinkpad and finnish install there (maybe you can change HD to Thinkpad later too ?).

Ofcource you need to have some space on HD, I use whole disk (850Mb disk, no Windows on that Thinkpad). Only broblem with 365X is soundcard, no idea what address and irq it uses (and is it cs4232 like some other Thinkpads at same age ?)

I found some useful information here

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html

Unfortunately, the problem is getting the thing to run at anything higher than 8bpp in XVesa or Xfree86.

To install it, I actually created a boot floppy with rawrite2.exe and sbm.bin that I downloaded off the net.  That allowed me to boot from the floppy and choose to then boot from the CDRom (where I have the LiveCD of DSL).

I am still having problems with the color adjustments for the screen, but I know that I'm close to something.  If anyone has suggestions on that, I started another thread about it
Quote (Guest @ Nov. 07 2005,10:25)
Floppy is working, but it cannot load image file, saying "Cannot boot" or something like this.
Any ideas?

I had that, and I recreated the disk and it booted alright then.

akaDruid

original here.