IBM ThingPad = freeze linux
Forum: Laptops
Topic: IBM ThingPad = freeze linux
started by: FrozenShade
Posted by FrozenShade on July 14 2005,19:15
i have IBM ThingPad 390 (233mhz,64MB Ram) and my problem is in Restart or Shutdown DamnSmall Linux 1.2.. i click to Restart or Shutdown system and system FREEZE.... i dont know restart or shutdown system other style..please help
btw: DSL is Best
Posted by aveline on July 14 2005,22:26
try searching the lilo or grub handbooks for reference to using a special parameter that relates to the "IBM Thinkpad" issue... its well known tho off the top of my head i do not know the paramters exact wording or i'd just tell you.all else fails, d/l the ubuntu distro, write it to a cdrw then boot it and look at its options when it first tries to boot the cd. In there in one of the screens (Screen F5 or F6 iirc) is a reference to this exact same command which is then passed to the kernel (i think) via grub.
aveline
Posted by FrozenShade on July 15 2005,15:32
i dont have ubuntu distro.. i am newbie user in linux .. and i find special parameters for lilo.conf for thinkpad.. all special parameters is only for specific hardware.. i dont know which have use for my thinkpad that dont freeze system when reboot or shutdown my notebook... (all unsave data will lost)
Posted by aveline on July 19 2005,00:59
you have to put "floppy=thinkpad" into the bootup command if booting from cd, (no quotes tho) or put that on the append line in LILO or at the end of the kernel= line of GRUB in its menu.lst file.hth
aveline
Posted by FrozenShade on Aug. 08 2005,13:42
thx aveline..i run DSL floppy=thinkpad and system again freeze
hmm.. ubuntu linux with command "Live floppy=thinkpad" work perfect..
i don`t know what is problem.
Posted by FrozenShade on Aug. 08 2005,14:10
btw: DSL in boot option don`t have command "floppy=thinkpad" in boot menuboot command "DSL floppy=thinkpad" work in DSL or no?
DSL have support for old Thinkpad laptops?
in ubuntu is boot option "floppy=thinkpad - some IBM thinkpad laptops" and system work correctly without freeze..
btw: ubuntu linux required 128mb ram.. i have 64