Also just to add to what Michael said... If you have any errors with your boot disks, you should try the "floppy=thinkpad" at the boot prompt. My thinkpad will not work without it (750) and I am pretty sure you will need the same think.
As for the compressed Win95 drive... I would backup all your work and redo it. It is dangerious enough to resize a partition, let alone one that you will have to recover from a compressed partition. Seems like it is asking for trouble. Just my 2 cents... --Jay > On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > I have two questions before I try to install Linux on my Thinkpad 755CD > > > > 1. The ~680 Meg hard-disk is currently DoubleSpaced under Windows 95 to > > look like almost 1.2 Gig. Is there any way I can re-partition it to > > have a dual boot, or do I need to just scrub it and install Linux (I > > don't mind too much if the later is the case). > > I would suggest a scrub, but someone else might have a better idea... > > > 2. I have Linux on CD, but installation instructions refer to making a > > boot floppy or two. On the Thinkpad, you can either have the CD > > installed or the floppy. What's going to happen if I try to install > > from the CD and Linux tries to access (or asks for) the floppy? What's > > the best way to handle this? > > Once the floppies are used on bootup, I believe they are not needed again > (Makes a ramdisk). So you would boot with the floppy, and do that stuff, > then put CD drive in when it asks for it.. > > To make the floppies, copy the rawrite program, and the .bin files to your > Win95 drive, put in floppy drive, make floppies, reboot with boot floppy, > and repartition the HDD with the linux fdisk that is presented to you. > > Oh, before you lose the whole DOS thing, try making some tecra boot > floppies too... I think the thinkpad needs them. (Instead of the standard > ones.) I dont know if they are on the CD, but they are available on the > FTP site. > > > Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > PGP Key available, reply with "pgpkey" as subject. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Documentation - The worst part of programming. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > Debian GNU/Linux.... Ooohh You are missing out! > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
