Re: Safe install

Sayeh Ebrahimi wrote: Hello all, Has anyone installed Debian on a Thinkpad without destroying the original Windows/Service partition, or the original master boot record needed to access the Rescue and Recovery? Regards, Sayeh mailto:sayeh...@gmail.com>> Hi Sayeh I've got a X61 Tablet Thinkp

Re: Laptop detects only part of the RAM memory

Sorry for top-posting. It's the only option from my mobile. I think I might have the root of the problem: I have the Kernel configuration parameter of Highmem to off, as I have less than 4 GB. But from the help found in kernel config, I have read that if the available RAM is between 1 and 3 GB, i

Re: Laptop detects only part of the RAM memory

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 27/09/09 14:57, Aioanei Rares wrote: > j.andra...@gmail.com wrote: >> Hello, >> >> last week, when booting a virtual machine, I discovered that my laptop >> only recognizes one of the RAM modules (supposed to be 1 GB, but truly >> providing 880 MB).

Laptop detects only part of the RAM memory

Hello, last week, when booting a virtual machine, I discovered that my laptop only recognizes one of the RAM modules (supposed to be 1 GB, but truly providing 880 MB).  I realized this when VirtualBox complained that I had configured more than the available RAM to the virtual machine.  I had

Safe install

Hello all, Has anyone installed Debian on a Thinkpad without destroying the original Windows/Service partition, or the original master boot record needed to access the Rescue and Recovery? Regards, Sayeh

Re: Laptop detects only part of the RAM memory

On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 17:23, Harry RIckards wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 27/09/09 14:57, Aioanei Rares wrote: > > j.andra...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> last week, when booting a virtual machine, I discovered that my laptop > >> only recognizes one o

Debian and coreboot (linuxBIOS) on an ACER ASPIRE

hello debian fellows, i've got an old laptop that i'm using right now with debian testing/unstable, it's an Acer Aspire 3614LMi. this laptop has 4 USB conections but it's BIOS doesn't allow me to boot using USB, something that would be very important to me since the DVD isn't working very well, an

Re: Safe install

Sayeh Ebrahimi wrote: Hello all, Has anyone installed Debian on a Thinkpad without destroying the original Windows/Service partition, or the original master boot record needed to access the Rescue and Recovery? Regards, Sayeh mailto:sayeh...@gmail.com>> Well, boot a live/rescue CD/DVD and era

Re: Safe install

Hello Sayeh, No Thinkpad but I've installed Debian and Windows vista on the same HDD of my HP Laptop. It is possible without destroying the original "win-vista-recovery-partition" on the disk, if you have, as well as the windows partition and its boot-section.. Before installing Debian *I let

Re: Laptop detects only part of the RAM memory

j.andra...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, last week, when booting a virtual machine, I discovered that my laptop only recognizes one of the RAM modules (supposed to be 1 GB, but truly providing 880 MB). I realized this when VirtualBox complained that I had configured more than the available RAM to

Re: Safe install

Sayeh Ebrahimi wrote: Hello all, Has anyone installed Debian on a Thinkpad without destroying the original Windows/Service partition, or the original master boot record needed to access the Rescue and Recovery? Regards, Sayeh mailto:sayeh...@gmail.com>> Hello, Haven't installed on Thinkpad s