Subject: Re: Linux on Thinkpad 770
From: Christian Ejstrup (cej@ti.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 11:59:45 GMT+1
>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Bumpus <rbumpus@swbell.net> writes:
Bob> I have a Thinkpad 770 with 128MB RAM and the new BIOS update
Bob> from IBM (I forget the version number). I put FreeBSD on it and
Bob> had no issues, the system was able to see all 128MB of memory. I
Bob> tested with Windows 2000 and NT, both of which were able to
Bob> utilize all the RAM. I decided to use Linux, as my modem
Bob> manufacturer supplied drivers with the hardware. I have tried
Bob> Red Hat (up to 7) and Mandrake (up to 7.2), but I'm experiencing
Bob> issues with the system RAM. If I specify 64MB of RAM at the LILO
Bob> prompt, then the system boots and runs fine. If I specify the
Bob> entire 128MB, then the system locks at boot time. The last
Bob> message is shows is "starting apm", then it locks. The only
Bob> recourse is to remove the battery and reboot. I've modified the
Bob> rc*.d scripts so that apmd is commented out, but the system still
Bob> starts apm. I've not found anything else in the startup scripts
Bob> that would cause this problem. Has anyone else experience issues
Bob> like this with either the Thinkpad or another laptop? Does
Bob> anyone know of a Linux fix, other than utilizing only half of the
Bob> available memory? --
To disable apm just rename the apmd starup script in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d .I
just put an _ in the beginning.It should'nt start up now.
Have you tried Debian on the box ?? After I begun using Debian there's
now way I'm ever going back to redhat again.
best regards
Christian
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