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Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped

From Parko <there.is.an.elephant@the.pantry.door.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops, comp.laptops, aus.computers
Subject Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped
Date 2013-01-15 22:55 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:32:27 +1000, S Campbell wrote:

> Hi friends Have an IBM Thinkpad R30 and need to find out why it won't
> boot up from a tested and formatted 20 Gb Toshiba drive after the first
> stage of Windows XP installation.

Bugger WinXP, it's old. I'd have a go at getting Puppy Linux going on it. 
http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

IIRC, based on my distant memory of sticking Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 on an 
IBM R30, the graphics chipset was problematic causing the thing to boot 
into single user mode (ie: a blinking bloody cursor) until I could sort 
out Xfree86. The drivers are still available for it if you want to 
persist with the now unsupported XP.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-40213 
You need to load them when prompted by the XP installer.

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IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-01-11 17:32 +1000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2013-01-11 00:47 -0800
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2013-01-11 20:18 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Tom Cole <tacoleNOSPAM@yahoo.co.nz.invalid> - 2013-01-12 11:33 +1300
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Damian" <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> - 2013-01-13 12:30 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Parko <there.is.an.elephant@the.pantry.door.invalid> - 2013-01-15 22:55 +0000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-15 21:01 +0400
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2013-01-16 15:59 +1100
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-17 11:19 +0400
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2013-01-18 12:25 +1100
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Bob Milutinovic" <cognicom@gmail.com> - 2013-01-16 19:20 +1100
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-01-17 11:18 +0400
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "Bob Milutinovic" <cognicom@gmail.com> - 2013-01-18 12:37 +1100
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-05 19:49 +1000
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-02-06 09:33 +0400
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Happy Oyster <-*-*.@.*-*-> - 2013-02-06 10:39 +0400
    Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2013-02-07 01:56 +0000
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-08 10:29 +1000
        Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2013-02-08 04:07 +0000
      Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped "S Campbell" <campbellfam@no.spam> - 2013-02-08 10:30 +1000
  Re: IBM Thinkpad R30 - stumped Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2013-02-07 19:15 -0800

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