atom feed5 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-mobileRe: Problems running NetBSD or OpenBS...
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Greg LeheyNov 29, 2000 2:35 pm 
Frank van der LindenNov 29, 2000 2:38 pm 
Marc EspieNov 29, 2000 4:33 pm 
Peter WemmNov 29, 2000 8:57 pm 
Greg LeheyNov 29, 2000 9:16 pm 
Subject:Re: Problems running NetBSD or OpenBSD on newer IBM laptops?
From:Frank van der Linden (fv@wasabisystems.com)
Date:Nov 29, 2000 2:38:01 pm
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-mobile

On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 09:05:55AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:

In the last couple of days we've been having a discussion in the FreeBSD mobile list about a bug in newer IBM laptops. See http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4QHLS4.html for more details. Basically, it seems that the IBM BIOS uses partition type 165 for its own purposes, and goes crazy if it doesn't find what it wants in it:

If type 165 is the problem, then NetBSD will certainly not have that problem, since it uses 169 these days.

- Frank

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