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From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Thinkpad 360CE
Date: 14 Aug 1995 18:45:34 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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Message-ID: <40o5ke$nh6@helena.MT.net>
References: <9508102033.AA01590@cs.weber.edu> <40gdcu$4nd@roma.axis.se> <40mj1g$b06@roma.axis.se>
Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net

In article <40mj1g$b06@roma.axis.se>,
Seppo Ruuskanen  <Seppo.Ruuskanen@axis.se> wrote:
>terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert) wrote:
>>> Has anyone gotten FreeBSD (either 2.0 or 2.0.5) running on an IBM Thinkpad
>>> 360CE?  I got it to boot from the boot floppy, but when it gets to the menu,
>>> the keyboard does not seem to function at all.  I can't select any options.
>>> 
>>By default the Thinkpad initializes to type 2 scancodes.
>>
>>You should build a kernel on your desktop machine with the option
>>(documented in the LINT configuration file) to force the console driver
>>to use type 2 scancodes.
>>
>
>How do I do that?, I have not found a way to build a new boot(install)
>floppy!. There is more in the bootfloppy than just the kernel.
>Anyway, if it is a secret I'm satisfied if I just can put my hands on
>a bootfloppy that works with Thinkpad 360/370. So if You want to share
>such a thing with us Thinkpadowners please let us know via this news-
>group!

URL: ftp://freefall.cdrom.com/incoming/nate/TPAD.flp.

However, note that this kernel is only useful for the install.  I need
to make a new root.flp which also contains a GENERIC kernel for the
ThinkPad for installation on the hard-drive.  I'll be doing that this
evening, but in the meantime you should be able to install everything.



Nate
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