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IBM Thinkpad 755CX laptop

Stats:

• CPU: Intel P5 75 MHz (kernel detects "F0 0F" bug)
• RAM: 24 Mb
• BUS: VESA local Bus (for video)
• HD Controller: IDE
• HD: hda = 3.1 gig
  • hda1 - 100 Mb - DOS
  • hda7 - about 2800 Mb - Linux root
• Boot: Dual boot (LILO) - defaults to DOS for hardware configuration, then goes to Linux (loadlin)
• Video: Western Digital wd90c24 chipset (1024K of ram)
• Sound: IBM MWave - can emulate Sound Blaster 8-bit
• Additional devices: 3.5" floppy
• PCMCIA cards:
  • Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460B
  • US Robotics Megahertz 33.6 XJACK modem
• Linux Kernel rev: 2.2.16
• Linux Distribution: Red Hat 7.0
• System name: none

Notes:

• Original HD was 850 Mb. Upgraded to Toshiba 3.1 gig HD.
• For sound to work: use the MWave Linux Hack (config sound card to Sound Blaster mode in DOS, boot Linux with loadlin).

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2003