On Thu, 9 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > depending on the model, if your friend hasn't installed debian before > (and doesn't have anyone to help him), it might be less than > straightforward. > > it used to be the case that none of the rescue disks worked w/ some of > the thinkpads (600, 770), but people have made some that work now: > > ftp://ftp.icenet.fi/private/fpolacco/debian/ > http://www.debian.org/~joeyh/boot-floppies/ > > i think the former are some images that Fabrizio Polacco > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made (but i don't know for sure), while > the latter are some experimental images for 2.1r3 (i might be > wrong about this too). > > i've verified that the latter images work on the 240 and the former on > 600s and 770s. the images may very well work on other models as well. > > if the toshiba machines don't work w/ the normal rescue disks, i think > it is very likely that they may work w/ the tecra disks. >
The later thinkpad models (600s, 770s) work just fine with the tecra bootdisks from the debian distribution. (personal experience :-) --Laci
