Re: Linux on TP750Cs

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From: Steve Hultquist (ssh_at_wwsi.com)
Date: Thu Jan 09 1997 - 00:21:13 EST

Jeffrey S. Schwartz wrote:
> The BIOS is upgraded by a seperate disk sytps*.exe. The ps2 commands
> alow you to configure the system & power mgt through s/w.
>
> On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 13:17:22 -0700, Steve Hultquist wrote:
> >You need (at least) the apm modules loaded to get suspend/resume to
> >work. You probably also have to use PS2 on a DOS diskette to update the
> >BIOS (I don't know this, tho, since I haven't been able to try Linux on
> >my new Thinkpad, yet).

OK. BIOS may be a bit of an oversimplification. What I mean is that
PS/2 configures the non-volatile power management information. You
don't have a PS2 equivalent on Linux, so you have to rely on the DOS
version. However, the settings are persistent even when you change OS.

Does that make it clearer?
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