From: Dimitris 'sehh' Michelinakis (sehh_at_altered.com)
Date: Sun Oct 01 2000 - 15:50:54 EDT
On Sun, 01 Oct 2000 11:00:51 -0600, jbrush_at_aros.net wrote:
>I am not sure if there is a specific group or list that deals strictly
>with OS/2 on a Thinkpad, but I thought I might start here and see if I get
>a pointer or a FAQ.
>Lacking another place, I hope its okay to ask the questions in this forum.
yup, lots of OS/2 guys in here with ThinkPads :)
>I have used OS/2 exclusively since v2.1, but my 760E came with Win98 so I
>left it on, but its starting to get on my nerves, and I am ready to set up
>the boot manager and work on getting OS/2 installed.
ah good choice ;)
>I used Partition Magic v 3.0 to move the Fat32 partition around to make
>room for boot manager and an HPFS partition for Warp. The first thing I
>realized was that Boot Manager (the one from Warp) has no idea what FAT32
>is, so it did not assign it a drive letter in the setup, hence I could
>only make OS/2 a primary C partition, when I want it on an extended
>logical, with a drive letter D. As I write this I am wondering if the BM
>on Partition Magic might understand the Fat32?
There is a FAT32 driver, you can find it on http://hobbes.nmsu.edu
>Anyway, I went ahead and made it a primary C, and started the install,
>when I got a message saying that the mouse device wasn't working? The
>mouse in question is the trackpoint on the keyboard. My 760E is the thin
>one, and needs to be on the docking station for the CD. I took it off,
>plugged in a PS/2 mouse, and ran the install as far as I could till it
>needed the CD, and did not get the mouse error. Problem is, the mouse
>won't plug in when its on the dock station as the eject tab 'thingy' is in
>the way, and even if I get it to install with an external mouse, I still
>need to be using the trackpoint :(
You can ignore that error. The install should go on fine.
But first make sure you download the latest Installation Disks from
the IBM DDpak site, they have been updated to support Thinkpads.
>Is the trackpoint button a real PS/2 mouse, or is there something I need
>to do to get the OS/2 install to see it?
Not really, it should work with the Generic PS/2 driver. You are probably
using old install disks and thats why you are getting that error.
There is also the IBM TrackPoint driver for OS/2, which can be found
on the Device Driver Matrix on IBM's website.
You may also want to try the SDD video drivers, which are really fast,
and support most ThinkPads.
Any questions, feel free to ask.
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