Re: [Thinkpad] Hard Drive Firmware version 8 has been released

Well, if you're running Linux it wouldn't help you restore, but it's more
than just the fancy three color IBM screen... the best way to see if you
still have it is to press F11 on boot and see if you get a mouse-based GUI
screen that would allow you to go into the BIOS or select a boot device.
Unless of course you took back the pre-desktop area before installing Linux,
in which case the whole thing is moot.

>From: Mark Houlder <mark.houlder@ot-t.com>
>Reply-To: mark.houlder@ot-t.com
>To: Starfire CT <starfirect@hotmail.com>
>CC: thinkpad@stderr.org
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hard Drive Firmware version 8 has been released
>Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:55:46 +0000
>
>well, i'm not sure... the fancy IBM boot screen still appears instead of a
>simple BIOS boot screen, so i presume it's ok; i can also still use the
>configure BIOS entry screen (the fancy one with icons), which again i
>presume is part of the predesktop area. as i use linux as my main op.system
>though, i'm not sure... i don't really have any need for the pre- area, i
>just keep it incase i screw up windows and want to reinstall it.
>
>what would you expect the update to have done? have i had a close escape?
>
>thing is, i'm not sure it ran correctly... iirc it went to an install
>shield screen, then said it was rebooting the computer, then it just...
>hung. i think, can't remember. i was worried that it had buggered up but i
>rebooted ok and have noticed no change since.
>
>what are the implications of ignoring the update and not using it?
>
>
>mark
>
>
>
>
>Starfire CT wrote:
>
>>you got the 60GB/7200 model? And that firmware from 2 weeks ago didn't
>>screw up your pre-desktop area? Neat.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>>From: Mark Houlder <mark.houlder@ot-t.com>
>>>Reply-To: mark.houlder@ot-t.com
>>>To: thinkpad@stderr.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hard Drive Firmware version 8 has been released
>>>Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:23:01 +0000
>>>
>>>can someone give a brief overview of all this firmware update situation?
>>>i have the 60GB drive (on a T41) which supposedly needs the update, but
>>>don't know whether i need to do it to prevent my drive from dying in the
>>>near future, or whether using the update will kill it anyway.
>>>
>>>i did actually try installing the version that was on the IBM server a
>>>couple of weeks back (the hdd, non-diskette version), but apart from
>>>restarting the computer it didn't seem to do much; anyway my drive has
>>>carried on working... since then i've seen conflicting reports about
>>>installing/not installing and and getting a tad confused.
>>>
>>>what is the idiot's guide version of this affair?
>>>
>>>
>>>mark
>>
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