ThinkPad Question

[dubrowin at bbn.com (Sheldon Dubrowin)]

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ThinkPad 720
Like the model 700, this is an MCA-bus machine, so Linux will again not work on it. This model seems to be obsolete too.


On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 11:23:21AM -0500, Derek Atkins wrote:
> Um, does Linux support MicroChannel?  It never used to.  Perhaps this
> is new in Linux 2.2, but I doubt it.  It is certainly true that
> MicroChannel support has never made it into the Linux mainline, at
> least as of 2.0.
> 
> A number of years ago I was trying to use a ThinkPad 720, but Linux
> just wouldn't work due to the MCC losage.
> 
> -derek
> 
> mikebw at bilow.bilow.uu.ids.net (Mike Bilow) writes:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mark Tolman wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
> > 
> >  MT> I have a Micro Channel Thinkpad on which I would like to load 
> >  MT> Linux 2.2.x.
> > 
> > You're kidding, right?  What is the model number?
> > 
> >  MT> I am having a hard time getting started.  I have attempted 
> >  MT> creating 2.2.x boot disks from my RedHat installation, I have 
> >  MT> done a 'make zdisk', I have done several other things too.  If 
> >  MT> someone has had some experiance installing Linux on old 
> >  MT> thinkpads, please contact me. 
> > 
> > I can't quite figure out at what point it is that things are failing for you?
> >  
> > -- Mike
> > 
> > 
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