I have an IBM 720 and your problem may be that your laptop is using an =
MCA/ESDI hard drive.  I didn't
put too much effort into this machine, but I did get an older version of =
Debian Linux to run on it,=20
and there's a while section for NetBSD to MCA support.  I think you have =
to special tailor a kernel
since it's kind of a not-very-used standard.  good luck :)

ps. I think it was the debian version right before the current release.  =
I had to use an external zip and
about 30 floppies to get it going, but it was fun.  I would probably use =
the machine if the PCMCIA driver
didn't cause an eternal loop and thus, make the machine unable to get on =
my network.  Send me an email if=20
that's the issue and if you get NetBSD with MCA support to work so I can =
put it on my IBM and use it as=20
more than a footrest.  :)

-Matthew Sporleder

-----Original Message-----
From: kingv@fatboy.netbsd.org [mailto:kingv@fatboy.netbsd.org]
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:26 PM
To: Stephen R. Ceasar; port-i386@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: FW: IBM Thinkpad 340


Steve,
	I have a Zenith 425L laptop with a 160mb hdd and 3.7mb usable RAM. I =
was=20
able to get 1.5.2 installed without too much trouble. After the =
partitions=20
were created, I had to exit the installer and enable the swap. You may =
need=20
to do the same. I used the Tiny-Install and have since trimmed the =
kernel=20
down to about 860k.=20
	I also have a 755Cs ThinkPad. It has 7.7mb usable ram and a 160mb hdd. =
IBM's=20
diagnostic utility gives it a clean bill of health. I can't get =
anything,=20
linux distros included, to install on this machine except win3.11 and =
most=20
3.11 software won't install either. I suspect the reason for this is a =
very=20
old BIOS, maybe the one it was shipped with. IBM's flash utility will =
not=20
execute unless the machine is plugged in and the battery is fully =
charged. My=20
battery is junk and I gave up on the project after far too many hours of =

trying. I've read where others have successfully installed NetBSD on the =
755=20
and other old ThinkPads. What worked for those folks did not work for =
me.=20
Good luck, Todd=20







On Monday 01 April 2002 02:51 pm, Stephen R. Ceasar wrote:

> So I guess my question is what version of NetBSD would I be best =
server
> with and where might I find it.
>
> If I'm barking up the wrong list please just let me know (any =
additional
> direction is appreciated).
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Bleichert [mailto:syborg@stny.rr.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:25 PM
> To: Stephen R. Ceasar
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: IBM Thinkpad 340
>
> On Mon, 1 Apr 2002, Stephen R. Ceasar wrote:
> > So I got an old IBM Thinkpad 340...
> > 125 MB HD & 4 Megs of RAM
> >
> > According to what I've read, the last version I can install and
> > successfully run is 2.1.7. If necessary with an upgrade from 2.0.5
> >
> > 1. Am I correct?
> >
> > 2. Where can I find such old versions? The FTP site only seems to =
hold
> > versions back to 3.5.1.
> >
> >
> > any other input is appreciated.
> >
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > steve
>
> Just FYI, we tried an earlier version of FreeBSD on a 4 MB laptop and
> ended up going with NetBSD. YMMV.
>
> |-John Bleichert----syborg@stny.rr.com----------------|
> |-------------------http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg--|