amiga12

i try slax. create partition by cfdisk, format to ext3. change geometry to 240 heads by sfdisk, copy data from slack tar archive, execute liloinst.sh from slax. work at pc, doesent work at x40. sfdisk -f -H240 /dev/sdc fdisk -l /dev/sdc Disk /dev/sdc: 2017 MB, 2017419264 bytes 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 260 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00062277 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdc1 1 245 1852199+ 83 Linux I have only pendrive: 2GB, 8GB and CF: 512, 2GB, 16GB, adapter cf2ata. I No i didnt have hdd to x40. I bought it at auction for 100 euro.I dont know info about size and partitions, but laptop had at bottom windows xp professional sticker. At other auction i bought x4 doct with bay for slim cd/dvd, i think that it will be at my home for 1-2 week. I try use lenowo/ibm disk to repair mbr/partition, i wrote at bootable pendrive but when i connect CF by adapter cf2ata and connect pendrive, power on x40 and i choose pendrive to boot and i saw blinking cursor again...

I havent usb floppy any usb cd rom ;( i tried and the same... works at pc, doesnt work at tp x40

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I attached Boot Sector: Mayby this help... I try do things like in thread: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=23408&st=20 I change geometry from 255 to 240, like must be in thinkpads, now offset 0x1A is F0, was FF But byte at offset 0x1BE isnt 80 or 00. Why? BootSector-CF-formated-PC.zip BootSector-CF-formated-PC-changed-volume-geometry-to-240-from-255.zip

How i can do this? at thinkpad x40 it is impossible it doesent have cdrom. i try install from usb to cf but still i saw only blinking cursor. i want put install image of nlited winxp at 2gb cf and start from it and install windows but i saw only blinking cursor after reboot... i use cf2ata 1.8" adapter I think that is fixed disk. root@rckt:/home/hn# hdparm -i /dev/sdc /dev/sdc: Model=CF CARD 2GB , FwRev=Ver2.19K, SerialNo=0 Config={ HardSect NotMFM Fixed DTR>10Mbs } i think correct?

i think that you are right, because 2GB CF works at desktop pc with cf-2-ide adapter. it only don't work at ibm thinkpad x40. i try all combination of following RMPREPUSB options: < 3 BOOT OPTIONS: > a) WinPE v2/WinPE v3/VistaWin 7 bootable [bOOTMGR](CC4) B) MS-DOS bootable [iO.SYS](CC3and CC4DOSUFD) c) XP/WinPE v1/BartPE bootable [NTDLR] < 4 FILESYSTEMS and OVERRIDES > a) FAT16 B) FAT32 c) NTFS d) BooT ad HDD (C: 2PTFS) e) Force use of LBA calls f) use 64hd/32sec if possible and i saw only blinking cursor ;( info about CF from rmprepusb

Hi I tried install win xp at ibm thinkpad x40 with chinese cf to hdd adapter. i try cf: 1) simpletech 512 Mb -> formated by hpusbfw.exe, x40 boot and only problem is that cf have too small size to install windows 2) sandisk extreme iii 16gb -> i tried format by hpusbfw.exe, rmprepusb -> after booting laptop hangs up and i saw blinking cursor 3) kingston 2gb -> i tried format by hpusbfw.exe, rmprepusb -> after booting laptop hangs up and i saw blinking cursor all cf are seen by laptop in bios info as hdd what i can do that 2 and 3 cf works normally... ???