[Edit]1 Howto add OS/2 Systems to the ThinkPad T43 Preload

[Edit]1.1 Analyse of the ThinkPad T43 Preload Boot Process

The Preload contains one primary partition with XP and a primary type 12 partition containing the windows PE XP system "IBM Rescue and Recovery"

By pressing the blue "Access IBM" Key during Post - the system switches from XP to the Service Partition and start an windows PE XP system.

There is obviously Code in the MBR and the following 4 sector for implementing this "switching".

Adding a third primary ( the BMGR partition ) and an extended partition breaks this switching.

Currently I am collecting the facts and gain to understand the working of this "switch".

Starting a active BMGR partition ( last partition of the disk ) fails - no I13X support at this code branch/path of the T43 MBR?

There must be I13X support in code braches/pathes. The service partition is located past the I13 limit.

A test with the BMGR partition as first partition of the disk is planed.

[Edit]1.2 Add BMGR Primary Partition and Primary Extended Partition to the Preload

In Kalifornien bietet Neil Waldhauer ThinkPad T43 mit eCS 2.0 RC 6a Preload an.

http://www.blondeguy.com/computer/ThinkpadT43.html

Last changed: 05.10.2009 11:25 by [Anonymous] -