[Cialug] Update my Thinkpad with new release of linux
Todd Walton
tdwalton at gmail.com
Thu Sep 10 16:52:38 CDT 2009
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Ralph Kessel <ralphkessel75 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I've been playing with my new notebook and I'm trying to update to a newer version
> of Ubuntu. Unfortunately, since IBM Thinkpad X21 doesn't have a native cd, I used
> my ucb CD reader. The system doesn't recognize the CD as bootable and hangs
> up when I attempt to change boot parameters. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated. I like this machine very much and this not a complaint. Just a
> request for assistance. Thanks,
(First, just a note: Is it IBM or Lenovo?)
Have you seen this page?:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_X21
It says there's a problem with the sequence of loading the usb_storage
driver, and that an alternate CD may work. There's more information
on the page.
--
Todd
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