[TriLUG] New Thinkpad T23!

[Roy Vestal]

I suggest you simply image the entire disk. That way, you can pull either
partition.

This partition is called the "service" partition according to IBM. You can
also recreate the second partition if you blow the disk and reinstall
Windows (meaning you have the media, not just the hidden partition). You
have to use the IBM RRPC (Rapid Restore PC) software that is a free download
for your T23.

You should be able to fit the whole disk on 3 CD's.We do this at work all
the time. (Did I mention we are an IBM shop?)

Have fun.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Bryan" <tbryan at python.net>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 2:41 AM
Subject: [TriLUG] New Thinkpad T23!


> I just bought an IBM T23 thinkpad.  It came with two primary partitions:
> /dev/hda1  1   -  3744  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda2  3745 - 3876  Hidden Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
>
> Windows2000 is installed on /dev/hda1.  The /dev/hda2 partition is
apparently
> a special "recovery" partition with the compressed files for reinstalling
the
> base system back on to /dev/hda1.  It looks like there's about 800MB of
data
> in /dev/hda2.
>
> I need to keep the Windows partition.  I have some Windows software that
> should be able to shrink /dev/hda1 so that I can put an extended partition
> between /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2.  That's where I plan to install Linux.
>
> Now, before I do that, I'd like to grab a copy of the partition table and
the
> data from /dev/hda2.  That way, if I *really* screw things up, I could put
> the old partition table back in place, format the partitions, restore
> /dev/hda2, and enter recovery mode to restore the base Windows200
> installation.
>
> I was thinking that I could somehow use dd (from knoppix or tomsrtbt) and
> stream the partition table and the /dev/hda2 data over my network to my
> workstation which has plenty of disk space.  Does that sound sane?  Is
there
> an easier way?
>
> ---Tom
>
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