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    Using the ThinkVantage button to dual boot linux

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dietcokefiend, Feb 19, 2006.

  1. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Does anyone know exactly what the bios looks for when you press that button? Does it look for a certain partition number, and go from there?

    Fdisk under knoppix is showing the partition as SDA2, ID= 12, and System being Compaq Diagnostics.

    It would be pretty nice if I could make a seamless way to dual boot the system by just pressing the wee little blue button :cool:
     
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  2. ivoloos

    ivoloos Notebook Geek

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    :confused: Dual booting with a button???? Sounds :cool:
     
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Basically a super secret hidden bootable system that is accesible with a click of a button, lol
     
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    ivoloos Notebook Geek

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    :D
    But how that could work....????? I don't know :p
     
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