IBM ThinkPad 600E

[Bruce Marshall]

On Tuesday 15 February 2005 06:41 pm, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> I think I tried this already, but will try it again tomorrow when I go
> back to work. ?I bought this for a friend. ?It comes with a wiped HD
> except for io.sys, msdos.sys and command.com for Win98. ?I'd like very
> much to be able to boot up Knoppix or Ubuntu LiveCD on this. ?I know
> there are ways to install using floppies, but CD-boot is much preferred.
> ~ I downloaded the "Utilities" disk for DOS from IBM but it says that it
> can't run in DOS mode.... ?Perhaps I have to boot from a DOS diskette
> first...

Have you tried going to the "Linux on Laptops" web page.  (I'm not that 
familiar with it)  I would assume the answer might be there..