Thinkpad 600e interrupt storm

[Understudy]

Andy Sparrow wrote:

>>>>The ps2 utility is available at the IBM website. Just search the 
>>>>downloads for your TP model number. You will need a bootable DOS 
>>>>partition, floppy or cdrom for this.
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>I have downloaded 1yu603us.exe 
>><http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/license.do?filename=mobiles/1yu603us.exe> 
>>which I believe to be the ps2 utility you were talking about.
>>http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4ZFPEG
>>
>>Here is my silly question. How do get this file on a floppy when it is a 
>>windows .exe?
>>    
>>
>
>DOS.EXE != Windoze.exe
>
>It's unlikely to be a Windoze executable. 
>
>Get a bootable floppy. Personally, I'd use a FreeDOS floopy image, works 
>very well for flashing DVD firmware and the like:
>
>http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/bet
>a9sr1/disksets/1440KB/B9BOOT01.IMG
>
>Format a floppy:
>
>	fdformat -v /dev/fd0
>
>Copy the image onto it:
>
>	dd if=B9BOOT01.IMG of=/dev/fd0
>
>Mount it:
>
>	mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
>
>Delete unwanted file(s) to make space for your program, copy your .exe 
>onto it.
>
>Umount it:
>
>	umount /mnt
>
>And boot from it.
>
>
>If you do this often, check out the Universal Boot CD at:
>
>	http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>
>It comes with all kinds of free partition/disk/diagnostic tools and the 
>like - even a Knoppix distro. It has a menu system, including an entire 
>menu of DOS-based ones (it runs FreeDOS) and it's easy enough to frob 
>your DOS utility onto a function key.
>
>Download the ISO, mount it up (on 4.x):
>
>	vnconfig -c vn0 UBCD.iso
>	mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/vn0 /mnt
>
>Copy the entire directory tree somewhere, add your own directories, 
>modules, modify the menus etc. Instructions for making a bootable ISO 
>from the new directory hierarchy with mkisofs are here:
>
>	http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/customize.html
>
>Get rid of the vn node after you're done by umounting it and destroying 
>the node:
>
>	umount /mnt
>	vnconfig -u vn0
>
>Good luck!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Andy.
>
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Well  this weekend has been one disaster after another.   I tried to dd 
the image and dd freedos neither worked. I went and found a windows 
machine and got the ps2 utlity on a floppy. I should have left well 
enough alone. I tried to shut off some of the unused IRQs it nevered 
seemed to work right.  Then the laptop wouldn't boot it would just 
freeze in dmesg. I tried the 5.3 CD and it would freeze there also. 
Several hair pulling hours later I got it to boot again. I got some 
advise to try 5.3 STABLE , I was on 5.3 ReLEASE. So I went and did make 
world to bring into STaBLE. Well STABLE didn't change anything . Except 
that now my pcmcia card comes up driver allocation failed Dev ice not 
configured. I have to admit I am really frustrated at this point. I 
can't seem to get the IRQs to set up right. And I can't get rid of the 
interrupt storms which started this whole campaign. Yes the storms are 
still there. This really sucks. It's almost 1;30am and I have had no 
progress and wasted my whole weekend and can't even get back to what I 
orginally had. I can't paste dmesg or IRQ  settings without typeing the 
whole thing by hand abd i really don't feel like it.

My advice to the core group if they even read this. Knowing that I am 
not an FreeBSD god is bring back the IRQ conflict resolution screen that 
use to exist in 4.x because this sucks. Right now my only reason I 
havent gone back to 4.x is the dwindling hope that this can actually be 
resolved by a clueless idiot like me.

Sincerely,
Brendhan