[Cialug] Update my Thinkpad with new release of linux

[Todd Walton]

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