[ltp] X20, anyone?

Jon A. Solworth linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
07 Dec 2000 12:50:34 -0600


        I tried to install RedHat 7.0 on my notebook (600E). 
(I've been installing linux for years now).  Big disaster.
Apm problems.  X windows configuration problems.  X window freeze
problems.

        I switch to debian and recommend it highly.

Jon

dan kelley <dkelley@otec.com> writes:

> check out:
> 
> http://nsm.htp.org/~sen/debian/tpx20/ - debian
> 
> http://www.isi.edu/~govindan/tpx20/ - redhat
> 
> both are from the linux-laptop archive:
> 
> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
> 
> 
> At 09:22 AM 12/7/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hi folks:
> >
> >I am due to have a new ThinkPad X20 delivered tomorrow.
> >(http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/thinkpad/xseries/index.html)
> >
> >My intention is to install a Linux on it, maybe RH7.
> >I was wondering if anyone else is running Linux on one of these?
> >Any known problems?  Successes?  Thoughts?
> >
> >   thanks for your time,
> >	- dash
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