[ltp] question about T30 compatibility

[Mike Zingale]

my t23 has a lucent winmodem, not an AMR modem, and it is supported
perfectly with the Lucent binary driver.

/proc/pci:

  Bus  2, device   2, function  0:
    Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev
1).
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xc0201000 [0xc02010ff].
      I/O at 0x6440 [0x6447].
      I/O at 0x6000 [0x60ff].



On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Norman Levin wrote:

> he T23 has a Lucent AMR modem - it is not supported.
> The S3 Supersavage is 'sort of supported' and with the right 's3switch'
> program can have output on both the lcd and the crt.  However, I would 
> check the T30 and see if it is a bios function and then you don't have to
> worry if the savage_drv.o will work.  For example, it doesn't work with
> SUSE80.   Maybe you should look at some Axx models?
> norm
> 
> Seth Kulick wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I just joined the list, and the archives on
> >> http://www.linux-thinkpad.org/bm/tp_mailing.html
> >> only go through April, so my apologies if I'm asking something that
> >> has already been discussed.  I'm also brand-new to the world of
> >> laptops, and no great Linux hacker either, so please bear with me.
> >> 
> >> I have an opportunity to get either a Thinkpad T23 or  a T30, in an
> >> already-determined configuration due to a sales deal
> >> between IBM and the university where I work.  I want to set it up as
> >> a dual-boot with Linux/Windows (Redhat 7.3 and XP Pro), but the
> >> return policy is basically nonexistent if I want to return it due to
> >> problems with Linux compatibility, so I want to be sure it'll work
> >> okay before getting it. 
> >> 
> >> I took a look at the linux-on-laptops page, and there are several T23
> >> cases, but none for T30.  The T23 in my case is a 1GHz Pentium 3,
> >> the T30 a 1.6GHz P4, so I'd rather get the T30.  The other major
> >> difference between them is the graphics accelerator - the T30 comes
> >> with a "ATI Radeon 7500 4x AGP graphics accelerator, 16 MB DDR
> >> SDRAM" while the T23 comes with a "S3 SuperSavage IX8 graphics
> >> accelerator 2x AGP, 16MB DDR SDRAM".  (the T30 also comes with 512MB
> >> instead of 256, and a 40GB drive instead of 20).  The display in
> >> both cases is an "Active Matrix display (1024 x 768 pixel
> >> resolution)". 
> >> 
> >> I've found examples of the S3 working with Linux okay, after getting
> >> the driver, but no such examples of the ATI Radeon 7500.   The redhat
> >> compatibility list gives it a "? Community Knowledge", which is why
> >> I'm a little concerned.
> >> 
> >> One other detail is that it doesn't come with a floppy, so the boot
> >> would have to be entirely through the CD - I've read of this working
> >> okay, though, so hopefully that won't be a problem.
> >> 
> >> I know there's also an issue with the modem, judging by the recent
> >> email right after I signed up on the list, but I'll be using mostly
> >> an ethernet connection anyway.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Any assistance appreciated.
> >> 
> >> thanks,
> >> 
> >> Seth
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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