[ltp] T61p with nVIDIA Quadro FX 570M / WUXGA on 15.4' ?

["Thomas B. Rücker"]

Mario Theodoridis schrieb:
>> Quick scan of the archives and nothing definitive - briefly, can anyone
>> tell me if the T61p with nVIDIA Quadro FX 570M works well under linux?
>> Very general question I know!  I'm after the best build/graphics
>> Thinkpad available - dual-boot - only need tip-top graphics power in
>> Windows - but it has to be functional in Linux!
>>     
>
> Don't know.
>   
The nvidia drivers for Xorg work just fine. (Haven't tried aiglx yet)

>> Any gotchas with the T61p with this card?
>>
>> Also, is 1920x1200 WUXGA only readable by small animals on a 15.4"
>> screen or is it ok for humans too?  I'm very happy with 1400x1050 on a
>> 14.1" T40, as a comparison point.
>>     
>
> I thought this too until i got t42p which has 15" 1600x1200 UXGA. I
> worried about this coming from a CRT background. It turned out that this
> was not an issue for me as it was ok to move a little closer to the screen
> without eye strain. I would never want to settle for less that that again.
>   
I totally second that. T42p was my first ThinkPad. I just upgraded to 
the T61p and like the screen (though it lacks a bit of the IPS/FlexView 
crispness - but at the same time should not have its problems with dust 
on the INSIDE - sic!)
Also just got debian working with vesafb-tng under 2.6.22.6 (the patch 
against 2.6.20 still works just fine).
The default mode is: 1920x1200-32@50
No more jumping through hoops and whatnot like with ATI. Simply works!


Cheers

Thomas