[ltp] Linux on the T20

[linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com]

AS an fyi,  one of the models in the T20 family as well as one of the
models in the A20 family will come with a Linux preload.  Anticipated
availability is end of July/beginning of August. I expect that order info
should be on the website soon!  If the model matches your other
requirements, please consider ordering the Linux preload and show the team
that customers are actually interested in Linux on ThinkPads!   The systems
will be preloaded with Caldera eDesktop 2.4 , with updated drivers for the
video,audio, etc.  I'ld expect that those drivers will be available on the
IBM website soon as well.  You should start seeing more configuration
information, drivers,etc on the IBM website in the near term.

BTW -- glad to see you're interested in ThinkPads and running Linux on
these puppies.

Cheers,
Frank

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Frank Novak, STSM,  PSG Linux Project Office
Linux Strategy, Systems & Technology, IBM Personal Systems Group
Internet:   fnovak@us.ibm.com  ;  Notes:   Frank Novak/Watson/IBM @IBMUS
Phone:    919-543-4793 (t/l 441)   ;  Fax:      919-543-3396
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---------------------- Forwarded by Frank Novak/Watson/IBM on 07/18/2000
09:46 PM ---------------------------

Lai Zit Seng <lzs@pobox.com> on 07/18/2000 07:14:02 PM

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Subject:  [ltp] Linux on the T20



I'm planning to purchase a T20. Has anyone had good news getting Linux to
run on the T20?

I understand that the Savage IX video chipset would requier a patched
XFree86 server from S3. Do you know if this would eventually be supported
by the standard XFree86 releases? Or does one have to continually depend
on S3 for updates? (ie, is S3 open with their chipset information?)

How about audio? The T20 has a CS4624 which I don't see as a supported
chipset either in OSS/Free or ALSA.

Also, is APM properly supported? ie, standby, suspend, hibernate, resume?

I like to be sure that at least the above works.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

.lzs

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