[ltp] Stable Linux OS

[Mark Houlder]

I came across the EEPROM issue last week... while tweaking the install 
of SUSE9 on my T41 I installed the lm-sensors RPM and fired it up to see 
if i could get CPU temperature reports, but it came back with a message 
saying it couldn't find the sensors. i thought i'd check google to see 
if thinkpads were supported and came across a msg something like

SCARY WARNING: DON'T RUN LM-SENSORS ON THINKPADS, IT WILL FRY YOUR 
EEPROM MEANING THE BIOS WILL NO LONGER BOOT

brown-trousers time. i've only had my baby for 10 days and already fried 
it... but the post that came from was a couple of years old so maybe new 
thinkpads are OK, in any case after checking the docs for lm_sensors it 
transpires that the latest versions exit before doing anything if they 
detect IBM hardware. so everything was fine... i uninstalled it just to 
make sure :)

btw SUSE9 works out of the box for everything on my T41 except the wifi 
(installed latest CVS madwifi which seems to work fine) and the modem 
(downloaded beta drivers from agere which also work fine). everything 
else, including speedstep, apm suspend/resume etc works fine (though 
there are a few issues after suspending, such as bluetooth stops working 
until next reboot). i'm planning to put gentoo on there sometime when 
i've got a spare couple of days :)


kutch ariola wrote:

> Can any one from the circle consult me what OS to install to my 
> ThinkPad R40 2722-3DG? I'm used to Slackware, Redhat and Mandrake 
> Linux. Can any one please help me and suggest what is the most stable 
> version of Linux that is compatible to my R40 2722-3DG? Because I have 
> read some sites regarding the problem with the EEPROM does the R40 is 
> included to that warning thing? Coz’ I have no idea what to install 
> the safest and 100% compatible and to install to my ThinkPad R40 2722 
> 3DG with a dual boot with Macrosoft. :)
>
> I’m a newbie Linux user please can any one consult me regarding my 
> problem..
>
> Thanks many.
> Kutch
>
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