[ltp] Re: IBM Thinkpad R51 w/ Ubuntu Linux Installed

[Noah Dain]

On 12/6/05, Jaime Iniesta <capitanplaneta@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using Ubuntu on the R52 and everything works fine. I didn't try the
> modem yet.
>
>  Jaime
>
> 2005/11/17, Sandip Bhattacharya <sandip@lug-delhi.org>:
> >
> > Hakim Singhji wrote:
> > > So again, is anyone using an IBM Thinkpad R51 with Linux installed,
> > > particularly Debian or Ubuntu installs? If so have you had any
> > > problems specific to your machine?
> >
> > I am using Kubuntu 5.10 on my R51. No issues. The only annoying thing
> > was during installation when I had to configure a wired connection so
> > that I can download wpasupplicant before I could get wireless working.
> >
> > Oh yes, mine is a dual boot. Windows XP home installed on the other one=
.
> > I have removed the predesktop partition. Instead of that, I use Acronis
> > True Image to create a partition where I can take backups or restore
> > both the windows and the linux partitions.
> >
> > I had a bad time with Hoary and software suspend. So I have been using
> > hibernate instead, and it works fine for me.
> >
> > - Sandip
> >
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> >
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> > The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> >
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
> >

ubuntu also has specific support for thinkpads.  In the universe
repository is the package 'thinkpad-base' and 'tpb'.

thinkpad-base gets you some special perks, like a maximiser app.  tpb
is think-pad-buttons, which gets you special button support and
on-screen display messages (volume changes, thinklight on/off, etc.)

be sure to check /etc/defaults for configuration options after installation=
.

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Noah Dain