[ltp] What to do if I suspect I've got a lemon T60?

James Knott linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:03:17 -0400


SOTL wrote:
> WSR wrote:
> 
>> I thought the same thing when I tried to install SuSE 10.1 on my
>> t60..  I later realized that the dvd drive I was using to burn all the
>> iso's was burning them with some corruption apparently.
> 
> If you used OpenSuSE 10.1 and burned the disk your self in a good burner
> it may work but you will not have win modem support so to get dial up
> modem you need to purchase a pci (full) modem.

How do you know that?  The Winmodem in my R31 works fine.
> 
> If you attemp to use comerical SuSE 10.1 disks - good luck as they
> probabely will not work. Something about the disks.

That's the first I've heard that one.  Sources?