[ltp] some windows and some linux question

[Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV]

On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 12:52 +0700, Yudi Wijaya wrote:
> Hello linux-thinkpad,

> I'm new user of IBM Thinkpad X31 (type: 2672) and i got Microsoft
> Windows XP SP1 already installed.

[Some stuff deleted - I swapped out the original drive of my X31 and put
in a faster and larger 120GB drive, so I have never messed with
repartitioning the factory-installed drive.]

> 4. I don't have IBM CD-ROM and i don't have IBM Floppy Disk, so how to
> install that linux distribution (regarding your linux distribution
> recommendation for me)?

The X31 can boot from an external USB CD-ROM drive.  You don't need the
IBM dock or an IBM-brand drive.  I used a generic external USB2 CD/DVD
drive for my install.

I'm currently running Ubuntu Breezy and all the X31's hardware is
supported.  Modem (slmodem), wireless (ipw2100), etc. all work nearly
"out-of'the'box".  I would assume it's similar for the current Ubuntu -
Dapper.

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