X61s (Re: [ltp] Self-install or commercial install?)
Adrian Walker
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:01:11 -0500
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Hi All --
The following, posted a while ago, is for an X60s, but hopefully relevant to
X61 also.
As a newbie to installing RedHat linux on a Lenovo X60s, I received some
good advice from the list, for which many thanks.
Fedora is now running fine on the X60s, except for wireless and screen
brightness control [later got a simple fix for this].
For other folks who might be new to this particular install, here are some
hopefully useful things discovered along the way.
I downloaded the Fedora files to a Windows XP machine, burnt them to media,
then used that to install on the X60s.
1. The Fedora version I used is Core 6. (Core 7 appears to be only for 64
bit machines as of Sept 2007).
2. Older versions of Fedora (I tried 4 first) have severe problems
installing on the X60s.
3. Don't even think of trying to handle the single DVD image of FC6 on a
Windows XP machine. Mine went seriously haywire trying to check the
SHA1SUM, and could not burn the unchecked file. Seems the file is just too
big for XP. Use the 4-CD download instead.
4. If booting from the first CD does not go quite right first off, you may
get stuck in the Grub boot loader, without a working "quit" command!
Switch everything off, and try again from "cold" state.
Hope this helps. Any hints about controlling screen brightness without
recompiling the kernel much appreciated [list folks kindly supplied a simple
fix for this]. Likewise for enabling wireless.
Cheers, -- Adrian
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Adrian Walker
Reengineering
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Haines Brown <brownh@hartford-hwp.com>
wrote:
> > > As for the Thinkpad X61s, the first major option is to choose whether
> > > or not to have "Mobile Broadband". It adds $140 to the price, but not
> > > sure what it refers to beyond that it offers broadband data transfer,
> > > such as VoIP. Is this the WWAN to which you referred?
> >
> > Same thing.
>
> Chris, thanks. With that knowlede, I'm going ahead and get the X61s,
> for I'll have time to iron out the kinks.
>
> I plan to do a Sidux install from USB-key.
>
> Haines
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Hi All --<br><br>The following, posted a while ago, is for an X60s, but hopefully relevant to X61 also.<br><br>As a newbie to installing RedHat <span class="nfakPe">linux</span> on a Lenovo X60s, I received some good advice from the list, for which many thanks.<br>
<br>
Fedora is now running fine on the X60s, except for wireless and screen brightness control [later got a simple fix for this].<br>
<br>
For other folks who might be new to this particular install, here are some hopefully useful things discovered along the way.<br>
<br>
I downloaded the Fedora files to a Windows XP machine, burnt them to media, then used that to install on the X60s.<br>
<br>
1. The Fedora version I used is Core 6. (Core 7 appears to be only for 64 bit machines as of Sept 2007).<br>
<br>
2. Older versions of Fedora (I tried 4 first) have severe problems installing on the X60s.<br>
<br>
3. Don't even think of trying to handle the single DVD image of
FC6 on a Windows XP machine. Mine went seriously haywire trying
to check the SHA1SUM, and could not burn the unchecked file.
Seems the file is just too big for XP. Use the 4-CD download instead.<br>
<br>
4. If booting from the first CD does not go quite right first
off, you may get stuck in the Grub boot loader, without a working
"quit" command! Switch everything off, and try again from "cold"
state.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps. Any hints about controlling screen brightness
without recompiling the kernel much appreciated [list folks kindly supplied a simple fix for this]. Likewise for enabling
wireless.<br>
<br>
<div id="1fl7" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">
Cheers, -- Adrian<br><br></div>Internet Business Logic<br>A Wiki and SOA Endpoint for Executable Open Vocabulary English<br>Online at <a href="http://www.reengineeringllc.com">www.reengineeringllc.com</a> Shared use is free<br>
<br>Adrian Walker<br>Reengineering<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Haines Brown <<a href="mailto:brownh@hartford-hwp.com">brownh@hartford-hwp.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">> > As for the Thinkpad X61s, the first major option is to choose whether<br>
> > or not to have "Mobile Broadband". It adds $140 to the price, but not<br>
> > sure what it refers to beyond that it offers broadband data transfer,<br>
> > such as VoIP. Is this the WWAN to which you referred?<br>
><br>
> Same thing.<br>
<br>
</div>Chris, thanks. With that knowlede, I'm going ahead and get the X61s,<br>
for I'll have time to iron out the kinks.<br>
<br>
I plan to do a Sidux install from USB-key.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Haines<br>
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