[ltp] Debian on Thinkpad W540

[José Luis García Pallero]

Hello,

I've received yet my W540 and I've installed Debian.

First of all, I've updated the BIOS to the latest 2.11 version. In
order to disable the secure boot, I have made two changes in the BIOS:

1. Config->Security->Secure Boot: Changed to DISABLED
2. Startup->UEFI->Legacy Boot: Changed to LEGACY ONLY

The first chang I'm sure it must be done, but I have some doubts about
the second one. Is correct?

Then, I've installed a minimal Debian system (as I always do) via the
netinst CD. The installation was OK, but i have problems with network
configuration. I don't know the reason, but no DHCP nor manual static
IP confiruration works. I have a T400 (this from I writing this mail)
that works without problems with Debian. I've configured the W540 in
the same way (/etc/resolv.conf, /etc/network/interfaces) but it
doesn't work. I I try to use DHCP, the system can not asingn an IP,
and if I try manual configuration 'ifup eth0' apparently works
(ifconfig shows the assigned parameters), but actually the network
doesn't work. Anyone has notiiced problems with W540, Debian and
network?

Thanks

2014-06-07 19:54 GMT+02:00 Christoph Schmees <cjws@gmx.net>:
> Am 05.06.2014 17:29, schrieb Jos� Luis Garc�a Pallero:
>> 2014-06-04 2:22 GMT+02:00 Christoph Schmees <cjws@gmx.net>:
>>> Am 03.06.2014 22:55, schrieb Jos� Luis Garc�a Pallero:
>>>> Hello:
>>>>
>>>> In a few weeks I'll change my Thinkpad T400 for a W540. Now I run
>>>> Debian on my T400 and almost all works fine (the only one exception is
>>>> the internal microphone).
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone installed Debian on a W540? I've seen
>>>> (http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201308-14114/) that the
>>>> W540 is certified for Ubuntu, but also that depending os the BIOS
>>>> version the installation can be dangerous
>>>> (http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:W540)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I bricked my X220 by installing a dual boot W7 and Mint 13 LTS
>>> while the BIOS setup for the boot method was "auto". Ok, the
>>> board was replaced by on-site warranty. After that, knowing about
>>> the pitfall, the solution was easy: Pin the boot method to
>>> "legacy" and everything should be fine with linux.
>>
>> Thank you for the info, Christoph. Which BIOS version had yoyr X220?
>>
>
> I don't know the former BIOS revision (of the board that died,
> that is). On the new board I keep the BIOS up-to-date.
>
> Christoph
>
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