Hi, perhaps this subject is worn out, but I have some questions about Thinkpads, the laptops of choice for Linux, for those of you who are familiar with them. It may not all be questions, some is comments to verify.
Video acceleration: All I can find is ATI or Intel video chipsets... but I've heard say that ATI (3D acceleration) is a pain to get working. I've had some trouble myself for older cards (mine was Radeon 7200, not supported at all, although it did work at one point on FC5), but do some of the cards work without problems? The Intel ones provide 3D acceleration, but what is the difference in performance between a 128MB nvidia card and an Intel integrated chipset that can share ~200MB of the regular memory? If the Intel chipsets provide decent 3D acceleration, I may as well go with it. Here's what seems to be available for video: Integrated Intel 945GM Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 64MB ATI Mobility Fire GL V5200 256MB ATI Mobility Fire GL V5250 256MB
From what I see on thinkwiki.org, none of the three ATI chipsets
listed here "just work", but the Intel ones do, without any proprietary drivers. The two Intel ones are supported by the i810 drivers. UltraBay Enhanced: It seems that I can use a CD/DVD drive in this bay or a regular hard drive. So I should be able to get a "Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter" and a hard drive from Newegg and have a second hard drive ready to go. The bay supports hot-swapping; will I be able to remove the hard drive or CD/DVD drive with Debian running? I guess that's all for now, thanks lots. My internet access is intermittent, so my replies may not be prompt. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
