-JSS
Gregory Seidman wrote:
On Sat, Oct 16, 2004 at 10:21:53AM -0400, Jule Slootbeek wrote:
} My trusty iBook's hinge snapped after 3.5 years of trusty service } (RIP coltrane) and so now i'm in the market for a new laptop. My brother } recently bought an IBM Thinkpad T42 and he is very happe with it } (running Windows, and just using it for everyday college student work). } The price he got it for is still available through a source, and it's a } good deal. Now i was wondering if there were any problems installing } debian in the Thinkpads, and if so anybody had a suggestion, or } recommendation as to what kind of laptop to purchase. I know there are } lots of threads on this subject, but since new models and technologies } come out everyday, an update is of order once in a while.
Work just bought me a ThinkPad T42. I received it yesterday and had Debian installed within two hours of getting it home. I used the latest ISO of the sarge installer CD (the business card version, though I doubt it matters) and booted with expert26 (you may or may not want the expert mode). The install was uneventful, though the screen backgrounds were red instead of blue (this is known errata). After the install, I installed numerous packages and such.
I installed the appropriate kernel headers and the ipw2100-source package, unpacked the tarball (which may or may not have been necessary), and ran module-assistant build ipw2100. This created a .deb for the drivers for the Centrino wireless, which I installed. I also had to get a firmware something, which was explained when I installed the .deb. Once done, wireless networking worked flawlessly (I did have to add an entry in /etc/network/interfaces, but that's it). I proceeded to install a variety of other Debian packages, and everything works great. Even the X11 setup worked the first time. The only thing I can't manage to get working so far is tap-to-click on the touchpad.
In short, the T42 is a great machine for Linux in general and Debian in particular. The only disappointment is that the maximum resolution of the screen is only 1024x768 and I'm used to two 1600x1200 screen side by side, so I'm spoiled.
} -JSS --Greg
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