On 14 Apr 2008, Haines Brown wrote: > Michael, > > I wanted to put Debian on a new Thinkpad X61s, and to achieve that with > minimal pain, I went with sidux. I created a USB-stick to install it, > and it went as smooth as can be. I'm using the machine with wifi. > > All hitches were simply the result of my ignorance. The applications > I've installed (not many so far because I started with only a base > system), work fine. I don't bother with any desktop manager, but use > fluxbox instead. > > --
I used Sidux for about 3 months after I bought a Thinkpad Z61M last year. This was because I had difficulty getting Debian to recognize the sound and other hardware. Things worked well for a time but when the wireless changed from ipw3945 to iwlwifi I could no longer connect to the internet. I then went back to Debian Sid and this time everything worked fine. I had a good impression of Sidux until the last-mentioned problem arose. One warning: the installation CD is quite difficult to make correctly and the last time I tried it didn't work properly. I'd say give it a try by all means, but I find the Debian install system is much better now and there's no reason not to use it. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
