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Linux on a 770ED

Last post by Rob « Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:59 pm

by Rob » Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:59 pm

Hi. I just got a new T43, so now I'm thinking about trying Linux on my old 770ED. It's a 9549-5AU and it has the DVD drive with the DVD decoder...

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Last post by Rob
Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:59 pm
t43p & Suse9.3 pro

Last post by JHaislet « Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:48 pm
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by rajpanesar » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:06 am

Hi All,

As soon as I receive my t43p I will be partitioning my drive and installing Suse9.3 pro.

Has anyone had any problems or recommendations...

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Last post by JHaislet
Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:48 pm
2 basis sytem & networking questions

Last post by dsvochak « Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:22 pm
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by dsvochak » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:16 pm

Two very basic questions:

1. What are the minimum system requirements (processor, RAM, HD space) to run Ubuntu?

2. Can you network Win XP & Ubuntu...

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Last post by dsvochak
Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:22 pm
No WiFi LED on T42 with newest ipw2200 drivers/firmware?

Last post by jspsh « Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:05 pm

by jspsh » Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:05 pm

After installing ipw2200 version 1.0.6 drivers on my T42 running Slack 10.1, the WiFi light will not go on. However, there is a wireless connection....

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Last post by jspsh
Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:05 pm
R50e, DVD-drive and "region code"

Last post by phrm_phrm « Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:39 am

by phrm_phrm » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:39 am

Hello,
do I need to perform anything to prevent the DVD-drive on my new R50e from locking on a certain region code?

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Last post by phrm_phrm
Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:39 am
MadWifi and Fedora4?

Last post by alpuzz « Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:38 pm

by alpuzz » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:38 pm

I want to install FC4 on my T43 2668-75U. Has anyone done this and if so, what were your experiences in terms of setting up wireless? I thought I...

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Last post by alpuzz
Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:38 pm
How to manage frequencies with powernowd under Ubuntu ?

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:02 am
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by dodik » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:56 am

I'm using Ubuntu. Everything works fine but I do have a problem with the speedstep management of powernowd. I used to use cpufreqd and I could manage...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:02 am
Fedora Core 4 install on 600X -- NO SOUND!

Last post by BioTeacher « Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:33 pm

by BioTeacher » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:33 pm

I love FD4 and my 600X. But the sound is not automatically recognized. So, NO SOUND!

FD4 is great at recognizing all other devices (so far.)

Any...

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Last post by BioTeacher
Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:33 pm
Using two screens on R50e

Last post by phrm_phrm « Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:32 am
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by phrm_phrm » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:41 am

My question can be divided in two parts:
1. As far as I understand, pressing Fn/F7 combination is supposed to alter between tree states: -> -> . For...

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Last post by phrm_phrm
Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:32 am
Network errors during install

Last post by runixd « Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:14 am
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by whizkid » Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:52 am

Hey all, I'm trying to get Slackware running on my 750P again. Don't laugh! Well, don't laugh too hard.

I got through bare.i, install.1, install.2...

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Last post by runixd
Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:14 am
X40 + Intel 2200BG wireless.. how do I turn it on?

Last post by runixd « Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:08 am
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by kai » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:28 pm

Hi,

I've got so far as installing the ipw2200 drivers (version 1.0.0), I got around that obstacle ok. Now, I've loaded it up as a module and it's...

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Last post by runixd
Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:08 am
[debian] [ipw2200] Invalid module format

Last post by doppelfish « Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:42 am
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by dodik » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:31 pm

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to install the driver ipw2200 on my thinkpad T42. Everything is going fine till I try to modprobe the module :

# modprobe...

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Last post by doppelfish
Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:42 am
DS linux on a 760e

Last post by Bob Collins « Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:40 am
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by thedonnybrook » Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:04 pm

I am attempting to install [censored] Linux on an old 760e i have. I have attempted the network install described here . When i get to the part where...

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Last post by Bob Collins
Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:40 am
DS linux on a 760e

Last post by thedonnybrook « Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:57 pm

by thedonnybrook » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:57 pm

i am attempting to install DS linux on my old 760e laptop. originally, i thought i could do a network install using this . i would rather find a way...

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Last post by thedonnybrook
Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:57 pm
several 600X issues: pppoe on boot, problems with reboot..

Last post by adam gorley « Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:01 pm

by adam gorley » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:01 pm

hi, i've been trying to research these topics, but i figured i might as well ask for a bit of help while i am at it..

I am running Debian Sarge,...

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Last post by adam gorley
Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:01 pm
ntfsresize / qtparted will not resize IBM_PRELOAD partition

Last post by ryan « Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:16 pm
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by ryan » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:46 am

I can only resize IBM_PRELOAD about 800 mb because of something called multi-record located at the end of my partition.

Is this a common problem?...

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Last post by ryan
Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:16 pm
toggling bluetooth on/off - t42 ubuntu

Last post by jkraemer « Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:14 pm
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by rossman » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:22 pm

Fn-F5 turns off the wireless antenna but the bluetooth antenna stays on. Anybody know how to toggle bluetooth antenna in ubuntu?

Thanks,
Ross
T42...

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Last post by jkraemer
Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:14 pm
DVD Movies in Ubuntu (they won't play)

Last post by benplaut « Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:13 pm
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by asiafish » Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:52 am

Anyone know how to make it work? I'm a novice with Linux, so please no geek-speak.

Andrew

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Last post by benplaut
Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:13 pm
acceptable hsync and vrefresh?

Last post by doppelfish « Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:42 am
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by ryan » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:52 am

Hi,

I have a T42 2378-DXU (15 1400x1050 IPS).

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I can't find acceptable horizontal sync and vertical refresh numbers. I've checked manuals, the...

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Last post by doppelfish
Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:42 am
Enable DynamicClocks in your Xserver to reduce temperature !

Last post by AndreasMeier « Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:59 am
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by AndreasMeier » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:24 pm

Hi folks,

I managed today to enable the Option DynamicClocks in my Xorg server.
I'm running Kubuntu Hoary on my Thinkpad T42, model UC2F1GE, ATI...

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Last post by AndreasMeier
Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:59 am
[Wifi] How do I turn the wifi Led on ?

Last post by dodik « Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:55 am
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by dodik » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:35 pm

Hi everyone,

I've used sanjiv'method for my wireless card( ). Everything is ok execpt the fact that I do know how to turn the Wifi led on when the...

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Last post by dodik
Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:55 am
knoppix

Last post by BioTeacher « Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:53 pm
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by dj_maniak » Thu Apr 29, 2004 5:09 pm

has anyone installed knoppix on a t22?
if so any problems?

dj_maniak

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Last post by BioTeacher
Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:53 pm
T41 and ubuntu

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:50 am
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by Koby » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:31 pm

Hi

I am new !

I was trying to install ubuntu on IBM T41 with WinXP Pro already installed. I saw some remarks on it before. I created a new...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:50 am
LCD goes to sleep, but backlight stays on (always).

Last post by Ground Loop « Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 pm

by Ground Loop » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 pm

I recently installed Gentoo Linux on the T43p, and it's working out very well. I have the console running in 1400x1050, and Xorg working fine too....

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Last post by Ground Loop
Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:40 pm
UPEK announces Linux support for Thinkpad fingerprint reader

Last post by staeiou « Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:46 pm

by staeiou » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:46 pm

UPEK, the maker of the fingerprint reader, announced that they will support (provide closed-source binaries) the fingerprint reader in September of...

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Last post by staeiou
Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:46 pm
DynamicClocks on a T43p with ATI v3200?

Last post by dmitri « Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:16 am

by dmitri » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:16 am

Has anyone had any success getting DynamicClock working on a T43 with the ATI V3200 card?

Xorg seems to load it fine:

# grep Dynamic...

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Last post by dmitri
Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:16 am
Anyone got suspend working on a T43?

Last post by dmitri « Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:02 am
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by jescombe » Sun May 01, 2005 10:20 am

Been playing around with a new T43 this weekend, but can't get round a hang when resuming from suspend. Would like to know if it's working for anyone...

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Last post by dmitri
Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:02 am
How to optimized battery life ?

Last post by karnesky « Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:44 am
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by dodik » Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:15 pm

Is there any way to optimize the battery when the latop is not plugged on AC ? I mean like under Windows ( :oops: ), to stop the hard drive when the...

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Last post by karnesky
Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:44 am
Make the blue button work

Last post by doppelfish « Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:37 am
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by dkrizic » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:18 am

Hi!

I have a T42p running Windows XP, but I also have a X21 running Fedora Core 3 Linux. Everything works except modem, but only because I did never...

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Last post by doppelfish
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:37 am
TP570 Ultrabase support

Last post by desdinova « Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:01 pm
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by desdinova » Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:41 am

I'm picking up a 570 in a little while and am trying to decide between linux (deb or ubuntu) and win2k.

From what I've read on the forums, win2k...

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Last post by desdinova
Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:01 pm
How do you handle both network connections, lan and wlan ?

Last post by Volker « Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:13 pm
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by AndreasMeier » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:02 pm

Hi together,

normally I'm working with my lan connection on eth0 as normal with my Kubuntu Hoary system.
Today I tried to configure wireless lan,...

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Last post by Volker
Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:13 pm
Linux Restore -- corrupted HD???

Last post by farna « Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:01 pm

by farna » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:01 pm

I've got an unusual problem! I made an image of my original 6GB hard drive by booting from a Linux rescue disk (see It boots and self configures...

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Last post by farna
Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:01 pm
Pros and Cons of Migrating to Linux on ThinkPad/Book Recs?

Last post by karnesky « Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:42 pm
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by BOHICA » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:06 pm

Although I would love to not have to deal with all the dumb trappings of Windows bloatware, after reading this board, I'm more confused than ever...

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Last post by karnesky
Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:42 pm
Everything I know about Ubuntu 5.04 on a T42...

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:37 pm
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by Edward Mendelson » Fri May 13, 2005 1:50 pm

I've posted everything I've learned about Ubuntu on the T42 on this page:

Corrections, additions, changes, etc. are always welcome.

Edward...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Wed Jun 29, 2005 1:37 pm
Some problems with my Xserver and config options

Last post by AndreasMeier « Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:48 am

by AndreasMeier » Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:48 am

Hi folks,

now I have a problem with my Xserver on my Kubuntu Hoary system on my T42.
The whole installation was easy, all is working, so I tried to...

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Last post by AndreasMeier
Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:48 am
Linux Stuff

Last post by AndreasMeier « Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:13 am
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by ZaZ » Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:45 am

I just threw Unbuntu on my T42. So far it is working well. The graphics drver seems to work, the wireless card works, but I don't have any sound at...

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Last post by AndreasMeier
Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:13 am
Ubuntu Live 5.04 Problem on 600X

Last post by benplaut « Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:15 pm
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by w9cw » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:26 am

Hello,

I have a 600X/500MHz PIII/256MB with the latest BIOS update (ITET55WW). Since I run Ubuntu 5.04 exclusively as my only OS on my desktop, I...

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Last post by benplaut
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:15 pm
my thinkpad is coming!

Last post by benplaut « Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:10 pm
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by uzibear » Wed May 04, 2005 3:09 pm

i rarely do this but i havent' been so hyped about a computer in a long time. my sig lists it. not a bad deal at all i might say. yes it's O L D and...

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Last post by benplaut
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:10 pm
ubuntu = dead t42?

Last post by rossman « Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:18 pm
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by rossman » Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:11 am

Just wondering if running ubunto could kill my t42. Seems unlikely but just thought I'd ask.

It died the first time about a week ago. It locked up...

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Last post by rossman
Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:18 pm
Trackpoint 'click' feature on X11?

Last post by doppelfish « Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:59 am

by doppelfish » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:59 am

Hi, all,

from the last time I booted my TP into Windows, I vaguely remember that a tap on the trackpoint stick can be interpreted by the Windows...

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Last post by doppelfish
Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:59 am
T42, ATI7500, ati-driver and tv-out

Last post by AndreasMeier « Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:16 am

by AndreasMeier » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:16 am

Hi all,

have a question.
I have a T42 with ATI7500 and the ati-drivers running here and I want to get the tv-out feature configured.

Now my...

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Last post by AndreasMeier
Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:16 am
my thinkpad wont resume......

Last post by Volker « Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:04 am
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by kagesenshi » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:08 am

this is a repost actually .... i guess no one realised i stated this error in my last post .....

im using R51 2887-KA4 running FC3.... have been...

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Last post by Volker
Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:04 am
Ubuntu 5.04 Mini-Review

Last post by benplaut « Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:55 pm
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by benplaut » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:18 am

At the moment, i don't have enough time to write a full review :wink:

I have been using SuSE 9.2 for about a week, but am pestered by a little...

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Last post by benplaut
Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:55 pm
Ubuntu-Kubuntu- for really-dummies...FAT32 isn't working!

Last post by GoyoNeuff « Tue May 31, 2005 11:30 am
Replies: 23
by GoyoNeuff » Mon May 09, 2005 9:11 am

Hello all,

Warning! This is write for a really newbie in the topic, I just thought that might help others that want to tray linux. So for those who...

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Last post by GoyoNeuff
Tue May 31, 2005 11:30 am
Cloning second HD in ubuntu

Last post by runixd « Tue May 31, 2005 9:49 am
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by baraider » Sun May 29, 2005 3:25 pm

hi all, i followed the guide by Edward to install ubuntu on my second HD (ultrabay 2000).

I installed GRUB on hdc1 (second hd)....all is well...

Is...

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Last post by runixd
Tue May 31, 2005 9:49 am
Cracking WEP Articles.

Last post by jspsh « Thu May 26, 2005 4:37 pm
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by Plinkerton » Tue May 24, 2005 8:57 pm

Have you guys seen these yet?

PART 1

PART 2

Interesting stuff, I think.

Anyhow, I'm trying to do everything in the article, to crack into...

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Last post by jspsh
Thu May 26, 2005 4:37 pm
ubuntu on T23 : fail, freeze,...HELP

Last post by baraider « Wed May 25, 2005 5:59 pm
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by baraider » Thu May 19, 2005 7:09 pm

boot ubuntu from dvd- drive...(t23-9lu)...hd is a 40gb 4200

Tried install as server or default...both time the install stoped at

ACPI: looking for...

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Last post by baraider
Wed May 25, 2005 5:59 pm
very very useful link for linux on thinkpads

Last post by JaneL « Wed May 25, 2005 11:22 am
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by pierlo » Tue May 24, 2005 6:01 am

hi guys! just wanted to share with you this (maybe you already know...)

Thinkwiki

it's the best place i've found so far on the web to get your...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed May 25, 2005 11:22 am
any one know how to install linux without cdrom and floppy?

Last post by Volker « Fri May 20, 2005 12:19 pm
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by kuerten » Thu May 19, 2005 9:39 am

the only thing I have is a X31 and a flash drive.
any method?thx

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Last post by Volker
Fri May 20, 2005 12:19 pm
I need to back up my LINUX data, what is the best solution?

Last post by farna « Fri May 20, 2005 7:45 am
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by egibbs » Tue May 03, 2005 2:25 pm

This is a re-hosting of the thread in the T Series forum just for us Linux folks.

I've been tweaking my Ubuntu install for a week or so now, and...

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Fri May 20, 2005 7:45 am

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