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Re: Thinkpad t61p

From: L. A. Linden Levy <lindenle(at)gmail.com>
Date: Wed Feb 06 2008 - 23:31:30 EST


I am running etch/sid on my new X61.

On Feb 6, 2008 8:58 PM, Jon Leonard <jleonard@oasis.slimy.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 06:48:56PM -0800, Baz wrote:
> > Anyone have Debian (Etch, Lenny, Sid) running on this relatively new
> > Thinkpad? Sebastian
>
> That's what I'm using right now now (Stable on my T61p).
>
> It took me a while to build up the courage to replace the bootloader,
> since GRUB will break the windows reinstall stuff. Well, it still
> works, but as a GRUB menu item instead of with the ThinkVantage button.
>
> Getting the wireless working required some extra stuff:
> apt-get install firmware-ipw3945
> apt-get install ipw3945d
> I had to rebuild the modules (ipw3945-modules-2.6.18-5-686) because they
> don't seem to be updated for the most recent security-patched kernel.
> Not a big deal, though.
>
> I don't have sound working, mostly because I haven't bothered yet.
>
> The standard reference for such things is ThinkWiki:
> http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
>
> I'm pretty happy with it; It's a worthy replacement for my trusty old
> A21p.
>
> Jon Leonard
>
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