On (16/10/04 10:21), Jule Slootbeek wrote: > To: debian-user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Jule Slootbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Linux on a Thinkbad T42 > Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 10:21:53 -0400 > X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham > version=3.0.0 > > Hey all, > 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. > > -JSS
I've run Debian on two ThinkPads, first Woody on a 600X, and then on an A31, Woody, later Sarge, and currently Sid, kernels from bf2.4 to the current 2.6.7-1-686. Hardware detection is _lots_ better with Sarge. It takes some learning along the way, of course. But mostly, things run, and the learning is rewarding. So I've been very pleased with IBM machines; as a bonus, they are very strongly built, and take a lot of abuse. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
