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==General Notes==
 
==General Notes==
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===Boot from USB===
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You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive.  Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on.  Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu.  Under "Startup" configure the startup device.  The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" ('''not''' "Other Device").  Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive.
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(Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.)
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===Kernel Options===
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To get the GUI installer to work properly, try {{cmdresult|nomodeset}}.
  
 
==Distro specific Instructions==
 
==Distro specific Instructions==
 
*{{Install|Red Hat||T30}}
 
*{{Install|Red Hat||T30}}
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*{{Install|Fedora| Core 5| T30}}
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*{{Install|Fedora| Core 6| T30}}
  
 
==External Sources==
 
==External Sources==
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*{{Install|Ubuntu | 6.06.1 (Dapper Drake)| T30}}[http://www.wach-o-witz.de/linux_zeuch/ibm_t30_install/ubuntu_6.06.1/ubuntu_6.06.1.html]

Latest revision as of 14:36, 17 August 2012

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad T30.

General Notes

Boot from USB

You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive. Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on. Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu. Under "Startup" configure the startup device. The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" (not "Other Device"). Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive.

(Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.)

Kernel Options

To get the GUI installer to work properly, try nomodeset.

Distro specific Instructions

External Sources