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==Debian 4.0 "etch"==
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===Personal Experiences===
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Many things from [[Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_T20]] can be useful with Debian(4.0 - "etch").
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Thats because [X|K|Edu|Flux|U]buntu are all based on Debian.
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===X and window managers===
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To get X working on your T20 you should maybe edit the xorg.conf (which can be found in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} , needs root rights!):
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Here are some parts that I have changed:
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Section "Device"
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        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
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        Driver          "savage"
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        BusID          "PCI:1:0:0"
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EndSection
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Fluxbox works great and "out of the box" with {{cmdroot|apt-get install fluxbox}}.
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With that command it is normaly set as default window manager and you can start it with
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{{cmduser|startx}}.
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I got no configured Menu for Fluxbox, but {{cmduser|man fluxbox}} provides useful information for that.
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===Wireless Networking===
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The following Sites can help you with the installation and configuration of your PCMCIA WLAN Card:
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{{HINT|
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http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/ <br />
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http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/NdisWrapper <br />
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http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/WLAN/wpa_supplicant <br />
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http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/interfaces (refers to "etc/network/interfaces")
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}}
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If you are to compile your own ndiswrapper modul you should use {{cmdroot|module-assistant}}, because
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I had some troubles with the compilation by hand.
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Make sure the windows driver you are going to use is the right one. That saves a lot of time.
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==Debian 2.2 "potato"==
 
===External Sources===
 
===External Sources===
  
 
*[http://www.spack.org/wiki/ThinkPadT20 Installing Debian 2.2 Linux on A Thinkpad T20] (Debian 2.2 "Potato")
 
*[http://www.spack.org/wiki/ThinkPadT20 Installing Debian 2.2 Linux on A Thinkpad T20] (Debian 2.2 "Potato")
 
[[Category:Debian]] [[Category:T20]]
 
[[Category:Debian]] [[Category:T20]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 2 August 2007

Debian 4.0 "etch"

Personal Experiences

Many things from Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_ThinkPad_T20 can be useful with Debian(4.0 - "etch"). Thats because [X|K|Edu|Flux|U]buntu are all based on Debian.

X and window managers

To get X working on your T20 you should maybe edit the xorg.conf (which can be found in /etc/X11/xorg.conf , needs root rights!): Here are some parts that I have changed: 

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "savage"
        BusID           "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Fluxbox works great and "out of the box" with # apt-get install fluxbox. With that command it is normaly set as default window manager and you can start it with $ startx. I got no configured Menu for Fluxbox, but $ man fluxbox provides useful information for that.

Wireless Networking

The following Sites can help you with the installation and configuration of your PCMCIA WLAN Card:

Hint:

If you are to compile your own ndiswrapper modul you should use # module-assistant, because I had some troubles with the compilation by hand. Make sure the windows driver you are going to use is the right one. That saves a lot of time.

Debian 2.2 "potato"

External Sources

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