Installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a ThinkPad T43 (1871)

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I installed Ubuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" on a IBM T43 1871-W34.

It was quite straightforward. Most of it "just worked" : thank you Ubuntu !


Worked out of the Box:

- Sound - Networking (wired and wireless) - ThinkPad Buttons - DVD-RW - USB - Trackpoint - Touchpad - PCMCIA - ...

Worked after little tweaking:

- Display :

issue : not able to use the full resolution (1400x1050) due to a bug in the Intel 915GM bios. solution : Installing 855resolution (apt-get install 855resolution) Modifying the file /etc/default/855resolution :

MODE=3c XRESO=1400 YRESO=1050

Checking the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf for

Section "Monitor" Identifier "Écran générique" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 30-97 VertRefresh 50-160 EndSection

Not tested

- Bluetooth (modules loaded) - Infrared (modules loaded) - TV Out


Important Note

Sometimes, it does not wake up correctly after a suspend. To solve this issue, I am using a newer kernel (2.6.15).

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