Difference between revisions of "Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad 560E"
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=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
| − | The 560E is a capable ultra-portable machine, but lacks booting options. I used a PCMCIA | + | The 560E is a capable ultra-portable machine, but lacks booting options. I used a PCMCIA CF card reader and a PCMCIA wired network card to install Ubuntu. A bare minimum install of Ubuntu requires 32MB RAM. Consider adding a 64MB stick to your 560E to fully load it with 80MB RAM. |
2GB of disk space is required for a typical install. The 560E can handle drives at least up to 8GB and possibly larger. | 2GB of disk space is required for a typical install. The 560E can handle drives at least up to 8GB and possibly larger. | ||
=Preparation= | =Preparation= | ||
| − | * Get | + | * Get an Ubuntu netboot image |
* Insert card reader into another Linux laptop | * Insert card reader into another Linux laptop | ||
| − | dd if= | + | dd if=boot.img of=/dev/sdb |
* Change boot order on 560E to PCMCIA then hard disk | * Change boot order on 560E to PCMCIA then hard disk | ||
* Insert card reader and network card and start machine | * Insert card reader and network card and start machine | ||
[[Category:560E]] [[Category:Ubuntu]] | [[Category:560E]] [[Category:Ubuntu]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 24 June 2009
Introduction
The 560E is a capable ultra-portable machine, but lacks booting options. I used a PCMCIA CF card reader and a PCMCIA wired network card to install Ubuntu. A bare minimum install of Ubuntu requires 32MB RAM. Consider adding a 64MB stick to your 560E to fully load it with 80MB RAM.
2GB of disk space is required for a typical install. The 560E can handle drives at least up to 8GB and possibly larger.
Preparation
- Get an Ubuntu netboot image
- Insert card reader into another Linux laptop
dd if=boot.img of=/dev/sdb
- Change boot order on 560E to PCMCIA then hard disk
- Insert card reader and network card and start machine
