https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=66.25.139.48 2026-04-06T14:40:58Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Debian_Sid_(September_2004)_on_a_ThinkPad_T42p&diff=459 2004-09-28T04:59:52Z

<p>66.25.139.48: /* First steps */</p> <hr /> <div>==Links==<br /> During my install of Debian Linux on my T42p I found the following Links to be very, very useful:<br /> <br /> * [http://www.digriz.org.uk/t40p-linux/ A page with instructions for T40p.] Lots of useful info<br /> * Two more pages about Debian on T42p's: [http://modular.fas.harvard.edu/t42/ here] and [http://www.icemark.net/beh/misc/T42P here]<br /> * [http://pompone.cs.ucsb.edu/~graziano/PowerPlay.html Enabling Powerplay (Radeon Power saving)] in three simple steps for debian XFree packages<br /> * the original (closed-source) [[Fglrx | ATI drivers]] [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html pre-packaged for debian] (to be compiled into a module deb with make-kpkg)<br /> * An interesting [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/%7Evbraun/computing/T41/power.html<br /> Benchmark Page on Powersaving] with Windows vs Linux and APM vs ACPI<br /> * A page documenting the first attempts to get [http://r300.sf.net/ hardware acceleration for the R300 GPU] (the one built into the T42p) running without the closed-source ATI drivers.<br /> * another special and useful kernel module: [[Ibm-acpi | IBM-ACPI]]<br /> * [[BIOS_Upgrade | BIOS Updates]] [http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55386 from IBM]<br /> <br /> ==First steps==<br /> Unfortunately there are no detailed instructions here, yet. Visit the links above if you feel the present set of information is too terse for your taste.<br /> <br /> For the first boot and maybe even the first install I recommend a recent [http://kanotix.mipooh.net/viewforum.php?f=8 Image of] [[Kanotix]] (a [[Knoppix]] descendant with lots of notebook-specific extensions built-in, so it should boot your Thinkpad with most bells and whistles right out of the box!)<br /> <br /> Before you change or repartition your drive, visit the [http://thinkpad.moonflower.de/Installation_steps_which_apply_to_every_Thinkpad_model?section=1 Backup/Rescue-Section].<br /> <br /> If you want to keep your WinXP partition, take a look at the [http://thinkpad.moonflower.de/Installation_steps_which_apply_to_every_Thinkpad_model?section=2 Partition-Resizing Section]<br /> <br /> If you compile a new kernel (recommended), you can use [http://fionn.de/config-t42p-2.6.8<br /> this 2.6.8 kernel-configuration] as a starting point if you like. For kernel 2.6.8 you will also need to apply [http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.8-rc3/2.6.8-rc3-mm1/broken-out/bk-cpufreq.patch this patch] and [http://gort.metaparadigm.com/cpufreq/cpufreq-speedstep-dothan-3.patch this one], too. Otherwise speedstep will not work on your Dothan CPU.<br /> <br /> You might want to change your [[IRQ]] settings in BIOS<br /> <br /> ==Debian Packages==<br /> <br /> The following packages are relevant to your Thinkpad installation:<br /> <br /> ====Kernel:====<br /> <br /> * kernel-source-2.6.8 (or the latest version available)<br /> * sl-modem-source (for the built-in modem)<br /> * ipw2100-source (if you have the &quot;simple&quot; 802.11b WLAN option, otherwise not)<br /> * thinkpad-source<br /> * (optional) the closed-source [[Fglrx | ATI drivers]] [http://xoomer.virgilio.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html pre-packaged for debian]<br /> <br /> ====Other:====<br /> <br /> * sl-modem-daemon (modem)<br /> * tpb (for the thinkpad buttons a nifty OSD, actually alot nicer than the WinXP one!)<br /> * tpctl (needed to control some functions of the thinkpad kernel extensions)<br /> * thinkpad-base<br /> * acpid<br /> * waproamd (automatically detects suitable wireless LANs and supports drop-in configuration)<br /> * ifplugd (automatically detects network connections and brings up your interfaces accordingly)<br /> * powernowd (Use this OPTIONS line in /etc/init.d/powernowd: OPTIONS=&quot;-q -m 0 -l 35 -p 500 -s 200000&quot;) and viola, there you got nice, all-automatic speedstepping.<br /> * bluez-utils (for bluetooth)<br /> * wireless-tools (for wlan)<br /> * laptop-mode-tools (see [[Laptop-mode | laptop-mode]] for further information)<br /> <br /> ====DO NOT USE:====<br /> <br /> * tleds (this package will fuck up your keyboard during network-io and tremendously slow down network throughput)<br /> <br /> [[Category:T42p]]</div>

66.25.139.48 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=IRQ_Interrupts&diff=15666 2004-09-28T04:58:05Z

<p>66.25.139.48: </p> <hr /> <div>On my T42p, the BIOS settings for IRQs were factory set to 11. Changing those settings from 11 to 'auto' fixed some lockup issues I was having with the wireless interface after a resume from suspend-to-ram.</div>

66.25.139.48 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Hardware_Specifications&diff=477 2004-09-28T04:51:21Z

<p>66.25.139.48: /* Available Models */</p> <hr /> <div>Hardware specs and information about the specific Thinkpad Models.<br /> <br /> Choose a model name to to get a list of all currently available information related to this Model.<br /> <br /> Choose a type-and-model number to get the specs of that specific model.<br /> <br /> Compare the [[Thinkpad series]] (R, T, X, G)<br /> <br /> ==Available Models==<br /> <br /> *[[:Category:R40 | Thinkpad R40]]<br /> ** [[2722-9BM]]<br /> <br /> *[[:Category:T40p | Thinkpad T40p]]<br /> ** [[2372-G1U]]<br /> <br /> *[[:Category:T41p | Thinkpad T41p]]<br /> ** [[2373-GHG]]<br /> <br /> *[[:Category:T42 | Thinkpad T42]]<br /> ** [[2373-9XU]]<br /> <br /> *[[:Category:T42p | Thinkpad T42p]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Models]]</div>

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