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Category talk:R52

2005-08-10T14:06:35Z

Capitanplaneta: remove question about fan, I will try on mailing list.

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-10T14:05:45Z

Capitanplaneta:

I'm so happy to find this web site! I'm currently thinking about buying a new laptop, but I'm worried to find problems to install GNU/Linux. Right now I'm considering a Thinkpad R52, with the Intel graphics card, I guess it will work fine with Linux...

Can you please advice me on this? Do you think I won't find many problems to make Linux (Fedora Core 4 or other distibution) on a Thinkpad R52, with the Intel graphics card and the Pentium M 1.7 GHz processor?

[[User:Capitanplaneta|Capitanplaneta]]

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Hi,

There are still some issues with the newest models like the R52. Mostly Power Management related. For graphics, you'll probably need ATIs fglrx drivers.

However, as far as my experience goes there's hardly any notebook brand with as good Linux support as ThinkPads.

[[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 21:12, 9 Aug 2005 (CEST)
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Thanks a lot for the quick answer. The issues you mention with the power management... Do you mean it won't turn off when I close it, it won't suspend to disk, etc.? Then I'm not worried, I don't need this.

For the graphics card, you can find the driver and instructions on Intel's site, as I added to the [[Intel_Graphics_Media_Accelerator_900]] page.

Linux-tested.com say they have tested this model with Red Hat and TurboLinux, and that it passes the tests... I'll surely buy it.

[[User:Capitanplaneta|Capitanplaneta]] 21:14, 9 Aug 2005
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There is some problem with the SATA interface on Suspend to RAM. See the "Suspend to RAM" section in [[How to make ACPI work]]. I guess that Hibernation works anyway and there also seems to be a fix for the problem.

Good Luck and lots of fun then,
[[User:Wyrfel|Wyrfel]] 21:40, 9 Aug 2005 (CEST)
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What about the fan? I'm looking for a quiet laptop, I don't like computers that make much noise because they have the fan always running. I think that Thinkpads are very well constructed so they dissipate heat efficiently and they don't need to have the fans always on. Is that true? How quiet is the R52?

I was considering other laptops like the HP Compaq nc6120, that has the same price as the R52 and it has the same processor and graphics card, but it comes with a DVD recorder and a 60 Gb HDD. It also weighs less and is a bit smaller in size than the R52. It is Linux certified by Novell. It looks like a good buy (because of the DVD recorder mostly), although I prefer IBM products. I discarded the HP because I've read that it is not a quiet laptop, it has the fan always on.

Thanks,
[[User:Capitanplaneta|Capitanplaneta]]
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Look at [[Problem with fan noise]]. The R52 seems to be affected. However, there are partial solutions for Linux that you can find on that page as well. The problem is that the modern ATI graphic chips are producing too much heat. Hence the system needs to use the fan a lot. Also, try subscribing to the [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad Linux-ThinkPad Mailing list] or searching their archives first. You'll find a greater audience there and i'm sure this topic has been discussed there as well. [[User:84.191.158.226|84.191.158.226]] 14:19, 10 Aug 2005 (CEST)
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Thanks! I've subscribed to the mailing list. I hope I don't have this problem on my R52, as I'm choosing the Intel Media Graphics card instead of the ATI. Capitanplaneta.

Category talk:R52

2005-08-10T11:52:16Z

Capitanplaneta: is it quite?

How quite is this model? Is the fan always on? I'm looking for a quite laptop, I don't mind if the fan turns on when needed, but I don't want a noisy computer.

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-10T11:50:37Z

Capitanplaneta:

Category talk:R52

2005-08-10T06:16:44Z

Capitanplaneta: remove my previous questions, they have been answered on my talk page

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-09T19:19:48Z

Capitanplaneta:

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-09T19:19:37Z

Capitanplaneta:

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-09T19:19:06Z

Capitanplaneta:

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900

2005-08-09T18:50:58Z

Capitanplaneta: Added Linux Intel driver section

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<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 ===
This is an Intel video adapter

=== Features ===
* Chipset: Intel 915G/915GV/910GL Express
* PCI ID: 8086:2592
* Uses up to 128MB of main memory
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=== Linux X.Org driver ===
This chip is supported by the 'i810' driver as part of the X.Org distribution
<p>
For '''DRI-Support''', you may have to install the latest Drivers from [http://dri.freedesktop.org/snapshots/ DRI Snapshot] you need following files:<br>
''common-<CurrentVersion>-linux.i386.tar.bz2<br>
i915-<CurrentVersion>-linux.tar.bz2''<br>
Extract both in the same Directory and run install.sh<br>
After that restart your X-Server and enjoy OpenGL-Support ;-)
</p>

=== Linux Intel driver ===
You can find Linux drivers for this card on [http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/linux/index.htm Intel's site]. The site offers much information about how to install this card on many distributions, mainly Red Hat and SuSe.

==== ThinkPad LCD ====
Display on the internal LCD works as long as you set the monitor settings correct.

==== External VGA port ====
??
==== SVideo port ====
??
==== DVI port ====
DVI is not supported with this video adapter

=== Linux kernel Framebuffer driver ===
This chip will work with either the 'vesa' or 'intelfb' driver as part of any recent 2.4 or 2.6 kernel.

=== ThinkPad's this chip may be found in ===
* {{R52}}
* {{T43}}
* {{X41}}, {{X41T}}

[[Category:Components]]

Category talk:R52

2005-08-09T18:44:01Z

Capitanplaneta:

I'm thinking about buying this model, the R52, with the Pentium M 1.73 GHz processor and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 graphics card.

Is it easy to install Linux on this model? Do you think I'll find any trouble to make Linux work on it?

I'm a Fedora Core 4 user but will change to any other distribution if needed.

Thanks,
Jaime

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-09T18:41:06Z

Capitanplaneta:

User talk:Capitanplaneta

2005-08-09T18:37:22Z

Capitanplaneta: