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Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T61

2007-07-09T03:45:22Z

Ciphermonk:

See also: General Thinkpad {{T61}} information and installation notes for the previous {{T60}}.

==Distribution-specific instructions==

=== Debian ===

* {{Install|Debian| Lenny|T61}}
* [http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T61.html Installing Debian/Linux Etch on a Thinkpad T61], 2007-05-22

=== Ubuntu ===

* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)| T61}}
* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe 2| T61}}

=== Fedora ===

* [http://carrot.hep.upenn.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=thinkpad:start Installing Fedora 7 x86_64] on a Thinkpad {{T61}} 15.4" widescreen.
* {{Install|Fedora| 7|T61}}, including Xen.
* Useful forum post on [http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159516 Fedora 7 x86_64] installation. - Updated 7.8.2007 to include suspend

=== openSUSE / SUSE LINUX ===
* [[Installing_SLED_10/10sp1_on_a_ThinkPad_T61|Installation]] of Suse 10/10sp1 on a Thinkpad {{T61}}
* [[Installing openSUSE 10.2 on an IBM ThinkPad T61]] - max X resolution in default install is 1024x768

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T61

2007-07-09T03:43:49Z

Ciphermonk:

See also: General Thinkpad {{T61}} information and installation notes for the previous {{T60}}.

==Distribution-specific instructions==

=== Debian ===

* {{Install|Debian| Lenny|T61}}
* [http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T61.html Installing Debian/Linux Etch on a Thinkpad T61], 2007-05-22

=== Ubuntu ===

* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)| T61}}
* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe 2| T61}}

=== Fedora ===

* [http://carrot.hep.upenn.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=thinkpad:start Installing Fedora 7 x86_64] on a Thinkpad {{T61}} 15.4" widescreen.
* {{Install|Fedora| 7|T61}}, including Xen.
* Useful forum post on [http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159516 Fedora 7 x86_64] installation. '''Updated 7.8.2007 to include suspend'''

=== openSUSE / SUSE LINUX ===
* [[Installing_SLED_10/10sp1_on_a_ThinkPad_T61|Installation]] of Suse 10/10sp1 on a Thinkpad {{T61}}
* [[Installing openSUSE 10.2 on an IBM ThinkPad T61]] - max X resolution in default install is 1024x768

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T61

2007-07-06T12:31:02Z

Ciphermonk:

See also: General Thinkpad {{T61}} information and installation notes for the previous {{T60}}.

==Distribution-specific instructions==

=== Debian ===

* {{Install|Debian| Lenny|T61}}
* [http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T61.html Installing Debian/Linux Etch on a Thinkpad T61], 2007-05-22

=== Ubuntu ===

* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)| T61}}
* {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe 2| T61}}

=== Fedora ===

* [http://carrot.hep.upenn.edu/wiki/doku.php?id=thinkpad:start Installing Fedora 7 x86_64] on a Thinkpad {{T61}} 15.4" widescreen.
* {{Install|Fedora| 7|T61}}, including Xen.
* Useful forum post on [http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159516 Fedora 7 x86_64] installation. '''Updated 7.6.2007'''

=== openSUSE / SUSE LINUX ===
* [[Installing_SLED_10/10sp1_on_a_ThinkPad_T61|Installation]] of Suse 10/10sp1 on a Thinkpad {{T61}}
* [[Installing openSUSE 10.2 on an IBM ThinkPad T61]] - max X resolution in default install is 1024x768

Ipw4965

2007-06-30T12:08:48Z

Ciphermonk: /* = Procedure for getting using this card under Linux using intel wireless driver */

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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 PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express ===
This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter

=== Features ===
* Chipset: Intel 4965AGN ([http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/4965agn/index.htm Intel Docs.])
* IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g (802.11n '''Some models Only''')
* PCI ID: 8086:4230
* PCI ID: 8086:4229 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
* PCI ID: 8086:4233 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
* PCI ID: 8086:422D (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:3945abg.jpg|Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter]]<br/>(wrong picture : 3945)
|}
=== IBM Partnumbers ===
42T0865, 42T0867, 42T0869, 42T0871, 42T0905 : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)

42T0873, 42T0875, 42T0877, 42T0879, : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)

(From {{T61}} Hardware maintenance Manual)

{{NOTE| (Note from intel 3945 '''Might''' apply) : Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see [[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card]] for more details}}

=== Hardware switch ===

Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the '''on''' position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:

[[Image:Wireless-switch.png|(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)]]

== Drivers ==
* Intel drivers coming up on mid-Q2 2007 [http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-025330.htm]
* Success with ndiswrapper (on dell 640m) [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2690284]
* iwlwifi-project has some efforts going on. Status unknown. [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi] GIT-repository search for 4965 [http://intellinuxwireless.org/repos/?p=iwlwifi.git&a=search&h=HEAD&s=4965]

=== ThinkPads this card may be found in ===
* {{T61}}, {{R61}}

=== Procedure for using this card under Linux using Intel wireless driver ==

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159550

Ipw4965

2007-06-30T12:08:05Z

Ciphermonk: Added link to information on getting 4965 card working under Fedora

__NOTOC__
{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express ===
This is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter

=== Features ===
* Chipset: Intel 4965AGN ([http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/4965agn/index.htm Intel Docs.])
* IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g (802.11n '''Some models Only''')
* PCI ID: 8086:4230
* PCI ID: 8086:4229 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
* PCI ID: 8086:4233 (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
* PCI ID: 8086:422D (not actually seen on Thinkpad, yet)
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[image:3945abg.jpg|Mini-PCI WiFi Adapter]]<br/>(wrong picture : 3945)
|}
=== IBM Partnumbers ===
42T0865, 42T0867, 42T0869, 42T0871, 42T0905 : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)

42T0873, 42T0875, 42T0877, 42T0879, : Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN (11n enabled)

(From {{T61}} Hardware maintenance Manual)

{{NOTE| (Note from intel 3945 '''Might''' apply) : Only the IBM Parts will work, any other parts will give an 1802 error on Post because the sub-vendor PCI ID is different, see [[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card]] for more details}}

=== Hardware switch ===

Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the '''on''' position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:

[[Image:Wireless-switch.png|(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)]]

== Drivers ==
* Intel drivers coming up on mid-Q2 2007 [http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-025330.htm]
* Success with ndiswrapper (on dell 640m) [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2690284]
* iwlwifi-project has some efforts going on. Status unknown. [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi] GIT-repository search for 4965 [http://intellinuxwireless.org/repos/?p=iwlwifi.git&a=search&h=HEAD&s=4965]

=== ThinkPads this card may be found in ===
* {{T61}}, {{R61}}

=== Procedure for getting using this card under Linux using intel wireless driver ==

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=159550