https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=I+c-Y 2026-05-25T21:42:55Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installation_instructions_for_the_ThinkPad_R61&diff=36030 2008-01-17T16:53:32Z

<p>I c-Y: /* Distribution-specific instructions */</p> <hr /> <div>See also: General Thinkpad {{R61}} information and instructions for {{ThinkPad|T61|Installation instructions for the}}.<br /> <br /> ==Distribution-specific instructions==<br /> <br /> === Ubuntu ===<br /> <br /> * {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)| R61}}<br /> * {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Tribe| R61}}<br /> * {{Install|Ubuntu| 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)| R61}}<br /> <br /> === openSUSE / SUSE LINUX ===<br /> * {{Install|OpenSUSE| 10.3| R61}}<br /> * {{Install|OpenSUSE| 10.2| R61}}<br /> <br /> === Gentoo Linux === <br /> <br /> * {{Install|Gentoo| 2007.0 | R61}}<br /> <br /> === Slackware Linux ===<br /> * {{Install|Slackware| 12.0 | R61}}</div>

I c-Y https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Slackware_12.0_on_a_ThinkPad_R61&diff=35893 2008-01-13T05:35:28Z

<p>I c-Y: </p> <hr /> <div>My Thinkpad:<br /> <br /> 7742-CTO<br /> <br /> Intel Core 2 Duo T7300<br /> <br /> Intel 3945 ABG wireless<br /> <br /> nVidia quadro nvs 140m<br /> <br /> no bluetooth / card reader / camera /fingerprint scanner<br /> <br /> 80 gb hard drive<br /> <br /> cd burner/dvd reader<br /> <br /> Shipped with windows vista home premium.<br /> <br /> <br /> I used the dvd version of slackware because its what i have. The instructions are the same for the cd version, just change disks when the installer tells you to. (CD and DVD will be interchanged)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For all boots, you will not need to pass any parameters.<br /> <br /> Step 1: <br /> Go to:<br /> http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/<br /> <br /> Download and burn the live cd. Stick it into the thinkpad and it will boot. You will need to shrink / move the recovery partition so that the start is not at the absolute beginning of the disk, and shrink / move the windows partition so that it is not at the absolute end of the disk. <br /> <br /> You can do this with parted or any Windows partitioning tool or dos partitioning tool, ie partition magic, ranish partion manager, paragon partition manager, etc. <br /> <br /> I linked gparted because its pretty and easy. cfdisk will crash because of the recovery partition's start if you try it on the slackware cd, but fdisk and parted will work on the slackware cd.<br /> <br /> <br /> Step 2:<br /> <br /> Boot off the slackware cd, type in setup , choose a Full install ( or one with kernel sources).<br /> <br /> Step 3:<br /> <br /> Read the following:<br /> <br /> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&amp;n=HOWTO-iwlwifi<br /> <br /> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=mac80211&amp;n=HOWTO-mac80211<br /> <br /> Now, go do them. Wired lan works fine.<br /> <br /> <br /> If you use in kernel alsa, you'll need a newer kernel. If you don't use inkernel alsa, you'll be fine.<br /> <br /> You can install the nvidia driver too from the nvidia website. <br /> <br /> If you read http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Gentoo_2007.0_on_a_ThinkPad_R61#Model , you can find some useful scripts for xmodmap, etc.<br /> <br /> I did not try suspend to disk yet.</div>

I c-Y https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Slackware_12.0_on_a_ThinkPad_R61&diff=35892 2008-01-13T05:29:11Z

<p>I c-Y: Wired lan</p> <hr /> <div>My Thinkpad:<br /> <br /> 7742-CTO<br /> <br /> Intel Core 2 Duo T7300<br /> <br /> Intel 3945 ABG wireless<br /> <br /> nVidia quadro nvs 140m<br /> <br /> no bluetooth / card reader / camera<br /> <br /> 80 gb hard drive<br /> <br /> cd burner/dvd reader<br /> <br /> Shipped with windows vista home premium.<br /> <br /> <br /> I used the dvd version of slackware because its what i have. The instructions are the same for the cd version, just change disks when the installer tells you to. (CD and DVD will be interchanged)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For all boots, you will not need to pass any parameters.<br /> <br /> Step 1: <br /> Go to:<br /> http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/<br /> <br /> Download and burn the live cd. Stick it into the thinkpad and it will boot. You will need to shrink / move the recovery partition so that the start is not at the absolute beginning of the disk, and shrink / move the windows partition so that it is not at the absolute end of the disk. <br /> <br /> You can do this with parted or any Windows partitioning tool or dos partitioning tool, ie partition magic, ranish partion manager, paragon partition manager, etc. <br /> <br /> I linked gparted because its pretty and easy. cfdisk will crash because of the recovery partition's start if you try it on the slackware cd, but fdisk and parted will work on the slackware cd.<br /> <br /> <br /> Step 2:<br /> <br /> Boot off the slackware cd, type in setup , choose a Full install ( or one with kernel sources).<br /> <br /> Step 3:<br /> <br /> Read the following:<br /> <br /> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&amp;n=HOWTO-iwlwifi<br /> <br /> http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=mac80211&amp;n=HOWTO-mac80211<br /> <br /> Now, go do them. Wired lan works fine.</div>

I c-Y https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Slackware_12.0_on_a_ThinkPad_R61&diff=35891 2008-01-13T05:20:54Z

<p>I c-Y: </p> <hr /> <div>My Thinkpad:<br /> <br /> 7742-CTO<br /> <br /> Intel Core 2 Duo T7300<br /> <br /> Intel 3945 ABG wireless<br /> <br /> nVidia quadro nvs 140m<br /> <br /> no bluetooth / card reader / camera<br /> <br /> 80 gb hard drive<br /> <br /> cd burner/dvd reader<br /> <br /> Shipped with windows vista home premium.<br /> <br /> <br /> I used the dvd version of slackware because its what i have. The instructions are the same for the cd version, just change disks when the installer tells you to. (CD and DVD will be interchanged)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For all boots, you will not need to pass any parameters.<br /> <br /> Step 1: <br /> Go to:<br /> http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/<br /> <br /> Download and burn the live cd. Stick it into the thinkpad and it will boot. You will need to shrink / move the recovery partition so that the start is not at the absolute beginning of the disk, and shrink / move the windows partition so that it is not at the absolute end of the disk. <br /> <br /> You can do this with parted or any Windows partitioning tool or dos partitioning tool, ie partition magic, ranish partion manager, paragon partition manager, etc. <br /> <br /> I linked gparted because its pretty and easy. cfdisk will crash because of the recovery partition's start if you try it on the slackware cd, but fdisk and parted will work on the slackware cd.</div>

I c-Y https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Slackware_12.0_on_a_ThinkPad_R61&diff=35890 2008-01-13T05:15:13Z

<p>I c-Y: Work in progress</p> <hr /> <div>My Thinkpad:<br /> <br /> 7742-CTO<br /> <br /> Intel Core 2 Duo T7300<br /> Intel 3945 ABG wireless<br /> nVidia quadro nvs 140m<br /> no bluetooth / card reader / camera<br /> 80 gb hard drive<br /> cd burner/dvd reader</div>

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