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Installing Fedora Core 6 on a ThinkPad T43

2007-03-03T16:10:44Z

JAnx:

Installation Log
Fedora Core 6
System components
Thinkpad {{T43}} (2668-F3G)

==Preparations==
* Boot into Win XP and burn recovery CDs (access IBM button or start menu entry)
* Defragment your hard disks
* Reduce the size of NTFS partition. I used (Paragon Partition Manager http://www.partition-manager.com)
* (optional) I made 3 partitions. [(boot 500mb)(swap 1500mb)(8000mb)]
* Move the fat partition after NTFS partition

==Installation of Fedora Core 6==
* Download DVD ISO from mirror (http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/)
* Write it on the DVD
* Boot it up
* Start installing and if he asks where to install select custom layout for partitions
* Select /boot for 500 mb partition swap for 1500mb and / for 8000mb
* When installer asks to configure boot loader (grub), install it to /boot partition
* Continue with installing...
* Do not remove dvd from drive
* Reboot

==Configuring MBR==
* Boot into dvd and write "linux rescue"
* Now type "df" to see your partitions, ensure which one is /boot partition
* Type "dd if=/boot partition/ of=/boot partition/fedora.img bs=512 count=1"
* Exit from linux rescue and boot into Windos XP as administrator
* Download program explore2fs (http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm)
* Run the program and select boot partition (should be first icon on tree)
* Copy fedora.img to C:/
* Edit C:/boot.ini
* If you can't see or open or write to the file use Explorer:

Go to Tools->Folder Options->View and select Show hidden files and folders and deselect Hide
protected operating system files (Recommended).
Right-click on the file, view the Properties and uncheck Read-only. You can now edit the file.

* Write at the end of the file c:\fedora.img="Fedora 6"
* Reboot, you should see OS selection

=External Sources=
*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

[[Category:Fedora]]

Installing Fedora Core 6 on a ThinkPad T43

2007-03-03T16:09:11Z

JAnx:

Installation Log
Fedora Core 6
System components
Thinkpad {{T43}} (2668-F3G)

==Preparations==
* Boot into Win XP and burn recovery CDs (access IBM button or start menu entry)
* Defragment your hard disks
* Reduce the size of NTFS partition. I used (Paragon Partition Manager http://www.partition-manager.com)
* (optional) I made 3 partitions. [(boot 500mb)(swap 1500mb)(8000mb)]
* Move the fat partition after NTFS partition

==Installation of Fedora Core 6==
* Download DVD ISO from mirror (http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/)
* Write it on the DVD
* Boot it up
* Start installing and if he asks where to install
select custom layout for partitions
* Select /boot for 500 mb partition swap for 1500mb and / for 8000mb
* When installer asks to configure boot loader (grub), install it to /boot partition
* Continue with installing...
* Do not remove dvd from drive
* Reboot

==Configuring MBR==
* Boot into dvd and write "linux rescue"
* Now type "df" to see your partitions, ensure which one is /boot partition
* Type "dd if=/boot partition/ of=/boot partition/fedora.img bs=512 count=1"
* Exit from linux rescue and boot into Windos XP as administrator
* Download program explore2fs (http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm)
* Run the program and select boot partition (should be first icon on tree)
* Copy fedora.img to C:/
* Edit C:/boot.ini
* If you can't see or open or write to the file use Explorer:

Go to Tools->Folder Options->View and select Show hidden files and folders and deselect Hide
protected operating system files (Recommended).
Right-click on the file, view the Properties and uncheck Read-only. You can now edit the file.

* Write at the end of the file c:\fedora.img="Fedora 6"
* Reboot, you should see OS selection

=External Sources=
*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

[[Category:Fedora]]

Installing Fedora Core 6 on a ThinkPad T43

2007-03-03T16:06:22Z

JAnx:

Installation Log
Fedora Core 6
System components
Thinkpad {{T43}} (2668-F3G)

==Preparations==
* Boot into Win XP and burn recovery CDs (access IBM button or start menu entry)
* Defragment your hard disks
* Reduce the size of NTFS partition. I used (Paragon Partition Manager http://www.partition-manager.com)
* (optional) I made 3 partitions. [(boot 500mb)(swap 1500mb)(8000mb)]
* Move the fat32 partition after NTFS partition

==Installation of Fedora Core 6==
* Download DVD ISO from mirror (http://fedora.redhat.com/Download/)
* Select custom layout for partitions
* /boot for 500 mb partition swap for 1500mb and / for 8000mb
* When installer asks to configure boot loader (grub), install it to /boot partition
* Continue with installing...
* Do not remove dvd from drive
* Reboot

==Configuring MBR==
* Boot into dvd and write: linux rescue
* Now type df to see your partitions, ensure which one is /boot partition
* Now type dd if=/boot partition/ of=/boot partition/fedora.img bs=512 count=1
* Exit from linux rescue and boot into Windos XP as administrator
* Download program explore2fs (http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm)
* Run the program and select boot partition (should be first icon on tree)
* Copy fedora.img to C:/
* Edit C:/boot.ini
* If you can't see or open or write to the file use Explorer:

Go to Tools->Folder Options->View and select Show hidden files and folders and deselect Hide
protected operating system files (Recommended).
Right-click on the file, view the Properties and uncheck Read-only. You can now edit the file.

* Write at the end of the file c:\fedora.img="Fedora 6"
* Reboot, you should see OS selection

=External Sources=
*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

[[Category:Fedora]]

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T43

2007-03-03T15:32:11Z

JAnx:

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{T43}}.

==Distribution-specific instructions==
*{{Install|Debian|/Sarge|T43}}
*{{Install|Debian|/Sid|T43}}
*{{Install|Fedora| Core 4|T43}}
*{{Install|Fedora| Core 4|T43}} (2668) [[http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Fedora_Core_4_on_a_ThinkPad_T43_%282668%29]]
*{{Install|Fedora| Core 5|T43}} (2686)
*{{Install|Fedora| Core 6|T43}} (2668)
*{{Install|Gentoo||T43}} (2668)
*{{Install|Ubuntu| 5.04|T43}} (1875)
*{{Install|Ubuntu| 5.10|T43}} (1871)
*{{Install|Ubuntu| 6.06|T43}}
*{{Install|Ubuntu| 6.10|T43}} (2668)
*{{Install|OpenSUSE| 10.1|T43}} (2668)

==External instructions==
* [http://linux.spiney.org/debian_gnu_linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_t43p Debian Linux on an IBM Thinkpad T43p]
* [http://wiki.foosel.net/linux/t43 Debian GNU/Linux Etch on an IBM ThinkPad T43]
* [http://sth.freeshell.org/t43-linux.html Gentoo on T43]
* [http://www.cs.ust.hk/~joseph/Favorites/Debian/UbuntuOnIBMThinkpadT43.html Ubuntu on IBM ThinkPad T43 (2668-HH5)]
* [http://ce.et.tudelft.nl/~zhijiangchang/index.html#useful How to make windows, linux and AcessIBM work all together]