https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mroth 2026-05-04T21:12:23Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installing_Ubuntu_6.04_on_a_ThinkPad_X60s&diff=20619 2006-03-05T06:10:39Z

<p>Mroth: created initial stub from notes. beginning to create initial template to fill in during my install process.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Stub}}<br /> <br /> Since we're on bleeding-edge hardware, we might as well use bleeding-edge software, so I'm going to be installing the pre-release development version of Ubuntu 6.04.<br /> <br /> ==Partitioning / Installation (CD based)==<br /> {{HINT|These instructions are for using a CD-ROM drive, if you don't have a CD-ROM drive for your Thinkpad, you can try a different installation method as documented on ThinkWiki: [[Installation on ThinkPads without CD-ROM drive]].}}<br /> <br /> ===Resize NTFS partition===<br /> Obtain sysrescd.org boot cd, which has a nice qtparted preinstalled. Burn the ISO to CD-ROM<br /> {{Todo|needs writing}}<br /> <br /> ===Create Linux partitions and Install Ubuntu===<br /> {{Todo|needs writing}}<br /> <br /> ===Edit Grub to restore access to IBM Recovery partition===<br /> The IBM recovery partition, usually accessed via the {{ibmkey|ThinkVantage|#495988}} button, has some weirdness associated with it.<br /> {{Todo|needs writing}}<br /> <br /> ==Hardware Support==<br /> <br /> ===Core Duo Processor===<br /> Simply install the linux-image-686-smp package to get the advantages of the [[Intel Core Duo (Yonah)]] architecture.<br /> {{cmduser|sudo apt-get install linux-image-686-smp}}<br /> <br /> ===Suspend / Hibernate===<br /> {{Todo|fill in with post-install status, hopefully should work out of box}}<br /> <br /> === Graphics Acceleration ===<br /> The X60 series has a [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950]]. This card is supported natively in the version of X.Org installed by Ubuntu.<br /> <br /> === Bluetooth ===<br /> {{Todo|fill in with post-install status, hopefully should work out of box}}<br /> <br /> === Wireless ===<br /> The X60 series uses a [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]].<br /> <br /> {{NOTE|The current version of the [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]] drivers are pre-release. In order to get them working, you should be familiar with compiling kernel software.}}<br /> <br /> First get everything you need to be able to compile new kernel modules:<br /> {{cmduser|sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-image-686-smp linux-headers-686-smp}}<br /> <br /> {{Todo|finish writeup of the how to get this working on Ubuntu}}<br /> <br /> === Special Keys ===<br /> Getting the special keys on the keyboard to function.<br /> {|<br /> |+ Post-install support for special keys in Ubuntu Linux 6.04<br /> ! Keys !! function !! status<br /> |-<br /> | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F1}} || ? || ?<br /> |-<br /> | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F2}} || ? || ?<br /> |-<br /> | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F3}} || ? || ?<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> {{Todo|fill in this chart with post-install status}}</div>

Mroth https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mroth&diff=20618 2006-03-05T05:40:37Z

<p>Mroth: link to stub article i'm working on</p> <hr /> <div>== About Me ==<br /> Researcher at Yahoo! Research Labs<br /> * [http://mroth.info Matthew Rothenberg's homepage]<br /> * [http://mroth.info/blog Matthew Rothenberg's weblog]<br /> <br /> == Current Machines ==<br /> * Thinkpad {{X60s}}<br /> * HP nc8230<br /> <br /> == Articles I'm Working On ==<br /> * {{install|Ubuntu| 6.04|X60s}}</div>

Mroth https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mroth&diff=20617 2006-03-05T05:01:03Z

<p>Mroth: </p> <hr /> <div>== About Me ==<br /> Researcher at Yahoo! Research Labs<br /> * [http://mroth.info Matthew Rothenberg's homepage]<br /> * [http://mroth.info/blog Matthew Rothenberg's weblog]<br /> <br /> == Current Machines ==<br /> * Thinkpad {{X60s}}<br /> * HP nc8230<br /> <br /> == Articles I'm Working On ==<br /> * Installing...</div>

Mroth https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mroth&diff=20616 2006-03-05T04:59:25Z

<p>Mroth: formatting</p> <hr /> <div>== About Me ==<br /> Researcher at Yahoo! Research Labs<br /> <br /> == Current Machines ==<br /> * Thinkpad {{X60s}}<br /> * HP nc8230<br /> <br /> == Articles I'm Working On ==<br /> * Installing...<br /> <br /> == External Links ==<br /> * [http://mroth.info Matthew Rothenberg's homepage]<br /> * [http://mroth.info/blog Matthew Rothenberg's weblog]</div>

Mroth https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Mroth&diff=20615 2006-03-05T04:58:39Z

<p>Mroth: Created stub page for my user page</p> <hr /> <div>== Matthew Rothenberg ==<br /> <br /> === About Me ===<br /> Researcher at Yahoo! Research Labs<br /> <br /> === Current Machines ===<br /> * Thinkpad {{X60s}}<br /> * HP nc8230<br /> <br /> === Articles I'm Working On ===<br /> * Installing...<br /> <br /> === External Links ===<br /> * [http://mroth.info Matthew Rothenberg's homepage]<br /> * [http://mroth.info/blog Matthew Rothenberg's weblog]</div>

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