Installing Debian 3.1 (Sarge) on a ThinkPad 600X

2005-08-20T20:18:38Z

MsGeek703: How to install Debian GNU/Linux "Sarge" 3.1

Install process: Burn DVDs or CDs of Debian Sarge...you need Jigdo to create the .ISOs. I did this the easy way and bought a DVD set from eBay. Alternately you can download the Net Install CD-ROM image and do the install completely via the Internet.

Linux functionality by part:

<table><tr>
<td>PCMCIA</td> <td>Works perfectly in Debian Sarge</td></tr><tr>
<td>USB port</td><td>Worked in Debian Sarge Release Candidate, not tested yet in stable 3.1.</td></tr><tr>
<td>Serial port</td><td>Worked in Debian Sarge Release Candidate, not tested yet in stable 3.1.</td></tr><tr>
<td>Parallel port</td><td> Worked in Debian Sarge Release Candidate, not tested yet in stable 3.1.
</td></tr><tr><td>Video port</td><td> Worked in Debian Sarge Release Candidate, not tested yet in stable 3.1.
</td></tr><tr><td>Modem</td><td>I honestly don't care about Modem functionality. If I'm on the road I will likely have my Orinoco 802.11b card in. At home, it's my Intel 100e Cardbus NIC.
</td></tr><tr><td>Sound</td><td> AUTOMAGICKAL! Coming from a 600e, where sound is a struggle, having sound come up first time out of the box is awesome.
</td></tr><tr><td>Floppy Drive</td><td> Worked in Debian Sarge Release Candidate, not tested yet in stable 3.1.
</td></tr><tr><td>Trackpoint</td><td> Works perfectly (emulates a ps/2 mouse)

</td></tr><tr><td>Internal Combo Drive (Matsushta Kotobuki slot-loader)</td><td> Reads fine, write not tested yet.
</td></tr><tr><td>Video</td><td> Video took a little massaging.
I needed to add these lines:

Under Section "Device"
Option "OverlayMem" "820000"

Under Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection_"Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"

You can run this in 24 bit mode, but it doesn't do a lick of good. The LCD is just not good enough to truly render 24 bit color. And you won't be able to use any program which requires a xv overlay like oKle or Kaffeine or xine. The "OverlayMem" statement is there to allow for allotment of VRAM for the overlay. </td></tr></table>

(My thanks to the guy who did the Fedora install guide, I borrowed his format)

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