Category:W500
ThinkPad W500Force Feeding UbuntuI was unable to get a clean install with a default ThinkPad W500 configuration and a 32 bit Ubuntu 8.10 downloaded ISO burned to CD. I referenced this post from the ubuntu forums which allowed me to complete the Ubuntu installation. Go into BIOS and change your display settings to:
The W500 has switchable graphics and Ubuntu is unable to determine which graphics card to use without these BIOS settings to point the way. After install
Failures and Annoyances
(User gatman3 reports being able to get an entirely clean out-of-the-box install on W500 model 4062 with Intel AGN 5100 wi-fi using the released Ubuntu 8.10, both 32 bit and 64 bit. Did not have to set Default Primary Video Device to PCI Express. Setting Graphics Device to Integrated (Intel) results in Xorg automatically using the Intel driver, although the default resolution was 1680x1050, not 1920x1200 as my model supports. Setting Graphics Device to Discrete (ATI) results in Xorg automatically using the Radeon driver. For ATI graphics, I recommend switching to the proprietary fglrx driver, which provides very good 3d acceleration, suspend/hibernate work IF Desktop Effects and Xv video playback are not used, and consumes significantly less power - although slightly more than the Intel graphics). Standard Features
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Pages in category "W500"
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- Install Lucid Lynx on a ThinkPad W500
- Install Mandriva 2009.0 on a ThinkPad W500
- Installing Debian on a Thinkpad T400
- Integrated camera
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- Intel 82801I HDA
- Intel Active Management Technology (AMT)
- Intel Gigabit Ethernet PCI-Express Controller
- Intel GM45
- Intel GMA 4500MHD
- Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller
- Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache
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- SD Card slot
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Battery
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Battery II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Battery III
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Blu-ray Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Blu-ray Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner III
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner IV
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD Multi-Burner V
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive
- Serial Ultrabay Slim DVD-ROM Drive II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter
- Serial Ultrabay Slim HDD Adapter II
- Serial Ultrabay Slim Travel Bezel
- Sierra Wireless MC5725
- Supported Boot Devices
- Switchable Graphics