User:FranzGratzer

Introduction

In a nutshell: The T61 works flawlessly and surprisingly snappy out of the box with Debian 13 – even when using the GNOME desktop environment. I didn't notice any hick-ups so far.

System information

• BIOS version: 2.29 (7LETC9WW) 2011-03-18
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2,2 GHz
• RAM: 2 x 2 GB DDR2 SODIMM 6400 (800 MHz)
• Graphics: Intel 965GM
• Display: 15,4 inch, 1680 x 1050 (16:10)
• Linux kernel version: 6.12.90+deb13.1-amd64

Installation

I first installed Windows XP in order to upgrade to the latest bios the recommended way. (I found a Windows XP Professional SP3 iso I could use for this on archive.org.) Only afterwards I inserted the system disk I had prepared on an other laptop. So it was obviously not even necessary to select any hardware-specific drivers for this system. (I will do a normal Trixie install as soon as I get the 2,5 inch SATA SSD I intend to use in this system. Then I will upgrade this report.)

Bluetooth

I don't use any Bluetooth devices. So I didn't test it.