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(I haven't had this laptop for four years, but here is some information about this beastie)
 
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Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{365XD}}.
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==General Notes==
 
The ThinkPad 365XD is known to be compatible with RedHat 6.2, as long as the system has more than 8 megabytes of memory.  There is a problem with starting up X; while models of the 365XD with TFT displays were compatible with a number of releases of X, the DTSN models of the 365XD had compatibility problems with certain releases of X, and required complicated startup to make X visible:
 
The ThinkPad 365XD is known to be compatible with RedHat 6.2, as long as the system has more than 8 megabytes of memory.  There is a problem with starting up X; while models of the 365XD with TFT displays were compatible with a number of releases of X, the DTSN models of the 365XD had compatibility problems with certain releases of X, and required complicated startup to make X visible:
  
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Releases 3.2 and 3.3.6 of XFree86 are known to be compatible with the 365XD; other releases may not be.
 
Releases 3.2 and 3.3.6 of XFree86 are known to be compatible with the 365XD; other releases may not be.
  
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==Distro specific Instructions==
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==External Sources==
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*[http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/laptop1.html Mandrake 6.1 on a ThinkPad 365XD]
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*[http://www.agol.dk/elgaard/picframe.html Niels Elgaard Larsens ThinkPad 365XD based Digital Picture Frame page]
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*[http://www.samiam.org/linux/365xd.html Redhat on a ThinkPad 365XD]

Revision as of 12:19, 18 January 2006

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad 365XD.

General Notes

The ThinkPad 365XD is known to be compatible with RedHat 6.2, as long as the system has more than 8 megabytes of memory. There is a problem with starting up X; while models of the 365XD with TFT displays were compatible with a number of releases of X, the DTSN models of the 365XD had compatibility problems with certain releases of X, and required complicated startup to make X visible:

  • Type in startx to start the X server
  • Hit Fn + F7 on the keyboard. This may make X visible. If not:
  • Exit out of X with CNTL + ALT + F1
  • Hit CNTL + C to stop the X server
  • Restart X with startx

Releases 3.2 and 3.3.6 of XFree86 are known to be compatible with the 365XD; other releases may not be.

Distro specific Instructions

External Sources