Difference between revisions of "Installation instructions for the ThinkPad R51e"

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Running SuSE 10.2 (net upgrade from a 10.1 DVD install).
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Running SuSE 10.2 (net[http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet] upgrade from a 10.1 DVD install) on a R51e, machine model 1843.
  
[[Fglrx|fglrx]] for Xorg 7.x
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* Get openSUSE-10.2-GM-i386-mini.iso
  
[[Madwifi|madwifi]] for 802.11a/b/g
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* Under Windows: Multimedia Center for Think Offerings > RecordNow Data > Copy > Burn Image
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* find the IP address of the Installation Repository and directory on server
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* Boot from CD, select HTTP install, enter server IP and directory eg, /pub/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss
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[[Fglrx|fglrx]] ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series with Xorg 7.x
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[[Madwifi|madwifi]] for Atheros 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI

Revision as of 11:11, 18 January 2007

I have an IBM ThinkPad R51E, and I have installed Debian Sarge on it.

Just run the cd-rom of installation, boot it and press FN + F7.

Henceforth, you are on your own !!!



Running SuSE 10.2 (net[1] upgrade from a 10.1 DVD install) on a R51e, machine model 1843.

  • Get openSUSE-10.2-GM-i386-mini.iso
  • Under Windows: Multimedia Center for Think Offerings > RecordNow Data > Copy > Burn Image
  • find the IP address of the Installation Repository and directory on server
  • Boot from CD, select HTTP install, enter server IP and directory eg, /pub/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss

fglrx ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M Series with Xorg 7.x

madwifi for Atheros 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI