Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T500

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad T500.

General Notes

T61 is running out of life and had a very good linux support. T500 is one of the follow-ups with a new and more performant hardware. Can it stay up with the linux Compability of the T61 series?

Distro specific instructions

• Install Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad T500
• Install sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα) on a ThinkPad T500
• Installing Debian Sid on a ThinkPad T500
• Installing openSUSE 11.1 on a ThinkPad T500

External Sources

• "Using HDMI interface with ati card and fgrlx on linux"
• ThinkPad T500 - Installing Debian Lenny on a ThinkPad T500 turned out to be less than trivial.