Difference between revisions of "Installing Debian 3.1 (Sarge) on a ThinkPad A30p"
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* Modules and module unloading | * Modules and module unloading | ||
* Support for Pentium-III processor | * Support for Pentium-III processor | ||
| − | * acpi (don't forget ibm_acpi) ''S'' | + | * acpi (don't forget ibm_acpi) '''S''' |
| − | * cpu-freq with ondemand governor (alternatively userspace governor) ''S'' | + | * cpu-freq with ondemand governor (alternatively userspace governor) '''S''' |
* PIIX chipset | * PIIX chipset | ||
| − | * IDE/ATA drives and floppy (at least HDD ''S'' or initrd needed) | + | * IDE/ATA drives and floppy (at least HDD '''S''' or initrd needed) |
* PCMCIA - Yenta cardbus | * PCMCIA - Yenta cardbus | ||
| − | * e100 network device ''M'' | + | * e100 network device '''M''' |
| − | * usb-uhci for usb host controller ''M'' | + | * usb-uhci for usb host controller '''M''' |
| − | * i810 sound card ''M'' | + | * i810 sound card '''M''' |
| − | * nvram ''M'' | + | * nvram '''M''' |
| − | * i2c ''M'' | + | * i2c '''M''' |
| − | * AGP and radeon support ''M'' | + | * AGP and radeon support '''M''' |
''(not yet completed)'' | ''(not yet completed)'' | ||
Revision as of 02:28, 15 August 2005
This is a documentation of some of the installation and configuration steps required for installing Debian/Sarge on a Thinkpad A30p and getting the most out of it.
Basic installation
The recommended procedure is, to get a Debian/Sarge DVD put it in the DVD-drive and boot from the DVD. Proceed with the installation as on an arbitrary computer.
Kernel
The supplied kernel in Debian/Sarge is 2.6.8. It is advisable to get a newer Version. You can use either a newer debianized kernel or get a vanilla kernel. At the time this documentation is written, the latest known version is 2.6.12.4.
Enable support for: (recommended: as Module or Statically compiled in )
- Modules and module unloading
- Support for Pentium-III processor
- acpi (don't forget ibm_acpi) S
- cpu-freq with ondemand governor (alternatively userspace governor) S
- PIIX chipset
- IDE/ATA drives and floppy (at least HDD S or initrd needed)
- PCMCIA - Yenta cardbus
- e100 network device M
- usb-uhci for usb host controller M
- i810 sound card M
- nvram M
- i2c M
- AGP and radeon support M
(not yet completed)
Software
- acpid
- acpi-support Version 0.21 (not contained in Debian, lent from Ubuntu)
- laptop-mode-tools
- atitvout tool for radeon video adapters
- ati.2 driver up to date driver for ATI radeon cards
