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| Local CD/DVD install ||class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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| Local CD/DVD install || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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| Network Installation ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||
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| Network Installation || {{Cunk}} ||
 
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| USB Installation    ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||
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| USB Installation    || {{Cunk}} ||
 
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|rowspan=4|Display
 
|rowspan=4|Display
| Laptop Screen  ||class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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| Laptop Screen  || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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| CRT / Projector ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||  
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| CRT / Projector || {{Cunk}} ||  
 
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| DVI ||class="diff-addedline"| Yes || Requires port-replicator or dock with DVI
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| DVI || {{Cyes}} || Requires port-replicator or dock with DVI
 
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| S-Video ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||  
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| S-Video || {{Cunk}} ||  
 
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|rowspan=2|Power Management
 
|rowspan=2|Power Management
| Software Suspend (hibernate) ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||  
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| Software Suspend (hibernate) || {{Cunk}} ||  
 
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| Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||  
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| Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || {{Cunk}} ||  
 
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|colspan=2| Audio ||class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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|colspan=2| Audio || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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|rowspan=2| Wireless || 802.11 ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested || I have the Atheros WiFi, which requires the closed source [[Madwifi]]
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|rowspan=2| Wireless || 802.11 || {{Cunk}} || I have the Atheros WiFi, which requires the closed source [[Madwifi]]
 
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| Bluetooth ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested (should work) || Device is properly detected when enabled
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| Bluetooth || {{Cunk}} (should work) || Device is properly detected when enabled
 
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| Extra Buttons || Keyboard Section ||class="diff-addedline"| Yes || ibm-acpi driver
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| Extra Buttons || Keyboard Section || {{Cyes}} || ibm-acpi driver
 
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| rowspan=8|Ports
 
| rowspan=8|Ports
| Ethernet || class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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| Ethernet || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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| Modem || class="diff-context"| Not Tested|| Requires closed-source driver
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| Modem || {{Cunk}} || Requires closed-source driver
 
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| Serial || class="diff-context"| Not Tested (should work)|| Requires port-replicator or dock
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| Serial || {{Cunk}} (should work)|| Requires port-replicator or dock
 
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| IrDA || class="diff-context"| Not Tested || Device is detected
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| IrDA || {{Cunk}} || Device is detected
 
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| PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse || class="diff-context"| Not Tested || Requires port-replicator or dock
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| PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse || {{Cunk}} || Requires port-replicator or dock
 
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| Parallel || class="diff-context"| Not Tested (should work)|| Device is detected
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| Parallel || {{Cunk}} (should work)|| Device is detected
 
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| USB || class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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| USB || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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| PCMCIA/Cardbus || class="diff-addedline"| Yes ||
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| PCMCIA/Cardbus || {{Cyes}} ||
 
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| colspan=2| Harddisk Active Protection ||class="diff-context"| Not Tested ||  
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| colspan=2| Harddisk Active Protection || {{Cunk}} ||  
 
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| colspan=2| Ultrabay device removal ||class="diff-context"| No || Does not work out of the box
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| colspan=2| Ultrabay device removal || {{Cno}} || Does not work out of the box
 
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Revision as of 10:51, 29 June 2007

Success Chart

Item Working Notes
Installation Local CD/DVD install yes
Network Installation unknown
USB Installation unknown
Display Laptop Screen yes
CRT / Projector unknown
DVI yes Requires port-replicator or dock with DVI
S-Video unknown
Power Management Software Suspend (hibernate) unknown
Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) unknown
Audio yes
Wireless 802.11 unknown I have the Atheros WiFi, which requires the closed source Madwifi
Bluetooth unknown (should work) Device is properly detected when enabled
Extra Buttons Keyboard Section yes ibm-acpi driver
Ports Ethernet yes
Modem unknown Requires closed-source driver
Serial unknown (should work) Requires port-replicator or dock
IrDA unknown Device is detected
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse unknown Requires port-replicator or dock
Parallel unknown (should work) Device is detected
USB yes
PCMCIA/Cardbus yes
Harddisk Active Protection unknown
Ultrabay device removal no Does not work out of the box

Tested and Verified on Fedora 7

Information in this section has been tested and verified using Fedora 7.

Installation

Installation is straight forward; you can use the generic install instructions here.

Configuration

X Server

Basic X server functionality should work out of the box.

Desktop Effects

'Desktop Effects' cause screen corruption when enabled.

Wireless Network

If you have the Intel wireless, it should work out of the box. But with the Atheros card you need the closed source Madwifi.

tpb/on-screen display

tpb, which controls the onscreen display of thinkpad buttons, is not installed by default.

To install tpb execute:

# yum install tpb

Once installed, just restart the X server. No further configuration is necessary.

Untested on Fedora 7