Installing Mandriva 2008 x86-64 Powerpack on a Thinkpad T61

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I don't like the dual booting since I have have seen myself and others more often booting into MS Windows. So, I made the Rescue & Recovery CDs for Windows Vista Home Basic that came bundled with the system and installed Mandriva Powerpack x86-64 successfully on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61 6465-CTO.

Using the GNOME desktop environment, The problems I am facing are:

  • Unable to successfully control the brightness using the brightness keys (Fn + Home/End)
  • After suspending & resuming successfully, the screen is blank. I have to switch to a virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F12) and then switch back to X (Ctrl+Alt+F7)
  • The wireless LED seems to shiver. I think it is constantly scanning for wireless networks. Having had Thinkpads with Linux in the past, I don't think this is normal.

I also have Windows XP Professional installed inside VMWare Workstation 6