Installing Ubuntu 6.10 on a ThinkPad X40
This document describes the process of installing and configuring the release version of Ubuntu Edgy Eft on a Lenovo ThinkPad X40.
Contents
Success Chart
| Item | Working | |
| Installation | Network Installation | Unknown |
| USB Installation | Yes (CD) | |
| Display | Laptop Screen | Yes |
| CRT / Projector | Yes | |
| Power Management | Software Suspend (hibernate) | Yes |
| Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) | Yes | |
| Audio | Yes | |
| Wireless | 802.11b/g | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Unknown | |
| Harddisk Active Protection | Unknown | |
ATTENTION!
This is a page in progress. I used this page as a template, so any section that looks the same means I haven't updated it yet. The chart above is accurate.
Pre-Installation Notes
Wireless Support
Wireless seems to be supported flawlessly in terms of drivers, though I'm not sure how well the built-in Network Manager works. I use the iwconfig command to manage my wireless, as I have a need to create pseudo-"profiles", and in this document I will describe this alternative process.
Terminology Used
For those of you new to Linux, I'll try to detail a few terms I use with little explanation:
- Xorg configuration -- the display configuration file, residing in /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- Execute a command -- press Alt-F2, then type gnome-terminal into the prompt and press enter -- this is a terminal into which you input said commands
Installation Notes
Post-Installation Notes
Configuring Wireless
Renaming Wireless Interface
By default, the internal Intel 2200BG wireless card was named eth0. To rename it to wlan0 edit the file /etc/iftab: Change
eth0 mac <mac address> arp 1 eth1 mac <mac address> arp 1
to
eth0 mac <mac address> arp 1 wlan0 mac <mac address> arp 1
