Installing openSuSE 11.1 on an X301
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Installation
Most of the features seem to work immediately. I have seen this work out of the box:
- disk
- memory
- webcam
- microphone
- ethernet
- DVD reading
but I also encountered some issues which require manual fixing. Only those are described on this page.
Installation problems
Wireless
The driver is too old: broadcasts of close-by stations are not found, and connections get teminated all the time. Upgrade it as explained in Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller
Video
After installing, the video mode is autodetected too low. Go to KDE-personal settings to get it up to 1440x900. If that choice is not available, then first run SaX2 and try again.
After suspend, the resolution flips to something like 1400x1040, which is obviously wrong. I do not know how to resolve this yet. The shutdown and boot are so fast (because of the SSD) that I do not need suspend.
Compiz
Whether it has to do with the problems of the graphics driver or not, I don't know, but also Compiz does not survive a suspend.
Performance
Without any configuration, a new battery holds about 4.5 hours.
Applications
Skype worked without problems.
