Gentoo Archives: gentoo-laptop

From: Mike Shaw <mdshaw89@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] Guide for Thinkpad T41
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:46:10
Message-Id: d11e8140702210643w136ecfa6l8eff5afacba43068@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: RE: [gentoo-laptop] Guide for Thinkpad T41 by "Nelson
1 On 2/21/07, Nelson, David (ED, PAR&D) <David.Nelson2@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
2 >
3 > > -----Original Message-----
4 > > From: mail [mailto:lists@×××××.net]
5 > > Sent: 21 February 2007 14:11
6 > > To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
7 > > Subject: [gentoo-laptop] Guide for Thinkpad T41
8 > >
9 > > Does anybody have any info or links on setting up Gentoo on a Thinkpad
10 > > T41? I have found allot of mixed info on it. Some outdated, some
11 > > incomplete etc... In particular, I am looking for solid info on the
12 > > following:
13 > >
14 > > Set up the hard drive and power management stuff rignt,
15 > > Use the best and most up to date graphics driver
16 > > Set up xorg.cong to make use of a second display, usb mouse etc...
17 > > Wireless networking (hopefully a great gui to scan for access points!)
18 > > CDRW
19 >
20 > Guide for the Thinkpad T42
21 > http://furius.ca/techdoc/misc/thinkpad.html
22 >
23 > Gentoo Forum Thread
24 > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=946188#946188
25 >
26 > Linux on Laptops
27 > http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ibm.html
28 >
29 > Any use?
30 >
31 > Also I don't know about anyone else but I have had a heck of a time
32 getting wireless working - it basically doesn't because of the AR5212 chip
33 it uses except if you use ndiswrapper. The below link helped me the most
34 but is old and for a 41p:
35
36 http://priyadi.net/archives/2004/12/20/gentoo-linux-under-thinkpad-t41p/
37
38 Here are some other links I had:
39
40 http://silas.psfc.mit.edu/tp41setup.html#tth_sEc6.2
41 http://horizon.ath.cx/gentoo/
42 http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~afedosov/thinkpad/
43
44 Good luck!
45 --
46 In the future, it will be said that "America is really good at only 3
47 things: Music, Software and Pizza Delivery", (Snow Crash, ~p20).