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Last updated: 20 October 2006
General Hardware Specifications of Thinkpad R42 “1858MQ8”:
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Hardware Components |
Status under Linux |
Notes |
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Celron M 370 Processor, 1.5 GHz |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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14” TFT Display |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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Intel media graphics accelerator 900 |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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512 MB PC2 4200 DDR2 (533 Mhz) RAM |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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40 GB HDD |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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DVD/CD-RW Combo DRIVE |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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Intel Integrated Network Card |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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Internal 56k Modem |
Doesn't Work |
Don't try |
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24X Max Variable CD-ROM Drive |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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Integrated wireless network |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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Lithium-Ion Battery |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
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Intel 910GML chipsets |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.15-26-386
Basic Installation of UBUNTU:
Why to use Ubuntu ?
Good question . . . ! I browsed many site and distribution download, Ubuntu is not only popular among the LAPTOP users but also available on 1 CD. I thought installing multiple utilities/application for same task does not make sense while downloading the OS. Since the CD is also live CD I could get a complete feel of the OS when booting from CD and I decided to give it a try.
With OpenOfice.Org I am clear I must shift to Linux . . .
Obtaining Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com
Installing:
I tried with manual selection of partition for installation which failed . . ! Formating the complete HDD it went like hot knife in butter.
Post-Install modifications/tweaks
It does not require any . . . !
Setting up additional features for Ubuntu
Ubuntu comes with only Open Source softwares ie UBUNTU is NOT supplied with the plugins/softwares which runs propritery formats like mp3 and many more such formats. If you have internet connection through ethernet/wireless I recommend to first install “easyubuntu” which installs useful plugins from repository. I could not get internet connection started on my laptop and had to do things hard way.
There is also a bug fix project on this offline installation of plugins by ubuntu and I am watching the status at
I discovered the method for installing the required softwares off-line on my LAPTOP. Click here for detailed procedure.
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Unresolved issues
Internal Modems as usual
Offline installation ubuntu/debian based Linux.
New Hardware PCMCIA modem ZTE CDMA 1X needs attentions of developers.
Configuration Files
I did not (and better not) change them.
Contact Information
ynd “NONSENSE” at hzw dot ltindia dot com (I don't want “NONSENSE”)
Links:
Any utilities or other resources you found useful
I fell in love with ubuntu but with Internet not working on my Laptop I would need to shift to other flavor. Mepis is what I will try next and then may be OpenSuse. Till then i am happy using ubuntu.
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