View source for Installing SUSE 9.3 on a ThinkPad T43p

Configuration of the system:

;Thikpad t43p - 2668-WQL

*Processor  : Pentium M 2.0GHz

*Video Card : ATI fireGL v3200, 128Mb ram , with 15" 1600x1200 resolution

*Wireless   : Atheros chipset

*Others     : Bluetooth, fingerprint reader, and other standard stuff
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== Installation of Suse Linux 9.3 ==

{{WARN| After this installation, I lost the Access IBM button functionality at the boot stage. But the recovery partition is still working and it appears in the Grub boot menu }}

The installation is quite straight forward. Most of the components are working out of the box. 

''Works out of the box'' : 

* CPU, Power management related stuff
* Hard disk & DVD-R (Suse's kernel is already patched for SATA disks, so you won't need to patch it)
* Wireless
* Bluetooth
* Thinklight and volume buttons
* Thouchpad & trackpoint

{{NOTE| Power Management, Wireless and Trackpoint need to be configured after the installation. But it's quite simple.}}

''NOT Working out of the box'' :

* Video Card. Although you get a correct resolution (1600x1200) after the installation, ATI driver coming from Suse is out of date, and the opensource driver does not provide 3D acceleration.
* Fn buttons