Difference between revisions of "Installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a ThinkPad R50e"
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| + | == Installation == | ||
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| + | Installing the OS was fairly straight forward. I put in the Ubuntu install disc and pressed F12 to bring up the booting device menu. At the partitioning menu I chose to let Ubuntu resize the existing NTFS partition and create partitions it needed automatically. Everything went well and I was able to boot into both Windows XP Home and the [[Rescue and Recovery]] partition from [[GRUB]] without any extra effort. It should be noted, however, that I did this on a brand new machine. So if you had made changes to your MBR or partitioning table, you might get different results. | ||
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| + | == Networking == | ||
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| + | The Ethernet interface works right after installation as expected (eth1). The [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]] was detected (eth0), but probably only works with open networks (I didn't have one to test). As my wireless network (Apple Airport Express) uses WPA/WPA2, I went straight on to make ipw2200 work with wpa_supplicant. | ||
I do not use the built-in modem, so I didn't bother testing it. However, it was suggested [http://www.kaltertee.de/R50e.html here] that [http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php Conexant's driver] works. | I do not use the built-in modem, so I didn't bother testing it. However, it was suggested [http://www.kaltertee.de/R50e.html here] that [http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php Conexant's driver] works. | ||
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| + | == Display and external monitor == | ||
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| + | == Mouse and other peripherals == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[http://www.kaltertee.de/R50e.html Installing Ubuntu Breezy Badger (5.10) on ThinkPad R50e (German)] | [http://www.kaltertee.de/R50e.html Installing Ubuntu Breezy Badger (5.10) on ThinkPad R50e (German)] | ||
Revision as of 02:50, 7 February 2006
This page aims to illustrate issues and (hopefully) solutions encountered while installing Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) on a Levono ThinkPad R50e.
The configuration of the ThinkPad used is as following:
Levono ThinkPad R50e 1834-A67 (a Taiwan-specific model?) Intel Celeron M 360 (Dothan 1.4GHz) Intel 855GM Chipset 14' XGA (1024x768) TFT Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter DVD±RW Writer (Not removable) Windows XP Home
This page is still under construction.
Contents
Installation
Installing the OS was fairly straight forward. I put in the Ubuntu install disc and pressed F12 to bring up the booting device menu. At the partitioning menu I chose to let Ubuntu resize the existing NTFS partition and create partitions it needed automatically. Everything went well and I was able to boot into both Windows XP Home and the Rescue and Recovery partition from GRUB without any extra effort. It should be noted, however, that I did this on a brand new machine. So if you had made changes to your MBR or partitioning table, you might get different results.
Networking
The Ethernet interface works right after installation as expected (eth1). The Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter was detected (eth0), but probably only works with open networks (I didn't have one to test). As my wireless network (Apple Airport Express) uses WPA/WPA2, I went straight on to make ipw2200 work with wpa_supplicant.
I do not use the built-in modem, so I didn't bother testing it. However, it was suggested here that Conexant's driver works.
Display and external monitor
Mouse and other peripherals
References
Installing Ubuntu Breezy Badger (5.10) on ThinkPad R50e (German)
