Installing Debian Sid on a ThinkPad T500
Before installation
- switched to discrete graphics (Intel 4500MHD) in the BIOS. I did't want to mess with the ATI card because of the driver issues.
Installation
Used an (amd64) USB image (hd-media) and the Lenny RC1 netinstall ISO. Installation worked flawlessly, the Gigabit Ethernet adapter was detected and configured. Installed without X, switched to sid in sources.list and then went for X and Gnome.
Working
- Gigabit Ethernet (e1000 module)
- 5300AGN wireless (iwlagn) with CRDA userspace regulation
- Intel graphics, driver from sid repository
- suspend to ram (echo mem > /sys/power/state OR Fn+F4)
- sound (HDA) + volume control buttons