Installing Ubuntu/Breezy on a ThinkPad T42

Generel installation

Here comes installation instructions for Ubuntu Breezy Badger on T42 2374-ZEP.

Get a copy of Ubuntu from UbuntuLinux.org.

Kernel support

TODO	How to get the correct kernel

Kernel modules

TODO	Load the different kernel modules, and their configuration

ACPI

TODO	Hibernate, suspend, buttons, lid, speedstep

Modification to turn on wireless: /etc/acpi/wireless.sh:

#!/bin/bash
# Find and enable/disable wireless devices

for DEVICE in /sys/class/net/*; do
    if [ -d $DEVICE/wireless ]; then
# $DEVICE is a wireless device. Check if it's powered on:
	if [ `cat $DEVICE/device/power/state` = 0 ]; then
# It's powered on. Switch it off.
	    echo -n 3 > $DEVICE/device/power/state;
	    echo 0
	else
# It's powered off. Switch it on.
	    echo -n 0 > $DEVICE/device/power/state;
	    echo -n 0 > $DEVICE/device/rf_kill;
	    echo 1
	fi
    fi
done

Xorg

TODO	Xorg configuration

ATTENTION!

Options DynamicClocks "on" may hang your machine

Initng

TODO	Speed up the boot/shutdown process with Initng

Very great initiative for optimizing the boot process. Initng

Helpfull tools

TODO	rovclock among others

Known problems

TODO	List of bugs from kernel, Xorg and Ubuntu