Installation notes ca.2007

notes:

6/07 I'm upgrading from A31p to T42p and am going to document Linux installs. I previously had an A30 which was very nix friendly, but the A31p was another story altogether. I also have an X22 with Fedora6 and a T23 with PCLinuxOS 93a.

When I purchased the A31 over 2 years ago getting a fully functional Thinkpad using an ATI vid card in Linux was over my head. Not that I've become an expert by any means, but I feel confident I can get the T42P working for personal and work use. When I assumed the position...hehe...I have at work 1 1/2 years ago I chose to provide my own PC rather than use what was offered (D*ll! pos!) So the A31 migrated from personal desktop replacement (DTR) to my work DTR. Since then that's where it's been, not mobile and running a custom WinXP. Now after settling into the job (Net Admin f/ISP) and deciding to stay for a while, I find I need Internet and network access from 3 different locations as well as to have a light, small, long-lived PC for field work. I used to use the T23 for field work, but it's no lightweight. Now I'm using the X22 and am very, very happy with it. I plan to upgrade it next to an X31 or X40. For the 3 different locations (Office, Apt, Home) I had 3 different PCs and OSs! Now I'm planning to carry the T42p, it being w/o battery almost 3 lbs lighter than the A31p, between Homes and Office and the X22 will remain in my field pack for onsite work.

Circumstances, I sold the A31 and haven't received the T42 yet, cause me to use the T23 temporarily as my desktop. Also, when I get the T42 I'll have to slam XP onto it and get back to work, because the T23 can't handle some of the app's I use. Also I still need to figure out Kisio and Google Earth Pro in Linux to replace Visio and TopoUSA in Winderz. Until I do that and migrate all of my proprietary files, I can't go Linux at work.

Since I'll be using the T42 for personal as well as work use, I'll be dual-booting by day 2. My current favorite personal desktop distro is PCLinuxOS 93a and I'll be trying that first to see how it likes the T42.

I'll be back @ 7/07 to submit the initial installation notes.