Installing Debian Wheezy on a ThinkPad T61
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Introduction
This page is a work in progress and is currently (aug 2011) maintained by User:Eliasson. It covers the installation of Debian Testing daily build, codenamed Wheezy. The installation media I used was downloaded in Aug 27, 2011. Hardware marked on this page with "N/A" is available on some Thinkpad T61's, but not on mine. Feel free to fill in the gaps if you have the info.
System information
- BIOS version:
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TODO
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Check
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- Linux kernel version: 3.0.0-1-amd64
SATA Issues
Currently, SATA mode is set to "Compatibility" in the BIOS and I'm using the ATA_PIIX driver, which finds both the hard and the cdrom drive. In AHCI mode, the cdrom is not found. I haven't found any information on that, yet.
Running in the AHCI mode worked for me - the hard drive showed up as /dev/sda and the cdrom as /dev/hda. K3b finds it and uses it fine.
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TODO
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Investigate
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Sound
ALSA works out of the box.
Graphics:
NVidia Quadro NVS 140M
N/A
Intel 965GM
- Driver: intel
Correct screen resolution identified automatically. No need to touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf. External monitor untested.
WiFi: Intel 3945/4965AGN
With kernel 2.6.24RC3 the driver comes part of the kernel and does not need manual installation. You still have to copy and install the firmware though.
- Driver: iwl4965
- Version: 0.0.34
Activate the non-free repositories and install the package firmware-iwlwifi [1]. According to the Debian-Package-Info page, this package is architecture independent. Reboot your computer and the WiFi card should work. The hardware disable switch works without problems.
WiFi: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ (Atheros)
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
Fingerprint Sensor
N/A
