Installation instructions for the ThinkPad R30

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad R30.

General Notes

• Kernels newer than 2.6.8 require pci=noacpi set on the boot line, otherwise the system will hang during boot after attempting to disable IRQ #15. Setting irqpoll as suggested by the kernel before it hangs can cause very slow boots and loss of the DVD drive. Tested on Ubuntu.

Distro specific Instructions

• Installation of Fedora Core 4 on a ThinkPad R30

External Sources

• Helge Avlesen's Red Hat 7.2 on a ThinkPad R30 page
• Nils Ellmenreich's Red Hat 7.2 on a ThinkPad R30 page
• Mandriva LE2005 on a ThinkPad R30
• SUSE 7.3 on a ThinkPad R30
• Hubert Chan's Linux on a ThinkPad R30 page
• Jim Hall's Linux on a ThinkPad R30 page