Installing openSUSE 10.2 on an IBM ThinkPad T61

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1.should install madwifi 802.11 driver 2.should install NVS 140M driver if using NVS 140M

I've been attempting to install openSUSE 10.2 on my new Thinkpad T61p. So far I've had mixed results.

The new NVIDIA drivers seem to work fine at 1920x1200 24bits/pixel. I had to go to the NVIDIA site to find them. NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.11-pkg2.run was the file. Follow the instructions there and you should be fine.

My current dilemmas are:

1) Getting sound/audio drivers to work.

2) Getting some basic apps to work, like Google Earth and Amarok. Google earth complains: 

  error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
UPDATE, I got google earth to work although I'm not sure exactly what I did to get it working. Over the past couple of days I tried installing openSUSE 10.3 beta2, and various other linux distributions without much luck. I reinstalled openSUSE 10.2 because that's what I've had the most luck with, and somehow google earth works now. Still no sound.. Rybu

Amarok just doesn't make any noise. It's usine the xine engine, and that doesn't seem to be working...

3) Wifi. I have no idea how to get wifi up and running. The above cryptic comments about the MadWifi 802.11 driver don't help much. I went, downloaded and installed the driver and I'm getting nothing. Specifically, the make / make install sequence runs fine. Here is the output of a modinfo ath_pci call, after modprobe ath_pci:

modinfo ath_pci

filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.5-default/net/ath_pci.ko

author: Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler

description: Support for Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN cards.

version: 0.9.3.2

license: Dual BSD/GPL

vermagic: 2.6.18.8-0.5-default SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1

depends: ath_hal,wlan

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000007sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000012sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000A727d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v000010B7d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00001014sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000101Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000015sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000016sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000017sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000018sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000019sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000001Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias: pci:v0000168Cd00009013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

srcversion: F1ED01FDEFF40A3C458CC49

parm: ath_debug:Load-time debug output enable (int)

parm: ratectl:Rate control algorithm [amrr|onoe|sample], defaults to 'sample' (charp)

parm: autocreate:Create ath device in [sta|ap|wds|adhoc|ahdemo|monitor] mode. defaults to sta, use 'none' to disable (charp)

parm: rfkill:Enable/disable RFKILL capability (int)

parm: xchanmode:Enable/disable extended channel mode (int)

parm: outdoor:Enable/disable outdoor use (int)

parm: countrycode:Override default country code (int)

4) Bluetooth doesn't seem to be working, either.

I haven't tried any of the more advanced features yet, like the fingerprint reader or webcam. I'd be happy fixing 1 and 3...

Anyone having similar problems, or found a way to fix them?

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