Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p
I did this installation some time ago, but I am still trying out some new things from time to time. The report is not complete yet. If you also have experiences with Ubuntu 7.04 on the T43p, feel free to share them here. --zeno 13:17, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
Contents
Overview
TODO
Installation
I used the complete hard disk to install Ubuntu, so I just overwrote the Windows XP and the recovery partition.
Display
TODO
Connectivity
Ethernet
Works out of the box.
WLAN
The hardware was autmatically recognized.
No Encryption/WEP
Open wireless networks work out of the box using the Network Manager applet. I did not try WEP.
Hint: Do not set up your wireless home network using no encryption/authentication. Also do not use WEP for your wireless network. Using the right tools, the keys may be found out in a few minutes. So it is basically equivalent to no encryption.
WPA
WPA1 and WPA2 access can be configured using the Network Manager applet.
Alternatively, you can manually configure the access, following the instructions in the Ubuntu Forums: [1]. For me, the following configurations worked ...
Part of /etc/network/interfaces for WPA1 with SSID broadcast:
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp wpa-driver wext # driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver) wpa-ssid <SSID> # SSID wpa-ap-scan 1 # "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast wpa-proto WPA # "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2 wpa-pairwise TKIP # "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES) wpa-group TKIP # "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES) wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK # "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS) wpa-psk <KEY> # use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
You just need to insert your values for <SSID> and <KEY>.
Part of /etc/network/interfaces for WPA2:
auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp wpa-driver wext # driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver) wpa-ssid <SSID> # SSID wpa-ap-scan 2 # "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast wpa-proto RSN # "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2 wpa-pairwise CCMP # "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES) wpa-group CCMP # "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES) wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK # "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS) wpa-psk <KEY> # use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
Have a look at the examples in the forum for more options.
Note: I will try it again with the Network Manager applet, because I got it to work on another computer...
Modem
Not tried yet.
Bluetooth
Not tried yet.
IrDA
Not tried yet.
DVD
TODO
Sound
Works out of the box. I haven't tried the microphone yet.
Power Management
-- the following was added by [User:psychomog]
Suspend to RAM (suspend on the Gnome logout menu) worked out of the box
Suspend to disk did not work out of the box, and had to install uswsusp as per the instructions here:
There are also possible issues with swap partition becoming corrupted when upgrading from Edgy to Feisty (which is how I installed Feisty). Basically the UUID of my swap partition in /etc/fstab was not the same as that given by vol_id [my swap partition]
To fix this:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/66637/comments/23
Misc
Special Keys
The volume control keys worked out of the box.
Fingerprint Reader
Use this tutorial.
