Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T500

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad T500.

General Notes

T61 is running out of life and had a very good linux support. T500 is one of the follow-ups with a new and more performant hardware. Can it stay up with the linux Compability of the T61 series?

Good News

Ubuntu 9.10 works great on my T500, with suspend, hibernate, sound, wifi, out of the box. I'm amazed.

More info here:

Distro specific instructions

• Install Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad T500
• Install sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα) on a ThinkPad T500
• Installing Debian Sid on a ThinkPad T500
• Installing openSUSE 11.1 on a ThinkPad T500
• Install Ubuntu 9.10 on a ThinkPad T500

External Sources

• "Using HDMI interface with ati card and fgrlx on linux"
• ThinkPad T500 - Installing Debian Lenny on a ThinkPad T500 turned out to be less than trivial.