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==General Notes== | ==General Notes== | ||
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+ | ===Boot from USB=== | ||
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+ | You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive. Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on. Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu. Under "Startup" configure the startup device. The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" ('''not''' "Other Device"). Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive. | ||
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+ | (Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.) | ||
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+ | ===Kernel Options=== | ||
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+ | To get the GUI installer to work properly, try {{cmdresult|nomodeset}}. | ||
==Distro specific Instructions== | ==Distro specific Instructions== | ||
− | *{{Install| | + | *{{Install|Red Hat||T30}} |
+ | *{{Install|Fedora| Core 5| T30}} | ||
+ | *{{Install|Fedora| Core 6| T30}} | ||
==External Sources== | ==External Sources== | ||
+ | *{{Install|Ubuntu | 6.06.1 (Dapper Drake)| T30}}[http://www.wach-o-witz.de/linux_zeuch/ibm_t30_install/ubuntu_6.06.1/ubuntu_6.06.1.html] |
Latest revision as of 15:36, 17 August 2012
Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad T30.
Contents
General Notes
Boot from USB
You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive. Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on. Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu. Under "Startup" configure the startup device. The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" (not "Other Device"). Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive.
(Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.)
Kernel Options
To get the GUI installer to work properly, try nomodeset
.
Distro specific Instructions
- Installation of Red Hat on a ThinkPad T30
- Installation of Fedora Core 5 on a ThinkPad T30
- Installation of Fedora Core 6 on a ThinkPad T30
External Sources
- Installation of Ubuntu 6.06.1 (Dapper Drake) on a ThinkPad T30[1]