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Installing Fedora 15 on the Thinkpad T520
Submitted by mmorsi on Tue, 2011-08-30 01:28It's been a while since I've done a Linux hardware review. Having just got a Lenovo Thinkpad T520, figure it's about time for another :-)
Here's the breakdown:
| Hardware Components | Status Under Linux | Notes |
| Intel Core i7 (quad core, x86_64) | Works | No special setup needed. Make sure you download the x86_64 dvd/cd's |
| 4GB RAM | Works | No special setup needed |
| 500GB SATA Hard Drive | Works | Had to use install DVD to setup a ext3 for / as ext4 install off LiveCD wasn't working for whatever reason |
| Touchpad | Works | Had to yum install gpointer-device-settings and run it to get Vertical/Horizonal Scrolling Working |
| Audio | Works | |
| Intel HD Graphics | Works (external VGA / DVI too) | No special setup needed |
| Intel Gigabit Ethernet network card | Works | No special setup needed |
| Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 /td> | Works | No special setup needed |
| CD/DVD Reader/Burner | Works | No special setup needed |
That's about it, besides the small hickups w/ the root FS and touchpad-scrolling installation went as smooth as possible and everything worked out of the box. Even after I did a pre-install re-partitioning w/ gparted, Windows 7 still boot up as well, so that's an additional plus.
This is my first Thinkpad and it is really looking to be as Linux friendly as everyone says they are.
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Setting Up The Linksys WRT54G Router
Submitted by mmorsi on Sun, 2007-01-21 02:39My brother finally got fed up with the substandard wifi reception which he was getting with our Gigabyte router (fyi never buy routers from Gigabyte or DLink, as they all (like most sub-$100 routers) are useless piles of junk which need constant attention). He bought a cheap Linksys WRT54G router off Ebay and guess who had to set it up :-)
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