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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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