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Installing Linux Mandrake 10.0 on IBM ThinkPad 770

Last updated: july 2004

General Hardware Specifications of IBM ThinkPad 770:

Hardware Components	Status Under Linux	Notes
Mobile Pentium® MMX Processor, 233 MHz	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
13.3 SVGA+ TFT Display	Works	Select 1024x768 LCD Display in Installer
Trident Cyber 9397 2MB Video	Works after tuning	Select "Trident" driver and 1024x768 + 65000 colors in Installer
160MB, SDRAM	Works	No special procedure required during installation
5.1 GB Hard Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Ultrabay Floppy Drive	Works after tuning	Need to run "harddrake" daemon and reboot
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Crystal CS4232 Sound Card	Works after tuning	Need to add in /etc/modules.conf these lines (last line must be on a single line) : alias sound-slot-0 cs4232 options sound dmabuf=1 alias synth0 opl3 options opl3 io=0x388 options cs4232 io=0x530 irq=5 dma=1 dma2=0 mpuio=0x330 mpuirq=5
Ultrabay 24X CD-ROM Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Serial port	Works after tuning	Need to be open with the IBM "Configuration utility for DOS" ps2.exe and the commands: ps2 sera add 2 ps2 sera enable
Infrared	Not tested	Not tested
Suspend-to-disk	Doesn't work perfectly	Sound and USB don't come back after suspend

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.3-7mdk

Basic Installation of Linux Mandrake:

Why to use Linux Mandrake: user-friendly :-)
Obtaining Linux Mandrake: http://www.linuxiso.org

Unresolved issues

Getting Suspend-to-Disk to operate correctly: doesn't work 100% correctly (sound and USB don't come back after suspend)

Links:

IBM Product overview ThinkPad 770
Pilotes and utilities IBM for 770 ("Configuration Utility" for DOS, last BIOS, etc.)
ThinkPad 770 User's guide (+ supplement)
IBM general documentation about 770
Linux On Laptops, IBM
TuxMobil, IBM

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