Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-17 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/16/2011 04:32 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:03:57PM -0800, Benjamin Smith wrote: IMHO, if you are intending to install an O/S, and will need to have an Internet connection, you should ALWAYS have a thumb drive and another computer with a confirmed Internet

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread m . roth
Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. snip I would be grateful if people having used CentOS on this model could share their experience (good or bad). Oddly enough, I asked on

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Always Learning
On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 15:52 +0100, Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. One thing you might, or happily might not, have difficulties with is the wifi driver. Most drivers are

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:02:57 -0500 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. snip I would be grateful if people having used CentOS

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Roger K. Wells
On 02/16/2011 12:30 PM, Robert Heller wrote: At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:02:57 -0500 CentOS mailing listcentos@centos.org wrote: Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. snip I would

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread David Sommerseth
On 16/02/11 18:08, Always Learning wrote: On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 15:52 +0100, Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. One thing you might, or happily might not, have difficulties

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:04:00 -0500 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 02/16/2011 12:30 PM, Robert Heller wrote: At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:02:57 -0500 CentOS mailing listcentos@centos.org wrote: Mathieu Baudier wrote: I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Les Mikesell
On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel wireless chips are *very well* supported *out of the box* under CentOS. You do need to download and install the proper firmware. Isn't being

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread compdoc
On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel wireless chips are *very well* supported *out of the box* under CentOS. You do need to download and install the proper firmware. Isn't

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:06:36 -0600 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel wireless chips are *very well* supported *out of the

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 02/16/2011 01:06 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel wireless chips are *very well* supported *out of the box* under CentOS. You do need to download

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Mathieu Baudier mbaud...@argeo.org wrote: Hello, I'm considering buying a second-hand Thinkpad T60 (with 2 GB RAM), as a secondary laptop in order to run CentOS 5 on the field. My main focus is therefore to have something robust, reliable and above all well

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Robert Heller
At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:44:17 -0600 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 02/16/2011 01:06 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote: The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04). Intel

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Benjamin Smith
IMHO, if you are intending to install an O/S, and will need to have an Internet connection, you should ALWAYS have a thumb drive and another computer with a confirmed Internet connection before starting. The only exception to this rule is when installing OSX on a Mac - because they control the

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

2011-02-16 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:03:57PM -0800, Benjamin Smith wrote: IMHO, if you are intending to install an O/S, and will need to have an Internet connection, you should ALWAYS have a thumb drive and another computer with a confirmed Internet connection before starting. The only exception to