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IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad G40
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad G40 laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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Specifications
| Name | IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad G40 |
| Processor | Intel Pentium4 2.8GHz |
| Screen | 15” XGA |
| RAM | 256MB |
| HDD | 40GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM/CD-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Extreme Graphics |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, Floppy Drive |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | Use the i810 module |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 module |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Floppy Drive | Yes |
Notes
There were no issues with the installation of Linux on this laptop.
Summary
There were no problems in getting this laptop working when used with an up to date Linux distribution. It is recommended to use a Linux distribution with kernel version 2.6.16 or greater, such as Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu 6.06.
Discussion
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H/W path Device Class Description
/0 bus 2388CY1
/0/0 memory 144KiB BIOS
/0/6 processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
/0/6/a memory 8KiB L1 cache
/0/6/b memory 512KiB L2 cache
/0/22 memory 512MiB System Memory
/0/22/0 memory 256MiB SODIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/22/1 memory 256MiB SODIMM DDR Synchronous
/0/100 bridge 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
/0/100/0.1 generic 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
/0/100/0.3 generic 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller
/0/100/2 display 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
/0/100/2.1 display 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device
/0/100/1d bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1
/0/100/1d/1 usb2 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d/1/1 input USB OPTICAL MOUSE
/0/100/1d.1 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2
/0/100/1d.1/1 usb3 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d.2 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3
/0/100/1d.2/1 usb4 bus UHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d.7 bus 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller
/0/100/1d.7/1 usb1 bus EHCI Host Controller
/0/100/1d.7/1/4 scsi2 storage DataTraveler 2.0
/0/100/1d.7/1/4/0.0.0 /dev/sdb volume 1917MiB Windows FAT volume
/0/100/1e bridge 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
/0/100/1e/0 eth0 network NetXtreme BCM5901 100Base-TX
/0/100/1e/1 bridge PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller
/0/100/1f bridge 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge
/0/100/1f.1 scsi0 storage 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller
/0/100/1f.1/0 /dev/sda disk 36GB FUJITSU MHS2040A
/0/100/1f.1/0/1 /dev/sda1 volume 20GiB Windows NTFS volume
/0/100/1f.1/0/2 /dev/sda2 volume 500MiB EXT4 volume
/0/100/1f.1/0/3 /dev/sda3 volume 13GiB Linux LVM Physical Volume partition
/0/100/1f.1/1 /dev/cdrom disk UJDA740 DVD/CDRW
/0/100/1f.3 bus 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller
/0/100/1f.5 multimedia 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller
/0/100/1f.6 communication 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller
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