This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the IBM-Lenovo Thinkpad R51 laptop.

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Specifications

Processor	Intel Pentium-M 1.5GHz
Screen	15" XGA
RAM	256MB
HDD	30GB
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM/CD-RW
Graphics	Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Network	10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless
Other	2 x USB2.0

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
HDD	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes	Use the i810 driver
Sound	Yes	Use the snd-intel8x0 driver
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the ipw2200 driver
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

There were no issues with the installation of Linux on this laptop.

In some Linux distributions you may have issues with some resolutions with an external monitor attached. This is solved with Xorg 7.2 so any modern Linux distribution wont have this issue.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Increasing battery life

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.


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