linux on a T60 -- no sound, no wireless and no external video

[Jarod Wilson]

On May 11, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Derek Atkins <warlord-DPNOqEs/LNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Quoting "R. Luoma" <nobluspam5476-MTb9uo0rH9eJIAd+swBSYQ at public.gmane.org>:
>
>> For a while now, I have been trying to install a linux distribution
>> on a Levono T60
...
> For wireless it depends on which
> wireless card you have.  I have the Intel 3945 and Fedora supports
> that using the iwlwifi driver.  If you have the Atheros then you'll
> need an external driver.

Nah, anything of this vintage should work with the in-kernel ath5k  
driver, which got a lot of love over the last year.

Also, note that Atheros is finally Doing It Right from the get go with  
their latest stuff.

--jarod