Thinkpad T61p with Nvidia graphics

kevin at kevinkempterllc.com kevin at kevinkempterllc.com
Thu Mar 13 21:32:19 UTC 2008


Quoting Jose Celestino <japc at co.sapo.pt>:

> Words by kevin at kevinkempterllc.com [Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 02:57:01PM -0600]:
>> Hi List;
>>
>> I may pick up a Thinkpad with an Nvidia graphics card later today. Anything
>> I need to do special for Fedora 7/8 to get the Nvidia card to work/install.
>> Tried this on an hp awhile back and had lots of grief
>>
>
> Install in text mode and remember *NOT* to set the SATA mode do
> compatibility, unlike found on many ubuntu install pages it is not
> needed for F8.
>
> Everything else works pretty much out of the box. And is fast as hell.
> Could just be a little lighter and have a bit more of autonomy (3h is
> not enough) but i'm still tweaking the power mgmt bits (got mine
> yesterday).
>
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Thanks for the feedback, a couple more questions:

1) after a text based install will the Nvidia card 'just work' after  
the reboot ?  Do I need to ensure that I install any specific packages  
for the Nvidia card to work?

Also I'm not sure I know what (or how to set) the SATA mode to  
compatability, is this a boot parameter ?





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