(Note: This post referrs to model 2645-45U)
Initial installation was smooth, and without problems. All automatic configuration worked, except for sound.

Sound is a cs4237b, which needed the following parameters to function correctly (using ALSA included with distro) -

modprobe.conf had the following lines added to it -
alias snd-card-0 snd-cs4236
alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4236
options snd device_mode=0666
options snd-cs4236 index=0 port=0x530 cport=0x538 isapnp=0 dma1=1 dma2=0 irq=5 mpu_port=-1 fm_port=0x388

Now everything works like a charm.

I also have TP600 (2645-450) with Gentoo installed and I had it with Mandrake10 before, and with SpectraLinux2003 before that which was based on RH7.3.

With Spectra I had to fight little bit with that CS4237B soundcard (sndconfig), but after that with 'alsaconfig' it has been much easier.

Easy to install, gave a good install selection. Install time : 2 Hours

Hardware:

Didn't autodetect LCD. Had to manually select.

Sound did not install. Ran ALSACONF and saved settings. It sometimes still has issues.

Dosen't provide support for Thinkpad modem or TV card.


I really like SuSE. It's been pretty easy on me compared to the last time I toyed with it. YaST makes it easy to change settings and install programs. I'd reccommend it to anyone looking to get started in Linux.

Everything went smoothly. ALL hardware was autodetected. Yeah. That's all. (ThinkPad 600x)