IBM Thinkpad T22

cmanns · 04-29-2006, 01:34 PM

What should I install on this slow beast haha.

900MHZ P3M
512MB Ram
Linksys WPC11 ver.3 wireless card
Thats basically all I know about it.

I was thinking of SUSE if Windows XP ran really slow.

I need battery controll and wireless. Also the sound and I dont really have alot of time to fuss with things but maybe this laptop is compatable with linux.

Thanks for anyhelp.

acid_kewpie · 04-29-2006, 02:31 PM

whatever you want... thinkpads run linux very well in the main. just don't expect massive performance if you inflick kde on it.

cmanns · 04-29-2006, 02:54 PM

Would windows xp just be better?

Samoth · 04-29-2006, 03:11 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! lol. slackware runs nicely on slow machines.

cmanns · 04-29-2006, 03:14 PM

Well could someone point me to the best to use one?

I think I want SUSE nomatter what.

I like KDE tho. I believe

ioerror · 04-29-2006, 04:41 PM

Since when was a 900MHz P3 slow? I have a P2-300/128MB thinkpad which runs Slackware very nicely thank you (except slow-arsed bloat like firefox, eating half my frelling ram).

Wavz · 05-01-2006, 10:15 AM

My last laptop was a T22 and SuSE 10 ran like a champ on it. No probs what so ever.

Cheers,
Wavz

coldhandshake · 11-22-2006, 12:05 AM

Hey, I have this same laptop and the same Linksys card, but my wireless card is version 4.: I am having trouble choosing a distro though.: I'm about to try Slackware I think, FC6, or Linux Mint.: