So I finally collected all the necessary bits to help fellow T60 users such as [ade] to get
Linux running on their machines. Therefore, I wrote up most of the stuff I learned about this piece
of hardware, collected stuff how to deal with problems and created a set of customized packages for
the notebook. Custom packages means packages for Kubuntu Dapper, which I use. Those contain a kernel
image, patched with libata fixes and the ipw3945 wireless driver, ATi driver packages (unfortunately
there is no OSS driver other than VESA for the builtin ATi x1300). I also published my config files
for various things, so it should be relatively easy to get the stuff running on other distros as
well. Here’s the page. Suggestions for improvements are
welcome of course.
In other, and for the KDE crowd probably more important news, the KDE MultiMedia Meeting in the south of the – unfortunately
rainy – Netherlands is going to kick of tomorrow morning with developers from 4 different
continents. I’m about to stuff things such as cables and other network gear and a couple of geek
t-shirts in my bag and will be picked up by [ade] later this afternoon. What we’ve learnt until now
organising such a meeting is that purely mailbox-based workflows suck because they create a lot of
confusion and unnecessary work, but that we’re glad to have sponsors such as NLnet, Trolltech, Semprix, Wallsteijn, BasysKom, Novell, OGD and I2RS. They made it possible
to organise this high-quality meeting for the developers. A big thanks!
So until next sunday, we’ll be designing, hacking, discussing multimedia-related stuff, but
we’ll also use the opportunity to work on some marketing related things as well. A part of the KDE
marketing department is based in the Netherlands and involved in the organisation of the meeting as
well (that’s why the business cards had to be put on hold, for those interested – we were lacking
time).
Hang on for more coverage of the meeting though, and expect the Marketing Team to be fully
functional again sometime next week. :-)