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Linux doesn't "just work" on Thinkpads either. Here's a list of all the known linux incompatibilities with Thinkpads: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Known_Probl
by shalmanese 13y ago
Linux doesn't "just work" on Thinkpads either. Here's a list of all the known linux incompatibilities with Thinkpads:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Known_Problems http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Known_Problems
- mjg59 13y agoNone of those issues refer to current models.
- jlgreco 13y agoAdditionally, at least several of those just seem to be known hardware bugs or failure modes.
- vacri 13y ago'Dead pixels' is a linux incompatibility? Large harddrives not being seen by the BIOS of a very old model? How is that linux's fault if the machine can't even start to read the drive? That's a list of Thinkpad issues, they're not all linux-on-thinkpad issues. You could make one for every brand - Macbook pros would have "sometimes catch fire", from a story in this thread.
- epsylon 13y agoThere is no single "Linux", nor there is a single "Thinkpad". I have Ubuntu 12.04 on my Lenovo W500 and it works flawlessly. Everything worked out of the box — including graphics, wifi and ethernet, touchpad, ACPI keys and power saving options and sleep / hibernation. Conclusion : YMMV.