System Type: Laptop
Test Completed: 2004-10-05 IBM® ThinkPad T42P 2373-KXU is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® ThinkPad T42P 2373-KXU:
SuSE Professional 9.1 Novell Linux Desktop 9 RedHat Enterprise Workstation 3.0
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company | IBM |
| Model | IBM® ThinkPad T42P 2373-KXU |
| BIOS Revision | 3.05a 2004-05-04 |
| Main Board and Chipset | NA |
| Processor(s) | Intel® Pentium® M processor 2.00 GHz |
| RAM | 1.0GB SODIMM |
| HBA | NA |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities | Integrated Video, Sound and Network |
| Display Adapter | ATI® Mobility Fire GL T2 AGP |
| Serial Ports | None |
| Parallel Ports | One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional |
| USB Ports | Two (2) USB 2 |
| I/O Ports and buses | |
| Host Bus Adapter | NA |
| Network Interface | 82540EM gigabit Ethernet |
| Network Interface | Integrated IBM® 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Wireless |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card | SoundMAX chipset 82801 DB AC 97 |
| Optical Drive | Matshita UJ-812 DVD-RAM |
| Hard Drive | 60 GB ATA-100 Enhanced IDE |
| Floppy Drive | None |
| Keyboard | Standard 101 Keyboard |
| Pointing Device | Built in touch point and touch pad |
| Miscellaneous Hardware | Two (2) PCMCIA slots
56K V.92 Fax/modem |
Testing Results
The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.
Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.
| Test | Comment | Result |
| Installation Testing |
| CD-ROM Installation | | PASSED |
| NFS/FTP Installation | | PASSED |
| Device Auto Probing | | PASSED |
| Base System Testing |
| Kernel Compatibility | | PASSED |
| GRUB/LILO Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Heavy I/O Test | | PASSED |
| Network Test | | PASSED |
| Network Load Test | (Not required on workstation test) | NA |
| SMP Test | (Only required multiprocessor systems) | NA |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility | | PASSED |
| X Server Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Stand Alone Monitor | (Laptop Test Only) | NA |
| Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD | (Laptop Test Only) | NA |
| Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Availibility | | PASSED |
| Advanced Sound Compatibility | | PASSED |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | NA |
| Compatibility Testing | | NA |
| Throughput Testing | | NA |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Mouse |
| Kernel Detection | | PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
| Keyboard |
| Compatibility Testing | | PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
RedHat 3.0 loaded the VESA driver by default and could only obtain a 800 x 600 resolution. The ATI® Mobility Fire GL T2 AGP driver was not included the RedHat Ditribution.
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