My t61p arrived, and I have discovered that 64-bit Linux isn't ready for primetime in my book. Specifically, on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) amd64, I could NOT get suspend to work at all. Actually, I could get it to suspend, but it refused to resume. I tried 8.04 (Bardy Heron) amd64 Beta as a live CD, and it appeared to have the same problems as Gutsy, so I didn't bother installing it. I've settled on Hardy Heron 32-bit, and things work MUCH better. Also, with 64-bit Gutsy, I had some strange problems, such as:
- the machine started to slow down for some unknown reason within the first hour of running.
- I could reliably lock up the system by trying to connect to a specific wireless network (!)
So it only sees about 3.1GB of RAM, which I'm going to convince myself is just fine. The display completely ROCKS at 1920x1200, and it's smokin fast. Plus, suspend and resume work just great.
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