IBM (Lenovo) R32

[KaYoS]

I have BT3 installed on an IBM R32.

I was able to boot both the usb and cd version no problem, and the hd install was painless.

I have two network cards working, one is an MSI PCMCIA card based on the RT2500 chipset, i use this script to connect it to my AP

#!/bin/bash


#Config pcmcia RT2500 card to link with 
#AP which is WPAPSK/TKIP(Authentication/Encryption)

#Make sure card is up, not in monitor mode

ifconfig ra0 up

iwpriv ra0 set NetworkType=Infra

iwpriv ra0 set AuthMode=WPAPSK

iwpriv ra0 set EncrypType=TKIP

iwpriv ra0 set SSID="put your ssid here" # Part of generating wpapsk password

iwpriv ra0 set WPAPSK="put your passkey here"

iwpriv ra0 set SSID="Put your ssid here"

#Get an IP address

dhcpcd ra0

I also have a Belkin RT73 USB based device which i use a similar script to connect to my own aps

The spec of the laptop is:

2ghz Intel P4 Mobile
512Mb Ram (for now)
40Gb hard drive

It runs very nicely, i am working on a custom fluxbox menu and a TCL/TK script to make connecting to AP's even easier

[KaYoS]

Ive done a some more work and further testing on the laptop.

I have upgraded the base system with Slackware 12.1 (i followed the upgrade.txt file from cd1, except the bit about updating /etc)

I didn't install any of the following:

Kernel, kernel modules and kernel headers

e (dont use emacs), f, k, t, (most of) kdei, xap (will upgrade some stuff later) and y

So far everything works, except wireless assistant (never mind eh!)

I havn't upgraded the kernel yet, i just need to make sure i can get patched drivers for my wifi cards.

ACPI works well, the fan speeds up under heavy load and suspend, hibernate, sleep and resume all work.

I cant get the ATI drivers to work, but as this is a dedicated pentsting machine, the display is fine.

I havn't tried the internal modem, and when i bought it i was told it had a serial port, but it doesnt, so i will have to find another way of using my serial modem.

[KaYoS]

Well i spent most of today rolling my own and reinstalling my wifi drivers, boots up a lot quicker and seems to have that warm fuzzy feeling you get when using your own kernel.

I think i will (ahem) road test it tomorrow (the joys of being self employed)