On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:02:49 +0100, Peter Hessler wrote: >I have a Thinkpad T430s with sandybridge (or ivybridge, I can never >remember), and life isn't too bad. I can suspend/resume, watch >(smaller) movies and dvds, and generally use it. Obviously I try to >avoid 1080p videos, as they take a huge amount of CPU to decode.
Thanks for replying Peter. Can you switch from X to a virtual console and back again? On my E320 I can't - If I try to go from X to VC I just end up with a blank page. I can return to X by doing Ctl-Alt-F5. I was hoping that the only graphics alternative at Lenovo, Nvidia, might behave better in that respect. > > >On 2012 Nov 10 (Sat) at 17:06:12 +1100 (+1100), Rod Whitworth wrote: >:I already have a Lenovo Edge model that has the sandybridge graphics >:that aren't fully supported right now and I'd be surprised if that >:changes any time soon. >: >:AIUI it won't be a minor fix and I'm not whining about how long it will >:take. >: >:Instead I'm hoping I can pick a Thinkpad that is workable for switching >:between console and X sessions. >: >:I'm looking at a T430 which has the dreaded Nvidia but I don't need all >:the stuff that is not supported (and probably never will be). >: >:If it does X well enough to run a browser in native resolution (1366 x >:768) and maybe watch a DVD, I'll be satisfied. >: >:Anybody with a clue about the Nvidia in plain-vanilla graphics mode? >: >:The wi-fi is the same as the one I already have that 5.2 gives a tick >:to. >: >:The lousy blighters supply a DVD-ROM ;-( >: >:Other things to beware of? >: >:Thanx, >: >:*** NOTE *** Please DO NOT CC me. I <am> subscribed to the list. >:Mail to the sender address that does not originate at the list server is >tarpitted. The reply-to: address is provided for those who feel compelled to >reply off list. Thankyou. >: >:Rod/ >:--- >:This life is not the real thing. >:It is not even in Beta. >:If it was, then OpenBSD would already have a man page for it. >: > >-- >In 1750 Isaac Newton became discouraged when he fell up a flight of >stairs. > *** NOTE *** Please DO NOT CC me. I <am> subscribed to the list. Mail to the sender address that does not originate at the list server is tarpitted. The reply-to: address is provided for those who feel compelled to reply off list. Thankyou. Rod/ --- This life is not the real thing. It is not even in Beta. If it was, then OpenBSD would already have a man page for it.
