Ibm t40

[NirS]

Hey guys,

i'm currently running Hardy on an Old T40.
I had a lot of trouble when I installed any of the newer distributions though they all worked fine off the live CD most of them wouldn't even boot after installing.

My question is whether or not it is safe to now let my system upgrade to Lucid?

Thanks,
Nir

[Fafler]

That sounds rather weird, but it's quite likely that the problems will follow the software version. Can you make a backup before trying? Try looking at http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T40 for more info, but every single Thinkpad i've installed Linux on has worked flawless.

[NirS]

Thanks, unfortunately I don't have any means of backing up my system right now. I am planning on getting a portable HD though.
Generally Thinkpads are amazing. but I guess such old laptops just don't receive the support required any more.
Is there any other way to run a test?