IBM ThinkCentre M51 8104-E2U
Linux Compatibility Testing Results
System Type: Workstation
Test Completed: December 1, 2005
The IBM ThinkCentre M51 8104-E2U is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.
AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following Linux distributions compatible with this system.
- Novell Linux Desktop 9 sp2
- RedHat Enterprise Workstation 4.0
This document presents the compatibility testing results.
System Configuration
The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.
| System Configuration as Tested |
| Company |
Lenovo |
| Model |
IBM ThinkCentre M51 8104-E2U |
| BIOS Version |
IBM 2GKT16AUS |
| Processor |
Intel Pentium 4 3.20GHz |
| RAM |
512MB |
| HBA |
Intel Integrated 82801FB, Serial ATA(SATA) |
| Motherboard Features and Capabilities |
|
| Display Adapters (AGP/PCI) |
Intel 82915G Express |
| Serial Ports |
One (1) 16550 |
| Parallel Ports |
One (1) Bi-Directional |
| USB Ports |
Six (6) USB2.0 |
| I/O Ports and Buses |
N/A |
| Network Interface |
Broadcom 5705 10/100/1000 bcm5700 |
| Optical Drive |
HDLS CD-RW/DVD-ROM GCC-4243N, ATAPI |
| Audio Chipset / Sound Card |
N/A |
| Modem |
None |
| Hard Drive |
80 GB Western Digital WD800JD, Serial ATA(SATA) |
| Pointing Device |
IBM PS/2 Optical Mouse |
| Miscellaneous Hardware |
None |
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 |
  |
N/A |
| Device Auto Probing |
  |
PASSED |
| Base System Testing |
| Kernel Compatibility |
  |
PASSED |
| Grub Compatibility |
  |
PASSED |
| Heavy I/O Test |
  |
PASSED |
| Network Test |
  |
PASSED |
| Network Load Test |
  (Not required on Workstation Test) |
N/A |
| SMP Test |
  (Only required multiprocessor systems) |
N/A |
| Display Adapter |
| Console Compatibility |
  |
PASSED |
| X Server Compatibility |
  |
PASSED |
| Sound Adapter |
| Basic Sound Compatibility |
  |
PASSED ** |
| Advanced Sound Availibility |
  |
PASSED ** |
| Video Testing |
| 3D Acceleration |
  |
PASSED |
| Hibernate Mode |
  |
PASSED |
| Stand Alone Monitor |
  (Laptop Test Only) |
N/A |
| Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD |
  (Laptop Test Only) |
N/A |
| Wireless Network Card |
| Compatibility Testing |
  |
PASSED |
| Serial Ports |
| Kernel Detection |
  |
PASSED |
| Setserial Compatibility |
  |
PASSED |
| Throughput Testing |
  |
PASSED |
| Parallel Ports |
| Kernel Detection |
  |
PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing |
  |
PASSED |
| Mouse |
| Kernel Detection |
  |
PASSED |
| Compatibility Testing |
  |
PASSED |
| Keyboard |
| Compatibility Test |
  |
PASSED |
Notes and Observations:
** Audio works great when you follow the directions below:
1. Download the following 4 ALSA packages from the ALSA Sound project. Get the 1.0.10+ packages.
Older ones will not work. (the URL as of today is: http://www.alsa-project.org/ )
alsa-lib
alsa-drivers
alsa-utils
alsa-oss
2. Unpack and install all packages in the order alsa-lib, alsa-drivers, alsa-utils, alsa-oss.
They are standard ./configure, make, make install type packages.
3. Reboot to get rid of the old broken stuff that was loaded.
4. Run alsamixer. Umute -everything- and raise the volume to a level where you can hear it.
It is utterly important is to unmute -master mono-, -wave-, and -master stereo- to get any sound at all.
(Note: I just used the RedHat sound control and it worked fine after reboot)
5. Now you can play sounds back, and the X mixer should work.
AppLabs a Novell Authorized Testing Center also tested this system for the Novell YES program with Novell Linux Desktop.
The Novell YES bulletin can be viewed here: IBM ThinkCentre M51 8104-E2U
See all of the IBM systems AppLabs has YES certified for SuSE:
Novell YES Certified
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