


Since PartImage is not in the Ubuntu 10.10 64bit repos, get it from here (it is for 10.04 but works on 10.10 too), or simply get it and compile it on your own from. Get PartImage: Once Ubuntu 10.10 is loaded and an internet connection is established, we need ParImage. (At this step everything worked out of the box already - keys, wirelles, bluetooth, etc.)Ģ. This will load the linux system without any changes to your original system. Restart the computer and at the very beginning use the F12 key to enter the device boot up selection menu. Make a bootable Ubuntu USB with the Startup Disk CreatorĢ. (built-in camera, microphone, antenna, bluetooth)īackup of the original Lenovo installed softwareġ. My ThinkPad X201 has the following specifications: Bottom line: everything works, except the hibernation, which, as always, is kernel dependant. If you dont want to backup the Lenovo partitions, or you want dual boot, then go directly to Installation. Still, I would like to have the initial system installation backed up in case I want to sell it later. Hence my desire to get rid of it completely without the option of dual boot. The drive is a 160 GB SSD and I prefer to not reserve and waste any space for the Windows system. My goal is to delete all the partitions and install a clean Ubuntu 10.10 64bit distro. ThinkPad X201 comes with a preinstalled Windows7 system and a hidden Lenovo Recovery partition. 3 Backup of the original Lenovo installed software.
