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Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad T60

2007-03-20T15:56:22Z

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Created by: [[User:spot|TomCallaway]] 09:45, March 20, 2007

===Abstract===

This article describes how I got Fedora 7 installed on my IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T60. Now, I know that Fedora 7 isn't out yet, so this information is specific to the test releases. When Fedora 7 comes out, I'll update this page to reflect any changes.

===My ThinkPad===

These are the specifications of my machine.

* Lenovo ThinkPad T60 (6369-CTO)
* [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] T7200 @ 2.00GHz
* [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950]]
* [[Ethernet Controllers#Intel Gigabit (10/100/1000)|Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller]]
* [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
* Integrated Bluetooth.
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]]
* 100 GB - Serial ATA-150 Hard Drive.
* 15.4" TFT display with 1680x1050 resolution (widescreen)
* Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)

===What Works?===

* Fedora
* Most of the function keys, except the ones mentioned below
* The fingerprint reader.
* Video, 2D and 3D.
* Brightness, Volume and Mute with OSD (On-Screen Display).
* ThinkLight, TrackPoint II and the touchpad.

===What Doesn't Work? (Known Issues)===

* Suspend
* Hibernate

I don't have any bluetooth devices to test at this point in time.

===Kernel Drivers===

The laptop uses the following hardware specific kernel drivers:

* iwlwifi (wireless)
* e1000 (ethernet)
* snd_hda_intel (sound)

===Installing Fedora===

I really have no interest in dual-booting my laptop. There are plenty of good guides to setting up a computer for dual-boot on the internet. I burned a copy of the FC 6.91 DVD iso, booted off of it, and told the installer to delete all existing partitions. The install went off without a hitch. After installation, I ran yum update, and rebooted into the new kernel.

===Post Install===
The Fedora repositories have some useful packages for ThinkPads. After I installed the OS, I used yum to install the following packages:

* thinkfinger: Support for the Fingerprint Reader
* tpb: ThinkPad button support utility and onscreen display
* beryl-gnome: Eyecandy!
* iwlwifi-firmware: The firmware for the new intel wireless driver
* xbindkeys: A utility to help us bind the "special" thinkpad keys
* xorg-x11-drv-i810: Driver for the Intel Graphics Chipsets

===Wireless LAN===
The latest Fedora 7 kernels include a new driver for the Intel 3945 chipset, called iwlwifi. This driver works, but it is a bit new, so you must be patient with it. If you didn't install the iwlwifi-firmware package, do so now. The kernel should have detected the wireless device, and configured iwlwifi for you.

Step 1: Turn on the radio
Make sure the switch on the front is pushed to the right (you should be able to see green on the left). Then, as root, run:

: {{cmdroot| /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 up}}

Step 2: Scan for access points
Even if you know the ESSID, the iwlwifi driver needs to also be told the frequency and access point that you want to connect to. Hopefully, this will be fixed in a later revision of the driver.

As root, run:
: {{cmdroot| /sbin/iwlist wlan0 scanning}}

You should see something like:

<pre>
Cell 03 - Address: 00:01:02:03:04:05
ESSID:"freewifi"
Mode:Master
Frequency:2.462 GHz
Signal level=-80 dBm
Encryption key:on
Extra:tsf=000000deadb33fabc
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:rssi=-80
Extra:capab=0x0411
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s
</pre>

Assuming that's the AP we want to connect to, note the Frequency, Address, and ESSID.

Step 3: Tell wlan0 about our AP
Now, we just need to configure wlan0 to find our AP:
As root, run:

: {{cmdroot| /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 freq 2.462G}}
: {{cmdroot| /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 ap 00:01:02:03:04:05}}
: {{cmdroot| /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 essid "freewifi"}}

Step 4: Get an IP Address
Assuming the wireless network is DHCP, as root, run:

: {{cmdroot| /sbin/dhclient wlan0}}

Now your wireless is up and running!

Currently, NetworkManager doesn't work very well with the iwlwifi device.

===Getting the ThinkVantage Buttons to work===

Fedora does not recognize all the ThinkVantage buttons correctly by default. This can be fixed quite easily. Just edit /etc/X11/Xmodmap.

Then paste the following in the file:

<pre>
keycode 234 = XF86Back
keycode 233 = XF86Forward
keycode 159 = XF86Start
keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 227 = XF86LaunchF
keycode 249 = XF86ZoomIn
</pre>

Save and close the file, then logout and back in again. You can now assign the buttons to do anything you want. For example, use the Back and Forward buttons (next the cursor keys) to flip desktops using the cube effect in Beryl (set this using the Beryl settings manager). You can set most of the other keys using Gnome vis System - Preferences - Keyboard Shortcuts.

For the ThinkVantage and Zoom buttons, I used xbindkeys. Open a terminal and type:

: {{cmduser| xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc}}
: {{cmduser| xbindkeys-config}}

Click "New" and assign a remark to the new shortcut. Then press "Grab" and press the combination you want (ex: The ThinkVantage button). You can then set the action you want executed in the "Action" field.

===The Intel Graphics Chipset===

Since the Fedora installer didn't detect the graphics device properly, it uses the Vesa driver. Which works, but that's not really what we want to use. After installing the xorg-x11-drv-i810 package, I edited the /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and changed the driver from "vesa" to "intel". Then, restart X. That's it.

===The Fingerprint Reader===

Thanks to the efforts of the ThinkFinger guys, the fingerprint reader works very well in Linux using entirely Free Software. After installing thinkfinger, you need to edit /etc/pam.d/system-auth as root (be careful!):

Above the line that reads:

<pre>
auth sufficient pam_unix.so nullok try_first_pass
</pre>

Add a new line that reads:

<pre>
auth sufficient pam_thinkfinger.so
</pre>

So, the auth section of your /etc/pam.d/system-auth file should look like:

<pre>
auth required pam_env.so
auth sufficient pam_thinkfinger.so
auth sufficient pam_unix.so nullok try_first_pass
auth requisite pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 500 quiet
auth required pam_deny.so
</pre>

Save the updated /etc/pam.d/system-auth, then as root, run:

: {{cmdroot| /usr/sbin/tf-tool --add-user spot}}

Of course, if your username isn't spot, change it! It will prompt you to swipe your finger over the reader three times.

Thats it! Now, you can login using either a password or a fingerprint.

===Beryl - eyecandy===
Beryl is shiny desktop eyecandy. To get it running, you can follow the steps here:
http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install/Fedora_Core

===Thanks===
Much credit goes to [[User:Keithvassallo|Keithvassallo]] for his [http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_6.10_%28Edgy_Eft%29_on_a_ThinkPad_T60 Installing Ubuntu Edgy Eft on the Thinkpad T60] page.

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[[Category:Fedora]]

Category:T60

2007-03-20T15:54:48Z

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=== ThinkPad T60 ===
This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad T60 related topics.

==== Standard Features ====
* One of the following processors:
** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] 1.66, 1.83, 2.0, 2.16, 2.33 GHz CPU
** [[Intel Core Duo (Yonah)]] 1.66, 1.83, 2.0, 2.2, 2.33 GHz CPU
** [[Intel Core Solo (Yonah)]] 1.66 GHz CPU
* One of the following graphics adapters:
** [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950]]
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon X1300]] (64 MB)
** [[ATI Mobility Radeon X1400]] (128 MB)
** Note: Lenovo claims to only sell 950 adapters on 1024x768 LCDs, they did release a test box with a 1400x1050 display but claim there is a performance issue.
** This is indeed the case, Model 1951-A47 is such an example, 1951-A31 also has a 1400X1050 Display and uses a 945M adapter.
* One of the following displays:
** 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution
** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
** 15.0" TFT IPS display with 1400x1050 resolution
** 15.0" TFT IPS display with 1600x1200 resolution
** 15.4" TFT display with 1680x1050 resolution (widescreen)
* 512 MB or 1 GB [[PC2-5300]] memory standard upgradable to 4 GB
** Note: While you can install 4GB of memory, the chipset in the T60 supports a maximum of 3GB usable memory.
* 40, 60, 80 or 100 GB SATA HDD (Some available in 7200RPM)
* [[AD1981HD]] HD Audio 1.0 controller
* [[Ethernet Controllers#Intel Gigabit (10/100/1000)|Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller]]
* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Slim]] with one of the following:
** [[UltraBay Slim DVD-ROM Drive]]
** [[UltraBay Slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo II Drive]]
** [[UltraBay Slim Super Multi-Burner Drive]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
** [[ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter]]
** [[ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter]]
* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with one of the following:
** None (empty)
** [[Verizon 1xEV-DO WWAN]] (It seems to be a Sierra Wireless MC5720 Modem)
* [[CardBus slot]] (Type 2)
* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|IBM Embedded Security Subsystem 2.0]]
* [[Active Protection System|IBM Active Protection System]]
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
* Bluetooth on select models
* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo)
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==== Resources ====
* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-62733 T60/p Hardware Maintenance Manual]
* [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-62465 T60/p Service and Troubleshooting Guide]

==== Reviews ====
* [http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2702 NotebookReview.com], 2006-01-05
* [http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2663&p=15 AnandTech], 2006-01-05
* [http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=21513&highlight=clean Nottes], 2006-02-25 (links from thinkpads.com; includes pictures of disassembled unit)
* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1933669,00.asp PCMag.com], 2006-03-06
* [http://www.laptoplogic.com/reviews/detail.php?id=112&part=full&page=1 Laptop Logic], 2006-03-27
* [http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/104 notebookjournal.de], 2006-04-24 (german, some good pictures)
* [http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3368 NotebookReview.com], 2006-10-28 (widescreen T60)

==== Resources ====
* [http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Fedora_7_on_a_ThinkPad_T60 Installing Fedora 7 on the Thinkpad T60], 04-20-2007
* [http://www.cryptosecurity.net/Suse_T60_DRAFT.htm SUSE 10.1 on the Thinkpad T60], 17-10-2006
* [http://statgen.ncsu.edu/~jdstarme/fc5_on_t60.txt Fedora Core 5 on the Thinkpad T60], 10-09-2006
* [http://vizzzion.org/?id=t60 Running Linux on the Thinkpad T60], 25-05-2006
* [http://www.gtishrine.com/t60.php Installing Gentoo Linux on the Thinkpad T60], 15-06-2006
* [http://ceallaigh.net/log/2006/06/16/ubuntu-dapper-drake-604-on-a-lenovo-t60-thinkpad/ Installing Ubuntu Dapper Drake on the Thinkpad T60], 04-07-2006
* [http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_6.10_%28Edgy_Eft%29_on_a_ThinkPad_T60 Installing Ubuntu Edgy Eft on the Thinkpad T60], 16-12-2006
* [http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T60.html Installing Debian/Linux Etch on a Thinkpad T60], 03-11-2007

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Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad T60

2007-03-20T15:52:51Z

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