Installing Fedora 11 on a ThinkPad T60 - Revision history

Tonko: /* ThinkPad keys */

2009-10-26T22:04:02Z

‎ThinkPad keys

2009-10-26T22:03:26Z

‎Tested and Verified on Fedora 11

2009-10-23T11:06:38Z

‎Atheros WiFi

2009-10-23T11:02:54Z

‎dpi

2009-09-28T20:47:37Z

‎Untested on Fedora 11

2009-09-28T20:46:25Z

‎Success Chart - Out of the box experience

2009-09-02T06:34:28Z

‎Success Chart - Out of the box experience

2009-09-01T08:54:20Z

xkb2 slipped

2009-08-31T19:53:52Z

Grammar

2009-08-04T09:53:44Z

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 === ThinkPad keys ===
 ThinkPad keys are handled by a mixture of the thinkpad_acpi, acpi button, acpi dock and acpi video drivers.
-{{NOTE|Due to Xorg limitations, some keys that cause HAL events work with Xorg and others do not (Fn-Space). This is a known limitation that is scheduled to be fixed with XKB2 which is planned for the Xorg 1.8 release sometime in 2010.}}
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 | Fn-PgUp || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events. No OSD in any case.
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-| Fn-Space || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} ||
+| Fn-Space || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Known Xorg limitation, scheduled to be fixed in Xorg 1.8 with the new XKB2 extension in 2Q 2010
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 | VolumeUp || Volume Up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events. But OSD is wrong

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 = Tested and Verified on Fedora 11 =
-Information in this section has been tested and verified using Fedora 11, including the pre-release (post-beta) version.  The development version of Fedora 11 (rawhide) is quite stable and even suitable for day-to-day use, if you are a bit brave.  You will be automatically switched over to the release version of Fedora 11 if you keep everything up to date.
+Information in this section has been tested and verified using Fedora 11.
 == Installation ==

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 Atheros was tested and works, but you may encounter occasional disconnects and reconnects. In addition you might have problems after a suspend cycle. It seems the Atheros chip can get stuck sometimes, require a shutdown (not just a reboot) before the driver can initialize the chip again. Also the WiFi LED remains off.
-As a test I tried the 2.6.31-0.21.rc0.git18.fc12 kernel from rawhide, but it does not seem to make any big difference. Still disconnects, but at least the WiFi activity LED works.
+As a test I tried the 2.6.31 fedora 12 kernel from rawhide, and it does improve matters, the chip no longer gets stuck, but I it can still take several tries before I get a network connection established. After a suspend/resume cycle, I occasionally have to unload/reload the ath5k module. Also the WiFi activity LED works.
 ====Intel WiFi====

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 Compiz (wobbly windows, desktops on a cube) seems to work.  Direct display of video may be problematic with Compiz, however.
-=== dpi ===
+=== DPI ===
-On the 1400x1050 (and 1600x1200) LCD Fedora comes up with a DPI of 124 (or higher). While this is correct for the physical screen size, it waists a lot of screen real estate.
+On the 1400x1050 (and 1600x1200) LCD Fedora comes up with a DPI (Dots per Inch) of 124 (or higher). While this is correct for the physical screen size, it waists a lot of screen real estate.
 To change to the more typical 96 DPI, go to System -> Preferences -> Appearance. Now in Appearance Preferences select the Fonts tab and press the "Details ..." button. Here you can change the dots per inch to 96.  Of course, many things will shrink, but that is what you wanted, after all.
 === Wireless Network ===

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 == Untested on Fedora 11 ==
-The Fingerprint reader and the WWAN options have not been tested yet. If you tried them with Fedora 11, please update the table.
+The WWAN option has not been tested yet. If you try it with Fedora 11, please update the table.
 [[Category:T60]][[Category:Fedora]][[Category:T60p]]

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 caution out of the box
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-| colspan=2| Fingerprint reader || {{Cunk}} (should work)|| F11 has standard support for Fingerprint readers
+| colspan=2| Fingerprint reader || {{Cyes}} || F11 has standard support for Fingerprint readers
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 | colspan=2| TPM (security subsystem) || {{Cunk}} || Not brave enough to mess around with it

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 | IrDA || {{Cno}} || Device is detected, but does not work.
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-| PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse || {{Cunk}} (should work)|| Requires port-replicator or dock
+| PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse || {{Cyes}}|| Mouse tested, Requires port-replicator or dock
 |-
 | Parallel || {{Cunk}} (should work)|| Requires port-replicator or dock

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-{{NOTE|Some functions mentioned below might rely on available Fedora updates being installed. So if your having problems with something that is supposed to work, please ensure you have all available updates installed}}
+{{NOTE|Some functions mentioned below might rely on available Fedora updates being installed. So if you're having problems with something that is supposed to work, please ensure you have all available updates installed}}
 {{NOTE|This is based on the x86-64 version of Fedora 11}}
 {{NOTE|ThinkPad T60p is reported here as well}}

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 {{NOTE|This is based on the x86-64 version of Fedora 11}}
 {{NOTE|ThinkPad T60p is reported here as well}}
-== Success Chart ==
+== Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==
 The SMOLT profile for the T60 used for testing Fedora 11 is [http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_55c7e1c7-00a3-468c-a558-ae1382ef506c here].
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