Installing Fedora 11 on a ThinkPad X40 - Revision history

Tonko: /* ThinkPad keys */

2009-09-01T08:55:40Z

‎ThinkPad keys

Tonko: /* Success Chart - Out of the box experience */

2009-08-04T11:00:41Z

‎Success Chart - Out of the box experience

Tonko: /* Configuration */

2009-08-04T09:36:02Z

‎Configuration

Tonko: /* Configuration */

2009-08-04T09:34:54Z

‎Configuration

Tonko: /* Success Chart */

2009-08-04T09:11:22Z

‎Success Chart

Tonko: /* Success Chart */

2009-08-04T08:49:35Z

‎Success Chart

Tonko: /* ThinkPad keys */

2009-08-04T08:19:27Z

‎ThinkPad keys

Tonko: /* ThinkPad keys */

2009-08-04T08:11:16Z

‎ThinkPad keys

Tonko at 08:11, 4 August 2009

2009-08-04T08:11:01Z

Tonko at 08:09, 4 August 2009

2009-08-04T08:09:30Z

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 === ThinkPad keys ===
 ThinkPad keys are handled by a mixture of the thinkpad_acpi, acpi button and acpi dock 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 should be fixed with the next major Xorg (v1.7) release.}}
+{{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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 | Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || {{Cno}} || Display is off after resume. See below for workaround.
 |-
-|colspan=2| Audio || {{Cyes}} ||
+|colspan=2| Audio || {{Cyes}} || Occasional choppy sound, especially during login
 |-
 |rowspan=3| Wireless || WiFi - Atheros|| {{Cyes}} || Works fine with WEP, I haven't managed to get it to work with a WPA network yet

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 It is recommended to edit {{path|/boot/grub/grub.conf}} and add {{bootparm|hpet|force}} to the kernel line. This will activate HPET (High Precision Event Timer), which will allow the CPU to sleep for longer periods and save power.
-It is also recommended to add "highres=off" since suspend/resume fails intermittently with highres enabled.
+It is also recommended to add {{bootparm|highres|off}} since suspend/resume fails intermittently with highres enabled.
 Finally as is mentioned below in the X Server section, you should disable KMS for now by adding {{bootparm|nomodeset|}}

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 It is recommended to edit {{path|/boot/grub/grub.conf}} and add {{bootparm|hpet|force}} to the kernel line. This will activate HPET (High Precision Event Timer), which will allow the CPU to sleep for longer periods and save power.
-It is also reccommended to add "highres=off" since suspend/resume fails intermittently with highres enabled.
+It is also recommended to add "highres=off" since suspend/resume fails intermittently with highres enabled.
 === X Server ===
 Basic X server functionality should work out of the box on the ThinkPad LCD (LVDS).
-Fedora 11 uses KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) by default, and this causes problems for now with external displays. VGA external displays do not work properly, and can cause severe screen distortion/corruption when an external VGA display is activated.
+Fedora 11 uses KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) by default, and this causes problems a variety of problems for now
+* Only one display mode (highest resolution) on ThinkPad LCD (LVDS)
-KMS also breaks a lot of X applications such as xterm or xfontsel.
+* External displays do not work, or cause screen corruption
+* black screen on resume
-Even when no external VGA display is attached, xrandr claims a unknown connection with 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480 modes. When a display is attached this is replaced by the modes from the actual VGA display.
+* ghost modes on external VGA connector when no display is attached (unknown connection)
 On the up side, with KMS the maximum virtual display size is now 4096x4096 (2048x2048 without KMS), which should allow extended desktop once the issues with external display support are sorted.
-Adding "nomodeset" to the kernel command disables KMS and makes most things work, but will not allow glitch-free switching between different video modes.
+For now the best solution is to add {{bootparm|nomodeset|}} to the kernel line which will deactivate KMS, and returns you to the mode that was used in previous Fedora distributions.
 ==== Desktop Effects ====
-'Desktop Effects' (compiz) seems to work
+'Desktop Effects' (compiz) seems to work with KMS enabled, but with KMS disabled it causes the X server to restart.
 === Wireless Network ===
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 | Fn-F3 || lock screen || thinkpad_acpi|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Fn-F4 || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || Key event works, suspend itself does not
+| Fn-F4 || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || Key event works, but can cause a double or triple suspend cycle
 |-
 | Fn-F5 || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || See the wireless section below

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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}}
 |}
-== Success Chart ==
+== Success Chart - Out of the box experience==
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 |-
 |rowspan=2|Power Management
-| Software Suspend (hibernate) || {{Cyes}} ||
+| Software Suspend (hibernate) || {{Cno}} || Display is off after resume. See below for workaround.
 |-
-| Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || {{Cyes}} || See the suspend section below
+| Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || {{Cno}} || Display is off after resume. See below for workaround.
 |-
 |colspan=2| Audio || {{Cyes}} ||

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-| '''Key''' || '''Function''' || '''Handled by''' ||'''HAL event''' || '''Works''' || '''Notes'''
+| '''Key''' || '''Function''' || '''Handled by''' ||'''Event''' || '''Works''' || '''Notes'''
 |-
-| Fn-F3 || lock screen || thinkpad_acpi|| {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||
+| Fn-F3 || lock screen || thinkpad_acpi|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Fn-F4 || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes}} || {{Cpart}} || Key event works, suspend itself does not
+| Fn-F4 || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || Key event works, suspend itself does not
 |-
-| Fn-F5 || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes}} || {{Cno}} || See the wireless section below
+| Fn-F5 || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || See the wireless section below
 |-
-| Fn-F7 || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes}} || {{Cpart}} || causes a brief flash of the display. Can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties
+| Fn-F7 || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || causes a brief flash of the display. Can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties
 |-
-| Fn-F9 || undock || acpi button || {{Cyes}} || {{Cno}} || causes event, but does not actually undock
+| Fn-F9 || undock || acpi button || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || causes event, but does not actually undock
 |-
-| Fn-F12 || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes}} || {{Cpart}} || does the same as Fn-F4 (suspend), not hibernate
+| Fn-F12 || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || does the same as Fn-F4 (suspend), not hibernate
 |-
 | Fn-Home || brightness up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events. But sysfs backlight brightness value does not change, so OSD is wrong.
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 | Fn-PgUp || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events. No OSD in any case.
 |-
-| Fn-Space || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes}} || {{Cno}} ||
+| Fn-Space || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} ||
 |-
 | VolumeUp || Volume Up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events. But OSD is wrong
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 | Mute || Mute || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || changing thinkpad_acpi hotkey_mask, causes HAL events and OSD. works as a on/off toggle
 |-
-| Access IBM || Vendor key ||thinkpad_acpi ||  {{Cyes}} || {{Cpart}} || No default action, but can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties
+| Access IBM || Vendor key ||thinkpad_acpi ||  {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || No default action, but can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties
 |-
-| NextTab || Browser Next tab || standard keyboard driver || {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||
+| NextTab || Browser Next tab || standard keyboard driver || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| PreviousTab || Browser Previous tab || standard keyboard driver || {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||
+| PreviousTab || Browser Previous tab || standard keyboard driver || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Power || Power button || acpi button|| {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} || Need to press button for ~1 second to trigger event
+| Power || Power button || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} || Need to press button for ~1 second to trigger event
 |-
-| Lid || Lid button || acpi button|| {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||
+| Lid || Lid button || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Dock || Dock eject button || -  || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} ||
+| Dock || Dock eject button || -  || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} || Does not cause any event
 |-
-| Ultrabay || Ultrabay eject switch || acpi dock || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} || Handled by ACPI dock driver, but does not work
+| Ultrabay || Ultrabay eject switch || acpi dock || {{Cyes|text=}} udev || {{Cno}} || Causes udev event, but missing handler
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