Installing Fedora 13 on a ThinkPad T41 - Revision history

Tonko at 07:51, 12 October 2010

2010-10-12T07:51:58Z

Tonko: /* ThinkPad Extra keys */

2010-10-12T07:49:19Z

‎ThinkPad Extra keys

Tonko: /* ThinkPad Extra keys */

2010-09-10T13:15:50Z

‎ThinkPad Extra keys

Tonko: /* New in this release */

2010-09-02T09:32:47Z

‎New in this release

Tonko at 09:27, 2 September 2010

2010-09-02T09:27:10Z

Tonko at 09:15, 2 September 2010

2010-09-02T09:15:01Z

Tonko at 07:46, 27 May 2010

2010-05-27T07:46:53Z

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

2010-04-26T12:46:41Z

‎Success Chart - Out of the box experience

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

2010-04-26T12:43:54Z

‎Success Chart - Out of the box experience

Tonko: /* Kernel */

2010-04-26T12:36:42Z

‎Kernel

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 {{NOTE|This is based on Fedora 13 with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with KDE may be different.}}
 {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, please add their status down below.}}
 |}
 == New in this release ==

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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|Space}} || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Known Xorg limitation, scheduled to be fixed with the new XKB2 extension, whenever that may be.
 |-
-| VolumeUp || Volume Up || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| VolumeUp || Volume Up || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround. Hardware and Software volume controls are independent from each other.
 |-
-| VolumeDown || Volume Down || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| VolumeDown || Volume Down || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround. Hardware and Software volume controls are independent from each other.
 |-
-| Mute || Mute || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| Mute || Mute || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround. Hardware and Software mute controls are independent from each other.
 |-
 | {{ibmkey|Access IBM|#495988}} || Vendor key ||thinkpad_acpi ||  {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || No default action, but can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties

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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}} || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}} || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || button works, but hibernate fails
 |-
 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|Home}} || brightness up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.

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 == New in this release ==
 Fixed or new in this Fedora release, with regards to this model ThinkPad is the following;
 * external displays no longer need a second xrandr run to get their physical size.
 * shutdown with external display attached, no longer causes the LVDS to do a strange fade to white

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 {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, please add their status down below.}}
 |}
 == Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==
 This machines SMOLT profile is available [http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_ea784dcd-9473-4738-9bbc-5ab190bf35b9 here].

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 |style="vertical-align:top" |
 {{NOTE|This is based on Fedora 13 with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with KDE may be different.}}
 |}
 == Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==
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 | '''Key''' || '''Function''' || '''Handled by''' ||'''Event''' || '''Works''' || '''Notes'''
 |-
-| Fn-F3 || lock screen || thinkpad_acpi|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F3}} || lock screen || thinkpad_acpi|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Fn-F4 || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || button works, but suspend fails on resume
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F4}} || suspend || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || button works, but suspend fails on resume
 |-
-| Fn-F5 || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || Works as a radio kill switch, kills WiFi but not Bluetooth
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F5}} || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || Works as a radio kill switch, kills WiFi but not Bluetooth
 |-
-| Fn-F7 || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Fn-F12 || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}} || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Fn-Home || brightness up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|Home}} || brightness up || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
 |-
-| Fn-End || brightness down || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|End}} || brightness down || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
 |-
-| Fn-PgUp || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|PgUp}} || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
 |-
-| Fn-Space || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Known Xorg limitation, scheduled to be fixed with the new XKB2 extension, whenever that may be.
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|Space}} || zoom || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Known Xorg limitation, scheduled to be fixed with the new XKB2 extension, whenever that may be.
 |-
 | VolumeUp || Volume Up || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
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 | Mute || Mute || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
 |-
-| Access IBM || Vendor key ||thinkpad_acpi ||  {{Cyes|text=}} HAL|| {{Cpart}} || No default action, but can be associated with gnome-keybinding-properties
+| {{ibmkey|Access IBM|#495988}} || 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|text=}} HAL|| {{Cyes}} ||

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 |style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;white-space:nowrap;" | __TOC__
 |style="vertical-align:top" |
-{{NOTE|This is based on Fedora 13 '''Beta''' with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with KDE may be different.}}
+{{NOTE|This is based on Fedora 13 with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with KDE may be different.}}
 |}
 == Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==
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 | PCMCIA/Cardbus || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| colspan=2| [[Active Protection System|Harddisk Active Protection]] || {{Cpart}} || There is a hdapsd rpm, but it is not installed by default, and neither is the hdaps kernel module getting automatically loaded. And even after install it is not started automatically. Starting it manually (modprobe hdaps; hdapsd -d sda), does seem to cause the HDD heads to get parked, but it gives lots of warnings that seem to indicate it does not yet work as intended. [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555298 bugzilla]
+| colspan=2| [[Active Protection System|Harddisk Active Protection]] || {{Cno}} || Fedora ships the hdapsd rpm, but not the tp_smapi kernel module, which is required to read the motion sensor [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555298 bugzilla]
 |-
 | colspan=2| [[Ultrabay]] device removal || {{Cpart}} || Eject switch causes udev event, but no default udev script to handle the event to unmount filesystems in time. ata_piix does handle the removal and insertion of ATA devices.

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 | [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)|Ethernet]] || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)|Modem]] || {{Cno}} || Requires closed-source driver. Install the slmodem rpm from the rpmfusion-nonfree repository, edit /etc/sysconfig/slmodem and set INTERFACE=alsa and ALSA_DEVICE=modem:1 and optionally the country. Then run "chkconfig slmodem on; service slmodem start" and point your dialer to /dev/ttySL0
+| [[IBM Integrated Bluetooth II with 56K Modem (BMDC)|Modem]] || {{Cno}} || Requires closed-source driver. Install the slmodem rpm from the rpmfusion-nonfree repository, edit /etc/sysconfig/slmodem and set INTERFACE=alsa and ALSA_DEVICE=modem:1 and optionally the country. Then run "chkconfig slmodem on; service slmodem start" and point your dialer to {{path|/dev/ttySL0}}
 |-
 | [[Serial Port|Serial]] || {{Cyes}} || Requires port-replicator or dock

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 === Kernel ===
 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.
 === X Server - ATI RV250===
 Out of the box external displays (VGA or DVI) should work, and you can switch display modes with the Fn-F7 key combination.