Installing Fedora 14 on a ThinkPad T410 - Revision history

Tonko at 20:57, 24 July 2011

2011-07-24T20:57:01Z

Quad: Intel 6300 wifi status unk->yes

2011-02-17T12:24:11Z

Intel 6300 wifi status unk->yes

Tonko at 07:53, 26 October 2010

2010-10-26T07:53:51Z

Tonko: bump to final release

2010-10-26T07:02:14Z

bump to final release

Tonko: T410i is identical

2010-10-22T14:12:13Z

T410i is identical

Tonko at 15:09, 21 October 2010

2010-10-21T15:09:23Z

Tonko: /* X Server - Intel HD Graphics */

2010-10-12T08:11:31Z

‎X Server - Intel HD Graphics

Tonko: bump to Beta

2010-10-06T20:12:10Z

bump to Beta

Tonko: /* ThinkPad Extra keys */

2010-09-18T17:49:31Z

‎ThinkPad Extra keys

Tonko: /* ThinkPad Extra keys */

2010-09-18T17:41:20Z

‎ThinkPad Extra keys

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 {{NOTE|This is based on the x86-64 version of Fedora 14 with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with the 32bit version and/or KDE may be different.}}
 {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, please add their status down below.}}
 |}

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 |rowspan=5| Wireless || | WiFi - [[Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200|Intel 6200]]|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| WiFi - [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300|Intel 6300]]|| {{Cunk}} ||
+| WiFi - [[Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300|Intel 6300]]|| {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 | WiFi - [[ThinkPad 11b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter II|Realtek]] || {{Cunk}} ||

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 |-
 |rowspan=2|Power Management
-| Software Suspend (hibernate) || {{Cunk}} ||
+| Software Suspend (hibernate) || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 | Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) || {{Cyes}} ||
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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F8}} || mouse input select || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}} || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cunk}} ||
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}} || hibernate || acpi button|| {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|Home}} || brightness up || acpi video || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} || includes on-screen display of brightness level

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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 the x86-64 version of Fedora 14 '''Beta''' with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with the 32bit version and/or KDE may be different.}}
+{{NOTE|This is based on the x86-64 version of Fedora 14 with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with the 32bit version and/or KDE may be different.}}
 {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, please add their status down below.}}
 |}
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 * Improved support for Turbo modes on i5 and i7 processors
 * VT-d can now be enabled in the BIOS without syslog being flooded until the HDD is full
 == Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==
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 |-
 |rowspan=3|Installation
-| Local CD/DVD install || {{Cunk}} ||
+| Local CD/DVD install || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| Network Installation || {{Cunk}} ||
+| Network Installation || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| USB Installation     || {{Cunk}} ||
+| USB Installation     || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 |rowspan=4|Display - [[Intel HD Graphics]]
 | Laptop Screen  || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
-| VGA || {{Cyes}} || But Fn-F7 still does not work
+| VGA || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 | Displayport || {{Cunk}} ||
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 == Installation ==
-Installation was done as an upgrade from a Fedora 13 install. No clean install was performed.
+Installation is straight forward; you can follow the generic Fedora install instructions.
 == Configuration ==
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 Works out of the box, including Compiz.
-One of the new Features of Fedora 13 is support for Colour Profiles (found under System > Preferences > Color Profiles). Instructions for locating the correct colour profile for your ThinkPad can be found on the [[Colour profile]] page.
+Instructions for locating the correct colour profile for your ThinkPad LCD can be found on the [[Colour profile]] page.
 External VGA and DVI (through a Dock) displays work, DisplayPort has not yet been tested.
 === X Server - NVidia===
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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F6}} || video conference || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} || missing event fixed in upstream 2.6.36 kernel
 |-
-| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Switches, but with VGA gives black display on both and cannot restore display
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} ||
 |-
 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F8}} || mouse input select || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes}} || {{Cyes}} ||

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:12, 22 October 2010
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	A better solution is to set up a udev rule and script to handle the pre-eject switch event for Ultrabay devices that have mountable things in them as in [[How to hotswap Ultrabay devices]].		A better solution is to set up a udev rule and script to handle the pre-eject switch event for Ultrabay devices that have mountable things in them as in [[How to hotswap Ultrabay devices]].

−	[[Category:T410]][[Category:Fedora]]	+	[[Category:T410]][[Category:T410i]][[Category:Fedora]]

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 |style="vertical-align:top" |
 {{NOTE|This is based on the x86-64 version of Fedora 14 '''Beta''' with the default GNOME desktop. Your experience with the 32bit version and/or KDE may be different.}}
-{{WARN|Do NOT enable the Intel VT-d support in the BIOS. Doing so will cause syslog to be flooded with errors until the message log fills the HDD. It also stops the SD controller from functioning. [[https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605888 bugzilla]]}}
+{{WARN|Do NOT enable the Intel VT-d support in the BIOS. Doing so will cause syslog to be flooded with errors until the message log fills the HDD. It also stops the SD controller from functioning. [[https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605888 bugzilla]]. This issue is solved in the final release.}}
 {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, please add their status down below.}}
 |}
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 * Intel XV (XVideo) playback problems with certain frame sizes is fixed
 * If you have a fingerprint reader, it should now work out of the box
-* Support for Turbo modes on i5 and i7 processors
+* Improved support for Turbo modes on i5 and i7 processors
 == Success Chart - Out of the box experience ==

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 One of the new Features of Fedora 13 is support for Colour Profiles (found under System > Preferences > Color Profiles). Instructions for locating the correct colour profile for your ThinkPad can be found on the [[Colour profile]] page.
-External VGA display works, other display types have not yet been tested.
+External VGA and DVI (through a Dock) displays work, DisplayPort has not yet been tested.
 '''Issues'''

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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|End}} || brightness down || acpi video || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cyes}} || includes on-screen display of brightness level
 |-
-| {{key|Fn}}{{key|PgUp}} || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no default OSD. Install the tpb rpm as a workaround.
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|PgUp}} || thinklight || - || {{Cno}} || {{Cyes}} || no OSD.
 |-
 | {{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.

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 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F5}} || wireless || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cpart}} || Works as a radio kill switch, kills WiFi but not Bluetooth
 |-
-| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F6}} || video conference || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} || fixed in upstream 2.6.36 kernel
+| {{key|Fn}}{{key|F6}} || video conference || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cno}} || {{Cno}} || missing event fixed in upstream 2.6.36 kernel
 |-
 | {{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} || videomode || thinkpad_acpi || {{Cyes|text=}} HAL || {{Cno}} || Switches, but gives black display on both and cannot restore display