Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad T60 - Revision history

Tonko: /* My ThinkPad */

2010-03-02T13:25:10Z

‎My ThinkPad

2008-03-04T17:02:50Z

‎Wireless LAN

2008-02-29T03:21:53Z

‎Post Install

2008-02-29T03:21:37Z

‎What Doesn't Work? (Known Issues)

2008-02-29T03:21:26Z

‎What Works?

2008-02-29T03:21:05Z

‎My ThinkPad

2008-02-29T03:20:19Z

‎Kernel Drivers

2007-10-01T23:41:28Z

‎ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 (M52) & X1400 (M54)

2007-10-01T23:39:30Z

‎Suspend

2007-09-19T23:36:41Z

‎Installing Fedora

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 * [[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 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)]]
 * [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
 * Integrated Bluetooth.

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 ===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.
+The latest Fedora 7 kernels include a new driver for the Intel 3945 chipset, called [[iwl3945]] ([[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

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

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 ===What Doesn't Work? (Known Issues)===
-    * Modem
+* Modem
-    * Hibernate
+* Hibernate
 ===Kernel Drivers===

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 ===What Works?===
-    * Fedora
+* Fedora
-    * Most of the function keys, except the ones mentioned below
+* Most of the function keys, except the ones mentioned below
-    * The fingerprint reader.
+* The fingerprint reader.
-    * Video, 2D and 3D.
+* Video, 2D and 3D.
-    * Brightness, Volume and Mute with OSD (On-Screen Display).
+* Brightness, Volume and Mute with OSD (On-Screen Display).
-    * ThinkLight, TrackPoint II and the touchpad.
+* ThinkLight, TrackPoint II and the touchpad.
-    * Bluetooth
+* Bluetooth
-    * Infrared
+* Infrared
-    * Suspend
+* Suspend
 ===What Doesn't Work? (Known Issues)===

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

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 The laptop uses the following hardware specific kernel drivers:
-     * iwlwifi (wireless)
+     * [[iwl3945]] (wireless)
      * e1000 (ethernet)
      * snd_hda_intel (sound)

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 : {{cmdroot| rpm -i http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-7.rpm}}
 : {{cmdroot| yum install kmod-fglrx}}
 ===The Fingerprint Reader===

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:39, 1 October 2007
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	NOTE: I have tried the above with FC7 and T60p and still have not gotten suspend to work. It worked out of the box on FC6. I have also added the following lines to the kernel parameters but with no luck. pci=noacpi acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode.		NOTE: I have tried the above with FC7 and T60p and still have not gotten suspend to work. It worked out of the box on FC6. I have also added the following lines to the kernel parameters but with no luck. pci=noacpi acpi_sleep=s3_bios,s3_mode.
		+	Note: as of 2.6.22.9-91.fc7, with the ATI M1400 the suspend or hibernate crash just after the suspending console's message.

	===Thanks===		===Thanks===

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 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.
-If you have problem booting up the fedora 7 DVD, and getting a blue screen at the start. Then install by text mode and update as root. "yum update"
+If you have problem booting up the fedora 7 DVD, and getting a blue screen at the start. Then install by text mode and update as root. "yum update" - And remember to change the line: "d:3:initdefault:" in the fil /etc/inittab into: "d:5:initdefault:" if you like to boot into an grafic mode.
 ===Post Install===