Installing Gentoo on a ThinkPad R51-1830 - Revision history

TpUser0: Minor fix.

2015-05-18T17:36:47Z

Minor fix.

TpUser0: Note added: Installation guide outdated and will not be finished.

2015-05-18T17:35:20Z

Note added: Installation guide outdated and will not be finished.

TpUser0: /* X.Org X11 */ new X.org >=7.5 needs no /etc/X11/xorg.conf anymore

2009-06-11T15:52:41Z

‎X.Org X11: new X.org >=7.5 needs no /etc/X11/xorg.conf anymore

TpUser0: /* Preparation */ new partitioning scheme

2009-06-11T15:18:18Z

‎Preparation: new partitioning scheme

TpUser0: /* System specifications */ updated

2009-06-11T14:03:37Z

‎System specifications: updated

TpUser0: /* Framebuffer console */

2007-10-31T08:35:28Z

‎Framebuffer console

TpUser0: /* UltraBay Enhanced hotswapping */ Device

2007-10-31T08:13:29Z

‎UltraBay Enhanced hotswapping: Device

TpUser0: /* X.Org X11 */ Typo

2007-10-28T19:37:50Z

‎X.Org X11: Typo

TpUser0: New structure, typos, enhancements

2007-10-28T19:36:07Z

New structure, typos, enhancements

TpUser0: UltraBay Enhanced

2007-10-28T18:28:37Z

UltraBay Enhanced

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 |style="vertical-align:top" |
 {{NOTE|This page is far from being complete; unfortunately it will stay that way since [[User:TpUser0|I]] no longer use this ThinkPad. Sorry. [[User:TpUser0|TpUser0]] ([[User talk:TpUser0|talk]]) 19:35, 18 May 2015 (CEST)}}
-{{NOTE|This guide is from outdated. Especially non-KMS X.org drivers & framebuffers and the use of HAL is no longer possible. However, presented information may still be of value and of use. [[User:TpUser0|TpUser0]] ([[User talk:TpUser0|talk]]) 19:35, 18 May 2015 (CEST)}}
+{{NOTE|'''This guide is outdated.''' Especially non-KMS X.org drivers & framebuffers and the use of HAL is no longer possible. However, presented information may still be of value and of use. [[User:TpUser0|TpUser0]] ([[User talk:TpUser0|talk]]) 19:35, 18 May 2015 (CEST)}}
 {{NOTE|Last update 18:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)}}
 |}

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 |style="vertical-align:top" |
-{{NOTE|This page is far from being complete and will be updated soon... --[[User:TpUser0|“TpUser0”]] 18:57, 22 August 2007 (UTC)}}
+{{NOTE|This page is far from being complete; unfortunately it will stay that way since [[User:TpUser0|I]] no longer use this ThinkPad. Sorry. [[User:TpUser0|TpUser0]] ([[User talk:TpUser0|talk]]) 19:35, 18 May 2015 (CEST)}}
 |}

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 Install X11 (I use X.Org X11):
-  <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # echo VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" >> /etc/make.conf</nowiki>
+  <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # echo VIDEO_CARDS="radeon vesa" >> /etc/make.conf</nowiki>
   <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # emerge x11-base/xorg-x11</nowiki>
 Prepare /etc/X11/xorg.conf: make sure you load the necessary X11 modules:
   <nowiki># a piece of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

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 * I made an image of the resulting partition too.
 * I deleted the second partition which is the rescue partition. Since I now had my own rescue images I didn't need it anymore. <br /> ''You will have to turn off the "Rescue Partition" feature in the BIOS to do this!''
-* I then booted into Windows&nbsp;XP for the first time ('''!''') and set it up to suit my needs. <br /> ''My system always converts FAT32 to NTFS and installs all the programs that came with the ThinkPad. I then need to install Service Pack&nbsp;2 and all other recent updates for Windows and all the other programs I use. The Software Installer from IBM or Lenovo installes all required programs. You will need a broadband internet connection though, or you have all the files at hand (offline update). Another partition image of a recent and updated configuration will save your time for future Windows&nbsp;XP recoveries.''
+* I then booted into Windows&nbsp;XP for the first time ('''!''') and set it up to suit my needs. <br /> ''My system always converts FAT32 to NTFS and installs all the programs that came with the ThinkPad. I then need to install Service Pack&nbsp;3 and all other recent updates for Windows and all the other programs I use. The ''System Update'' from Lenovo installes all required programs. You will need a broadband internet connection though, or you have all the files at hand (offline update). Another partition image of a recent and updated configuration will save your time for future Windows&nbsp;XP recoveries.''
 * I then partitioned the rest of the hard disk with Linux and installed Gentoo Linux according to the manual. <br /> ''In my case I just copied an existing installation from my desktop to the ThinkPad and re-emerged everything with the correct CFLAGS and USE flags.''
-My partition layout (after I upgraded to a 100&nbsp;GB hard disk):
+My partition layout (after I upgraded to a 250&nbsp;GB hard disk):
-  <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # fdisk -l /dev/hda
+  <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # fdisk -l /dev/sda
-Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
+Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
-heads, 63 sectors/track, 12921 cylinders
+heads, 63 sectors/track, 32301 cylinders
 Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
-/dev/hda1               1        2774    20971408+   7  HPFS/NTFS
+/dev/sda1               1       11107    83968888+   7  HPFS/NTFS
-/dev/hda2   *        2775        2779       37800   83  Linux
+/dev/sda2   *       11108       11134      204120   83  Linux
-/dev/hda3            2780       12921    76673520    5  Extended
+/dev/sda3           11135       32019   157890600    5  Extended
-/dev/hda5            2780        5943    23919808+  83  Linux
+/dev/sda4           32020       32301     2131920   82  Linux swap / Solaris
-/dev/hda6            5944       12726    51279448+  83  Linux
+/dev/sda5           11135       13781    20011288+  83  Linux
-/dev/hda7           12727       12921     1474168+  82  Linux swap / Solaris</nowiki>
+/dev/sda6           13782       14311     4006768+  83  Linux
 As you can see I have
 {| border="0" style="vertical-align:top" width="100%"
-! align="center" | device
+! align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | device
 ! align="center" | mount point
-! align="center" | description and notes
+! align="center" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | description and notes
 |-
-| valign="top" | <tt>/dev/hda1</tt>&nbsp;
+| valign="top" colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | <tt>/dev/sda1</tt>&nbsp;
-| valign="top" | <tt>/mnt/windows</tt>
+| valign="top" | <tt>/mnt/windows&nbsp;</tt>
-| valign="top" | ''20&nbsp;GB reserved for the Windows&nbsp;XP installation <br /> I bought it with the laptop, so why not use it from time to time?''
+| valign="top" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | ''80&nbsp;GB reserved for the Windows&nbsp;XP installation <br /> With the older hard disk (which only had 100&nbsp;GB space) I had the Windows partition resized to 20&nbsp;GB. Now I restored it to its original ~80&nbsp;GB of space, which allows me to play various Windows games and to install the one or the other Windows program without the risk of running out of space.''
 |-
-| valign="top" | <tt>/dev/hda2</tt>&nbsp;
+| valign="top" colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | <tt>/dev/sda2</tt>&nbsp;
 | valign="top" | <tt>/boot</tt>
-| valign="top" | ''40&nbsp;MB for the kernels...''
+| valign="top" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | ''200&nbsp;MB for kernel and initrd (as created by genkernel)…''
 |-
-| valign="top" | <tt>/dev/hda5</tt>&nbsp;
+| valign="top" colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | <tt>/dev/sda3</tt>&nbsp;
 | valign="top" | <tt>/</tt>
-| valign="top" | ''25&nbsp;GB for the root directory <br /> I figured it be best to have no seperate partitions for <tt>/</tt> and <tt>/usr</tt>...''
+| valign="top" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | ''20&nbsp;GB for the root directory…''
 |-
-| valign="top" | <tt>/dev/hda6</tt>&nbsp;
+| valign="top" |
 | valign="top" | <tt>/home</tt>
-| valign="top" | ''53&nbsp;GB for all my personal files (and I have a lot of them!)''
+| valign="top" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | ''120&nbsp;GB for all my personal files (and I have a lot of them!)''
 |-
-| valign="top" | <tt>/dev/hda7</tt>&nbsp;
+| valign="top" colspan="2" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | <tt>/dev/sda4</tt>&nbsp;
-| valign="top" | <tt>swap</tt>
+| valign="top" | <tt>''swap''</tt>
-| valign="top" | ''1.5&nbsp;MB <br /> You need at least the size of RAM you have in your system for swap or hibernation will not be possible.''
+| valign="top" bgcolor="#f9f9f9" | ''2&nbsp;GB of swap space…''
 |-
 |}
-<!--
-Note: As you can see my swap partition is with 1474168 blocks a little bit too small regarding my system RAM size. This happend because I partitioned the hard disk before I got the additional RAM. I've been too lazy to repartition my hard disk since, which also explains why I'm not using Syspend-to-Disk.-->
+With this partitioning scheme I tried to cover the following
 === Gentoo Linux installation ===

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 * [[Intel Pentium M (Banias)|Pentium&nbsp;M]] 1.7&nbsp;GHz
-* 1.5&nbsp;GB [[PC2700]] DDR RAM (I upgraded by 1&nbsp;GB)
+* Chipset: Intel 855PM
-* 100&nbsp;GB Western Digital HDD (upgraded, not original)
+** Southbridge: 82801DBM ICH4-M
 lspci:

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 {{Todo|...}}
-==== FrameBuffer ====
+==== Framebuffer console ====
-{{Todo|...}}
+Generally it should not be a problem to use the [[#Radeon framebuffer|radeon]] framebuffer driver and still be able to use hibernation. The fix in the official Linux kernel will detect an affected ThinkPad automatically (using a blacklist) and activate a workaround.
 === Trackpoint, Touchpad and USB mouse ===

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 ENV{BAY_EVENT}=="1", KERNEL=="bay.0", ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="platform", RUN+="/usr/local/sbin/ultrabay_insert"</nowiki>
-Get the required scripts (<tt>ultrabay_eject</tt> and <tt>ultrabay_insert</tt>) from “[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]]”.
+Get the required scripts (<tt>ultrabay_eject</tt> and <tt>ultrabay_insert</tt>) from “[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]]”. In <tt>/sys/class/</tt> check for directories named <tt>scsi_host</tt> and <tt>scsi_device</tt> for the real UltraBay device and [[How to hotswap UltraBay devices#using the generic bay driver and udev|change the variables]] in the scripts accordingly. <br /> My devices are:
-If you use an older kernel (pre-2.6.23) you need to utilize HAL to get the UltraBay Enhanced hotswappable.
+If you use an older kernel (pre-2.6.23) you will need to utilize HAL to get the UltraBay Enhanced hotswapable.
 As you can see from the [[#My system specs|lspci output]] this system has an Intel 82801DBM (ICH4-M) south bridge (PCI ID <tt>00:1f.1</tt>).
-Just follow the instructions from “[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]]” and configure HAL with <tt>[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices#Details|ID 8086_24ca]]</tt>. I used the <tt>lshal</tt> command to find out the required ID of the south bridge for HAL.
+Just follow the instructions from “[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]]” and configure HAL with [[How to hotswap UltraBay devices#Details|ID <tt>8086_24ca</tt>]]. I used the <tt>lshal</tt> command to find out the required ID of the south bridge for HAL.
 == Kernel configuration ==

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 === Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 ===
-==== XOrg X11 ====
+==== X.Org X11 ====
 The [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000|ATI Radeon Mobility 9000]] is fully supported by the open souce [[radeon]] driver.
-Install X11 (I use XOrg X11):
+Install X11 (I use X.Org X11):
   <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # echo VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" >> /etc/make.conf</nowiki>
   <nowiki>tpuser0@localhost # emerge x11-base/xorg-x11</nowiki>

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 == Introduction ==
-This page shows some partes of how I did once install Gentoo Linux on my ThinkPad. Since the R51 is now quite outdated (2005) everyone having such a laptop surely has his/her system installed already. So why this page?
+This page shows some parts of how I did once install Gentoo Linux on my ThinkPad. Since the R51 is now quite outdated (2005) everyone having such a laptop surely has his/her system installed already. So why this page?
 Mainly out of interest and for fun.
 If you also own a Thinkpad R51 (machine types 1829, 1830, 1831 and 1836) feel free to add what you think is missing.
-== My system specs ==
+== System specifications ==
 Machine: IBM ThinkPad {{R51}} [[1830-DG4]]
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 lspci:
-:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
+  <nowiki>00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
 :01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
 :1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
 :1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
 :1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
 :1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
 :1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81)
 :1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
 :1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01)
 :1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
 :1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
 :1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
 :00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Mobility FireGL 9000] (rev 02)
 :00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
 :00.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments Unknown device 802a (rev 01)
 :01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
-:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)
+:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (rev 05)</nowiki>
-== Preparing for Installation ==
+== Installation ==
-The laptop originally came with an 80&nbsp;GB Hitachi hard disk.
+=== Preparation ===
   <nowiki>TpUser0@localhost # fdisk -l /dev/hdc
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 When I received the ThinkPad I did '''not''' switch it on right away! I did also '''not''' start Windows&nbsp;XP!
-A cronological list of what I did:
+A cronological list of what I did, and why I did it the way I did it:
-* Since I had a 2.5 inch IDE adaptor I removed the HDD from the ThinkPad and put it in my desktop computer. <br /> ''Use a Knoppix Live Linux (or any other Live Linux) on CD/DVD if you don't have an adaptor.''
+* Since I had a 2.5″ IDE adaptor I removed the HDD from the ThinkPad and put it in my desktop computer. <br /> ''Use a Knoppix Live Linux (or any other Linux Live distribution) on CD/DVD/USB-Stick if you don't have an adaptor. Be aware that the boot process has to start from this device, otherwise the HDD will be used – and once Windows gets started, it configures itself for the first run. Stop the boot process by entering the BIOS setup (press F1 when you see the IBM ThinkPad logo) and altering the boot sequence.''
-* I made a backup of each parition. Back in 2005 I used <code>partimage</code>. <br /> ''Use a program of you choice or even <code>dd</code> if you prefer, but keep in mind that it should also work if you change the parition sizes and positions.''
+* I made a backup of each parition. Back in 2005 I used <tt>partimage</tt>. <br /> ''Use a program of you choice or even <tt>dd</tt> if you prefer, but keep in mind that it should also work if you change the parition sizes and positions. If I had to do it now I would use Drive Snapshot, which is a Windows program. For this purpose I would have to boot from a Part&nbsp;PE Windows Live system to not alter the original partition.''
-* I resized the Windows partition from its almost 75&nbsp;GB to 20&nbsp;GB using <code>parted</code>.
+* I resized the Windows partition from its almost 75&nbsp;GB to 20&nbsp;GB using <tt>parted</tt>. <br /> ''Note: the original partition is a FAT32 file system. This makes it a lot easier for Linux to resize the partition, although ''<tt>ntfsresize</tt>'' does a good job too.''
 * I made an image of the resulting partition too.
-* I deleted the second partition which is the rescue partition. Since I now had my own rescue images I didn't need it anymore. <br /> ''You will have to turn of the "Rescue Parition" feature in the BIOS to do this!''
+* I deleted the second partition which is the rescue partition. Since I now had my own rescue images I didn't need it anymore. <br /> ''You will have to turn off the "Rescue Partition" feature in the BIOS to do this!''
-* I then booted into Windows&nbsp;XP for the first time ('''!''') and set it up to suit my needs. <br /> ''My system always converts FAT32 to NTFS and installs all the programs that came with the ThinkPad. I then need to install Service Pack 2 and all other recent updates for Windows and all the other programs. Use the Software Installer from IBM (Lenovo) to do this for you. You will need a broadband internet connection though, or you have all the files at hand (offline update). Another partition image of a recent and updated configuration will save your time for future Windows&nbsp;XP recoveries.''
+* I then booted into Windows&nbsp;XP for the first time ('''!''') and set it up to suit my needs. <br /> ''My system always converts FAT32 to NTFS and installs all the programs that came with the ThinkPad. I then need to install Service Pack&nbsp;2 and all other recent updates for Windows and all the other programs I use. The Software Installer from IBM or Lenovo installes all required programs. You will need a broadband internet connection though, or you have all the files at hand (offline update). Another partition image of a recent and updated configuration will save your time for future Windows&nbsp;XP recoveries.''
 * I then partitioned the rest of the hard disk with Linux and installed Gentoo Linux according to the manual. <br /> ''In my case I just copied an existing installation from my desktop to the ThinkPad and re-emerged everything with the correct CFLAGS and USE flags.''
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 |-
 |}
-== Base configuration (Gentoo) ==
+=== Gentoo Linux installation ===
 #<tt>/etc/make.conf</tt>:
 #* <tt>#=== hardware ===</tt>
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 {{Todo|...}}
-== Graphics ==
+== Hardware ==
-The [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000]] is fully supported by the open souce [[radeon]] driver.
+=== CPU: Pentium-M (Banias) ===
 Install X11 (I use XOrg X11):
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 {{Todo|...}}
-== UltraBay hotswapping ==
+==== FrameBuffer ====
 If you want to be able to hotswap [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] devices while running Linux you need a recent Linux kernel which supports <tt>ata_piix</tt> and preferrably the new generic <tt>bay</tt> driver. A recent kernel is 2.6.23 (2007-10-10) or newer.

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 {{Todo|...}}
-== UltraBay hotplugging ==
+== UltraBay hotswapping ==
-If you want to be able to hotswap [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] devices while running Linux you need a recent Linux Kernel which supports ata_piix and preferrably the new generic bay driver. This is Kernel 2.6.23 or newer.
+If you want to be able to hotswap [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] devices while running Linux you need a recent Linux kernel which supports <tt>ata_piix</tt> and preferrably the new generic <tt>bay</tt> driver. A recent kernel is 2.6.23 (2007-10-10) or newer.
-As you can see from the [[#My system specs|lspci output]] this system has an Intel 82801DBM (ICH4-M) south bridge (PCI ID <tt>00:1f.1</tt>). Just follow the instructions from “[[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]]”. With the generic bay driver you should use udev. With older kernels configure HAL with [[How to hotswap UltraBay devices#Details|ID 8086_24ca]]. I used the <tt>lshal</tt> command to find out the required ID of the south bridge for HAL.
+Corresponding kernel configuration (<tt>/usr/src/linux/.config</tt>):
-{{Todo|...}}
+With the generic <tt>bay</tt> driver udev should be used.
 == Kernel configuration ==