Installing Gentoo on a Thinkpad X60s - Revision history

Ra: /* What Didn't Work */

2007-05-13T09:14:10Z

‎What Didn't Work

Ra: /* Installation of Gentoo 2006.0 (minimal install) on X60s (model 1704-69U) */ rewrite info

2007-05-11T14:09:00Z

‎Installation of Gentoo 2006.0 (minimal install) on X60s (model 1704-69U): rewrite info

Ra: /* Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install) */

2007-05-11T14:04:40Z

‎Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install)

Ra: /* Configuration files */ added config files

2007-05-11T14:01:53Z

‎Configuration files: added config files

Ra: /* Fingerprint reader */ link

2007-05-11T13:53:33Z

‎Fingerprint reader: link

Ra: /* What works */

2007-05-11T13:52:14Z

‎What works

Ra: /* Untested */

2007-05-11T13:50:59Z

‎Untested

Ra: /* Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install) */ intel wlan info

2007-05-11T13:48:53Z

‎Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install): intel wlan info

Ra: /* Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install) */ corrected cpu kernel information

2007-05-11T13:46:29Z

‎Install Considerations for Gentoo 2006.0 (Minimal Install): corrected cpu kernel information

Ra: /* Notes */ added fingerprint reader information

2007-05-11T13:42:21Z

‎Notes: added fingerprint reader information

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 * Processor Frequency Scaling: Despite enabling processor frequency scaling in the kernel, both as module and in kernel, was unable to get processor frequency scaling to work correctly.
 * Suspend to RAM / Suspend to Disk: Tried several tacks here. First was going the simple ACPI [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_acpid script] route that worked successfully on the x40 - this did not work. Second was to attempt to achieve suspend and hibernate via the kernel, but as of 2.6.16-gentoo-r3, ACPI suspend to disk/RAM are unavailable once SMP is enabled. Last, was to install and configure suspend2 kernel - this did allow for simultaneous suspend and SMP, but also caused problems with the madwifi - modules could not be inserted into the kernel.
-* Sound: snd_hda_intel should have worked, but did not.
+I can not confirm this either:
 === Untested ===

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 = Installation of Gentoo 2006.0 (minimal install) on X60s (model 1704-69U) =
 == Summary ==
 === What works out of the box ===
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 * You can make a bootable USB thumb by following the howtos at [http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml] or [http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Gentoo_LiveCD_and_LiveUSB#Creating_LiveUSBstick]. Both howtos work with ''livecd-i686-installer-*.iso'' and ''install-x86-minimal-*.iso''.
-* In make.conf set MAKEOPTS="-j3" to enable both cores (presuming you have the Intel Core Duo). As for CFLAGS, Intel Core Duo should be "-march=prescott" - see thread [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-448761-highlight-core+duo.html here] for more details.
+* In make.conf set MAKEOPTS="-j3" (or higher) to enable both cores (presuming you have the Intel Core Duo). As for CFLAGS, Intel Core Duo should be "-march=prescott" - see thread [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-448761-highlight-core+duo.html here] for more details.
 * Minimal install disk does not discover ethernet at typical net.eth0, but net.eth1. This may be because of the firewire port, but either way during install use net.eth1. Once you chroot into your environment, use net.eth0 as usual.

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	* Wireless for the Atheros chipset (0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)) can be configured using the drivers available at [http://www.madwifi.org madwifi.org]. Network interface will then be located at ath0.		* Wireless for the Atheros chipset (0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)) can be configured using the drivers available at [http://www.madwifi.org madwifi.org]. Network interface will then be located at ath0.
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−	* If you have a Intel 3945ABG WLAN chip, just emerge net-wireless/ipw3945.

	* Despite successfully configuring X.org on an x60s using the i810 driver, the combination of X.org 7.0 and the i810 driver refused to start X, giving an error of "No Screen Found." Workaround is configuring X to use the generic VESA driver. This does not offer, however, any acceleration and thus - I'm told - no xGL/AIGLX.		* Despite successfully configuring X.org on an x60s using the i810 driver, the combination of X.org 7.0 and the i810 driver refused to start X, giving an error of "No Screen Found." Workaround is configuring X to use the generic VESA driver. This does not offer, however, any acceleration and thus - I'm told - no xGL/AIGLX.

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 == Configuration files ==
-* Kernel .config: [[User:Japsu/gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r3 configuration for X60s]]
+* Kernel .config: [[User:Japsu/gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r3 configuration for X60s | Japsu/gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r3]] , [[User:Ra/gentoo-sources-2.6.20-r8_configuration_for_X60s | Ra/gentoo-sources-2.6.20-r8]]
-* Xorg.conf: [[User:Japsu/xorg.conf for X60s]]
+* Xorg.conf: [[User:Japsu/xorg.conf for X60s | Japsu/xorg.conf]] , [[User:ra/xorg.conf for X60s | ra/xorg.conf]]
 == Notes ==

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 === Fingerprint reader ===
-To use the integraded fingerprint reader you just need to enable CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD and CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV in the kernel (if itÂ´s not already enabled) and emerge the userspace tool sys-auth/thinkfinger (itÂ´s currently masked, so you may need to add "sys-auth/thinkfinger ~x86" to your /etc/portage/package.keywords)
+To use the [[Integrated_Fingerprint_Reader | integraded fingerprint reader]] you just need to enable CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD and CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV in the kernel (if itÂ´s not already enabled) and emerge the userspace tool sys-auth/thinkfinger (itÂ´s currently masked, so you may need to add "sys-auth/thinkfinger ~x86" to your /etc/portage/package.keywords)
 = Installation of Gentoo 2006.0 (minimal install) on X60s (model 1704-69U) =

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 * Audio
 * Integrated fingerprint reader
 === What still remains to be fixed ===

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	* Did not bother with modem, SD card reader, IRDA or Firewire		* Did not bother with modem, SD card reader, IRDA or Firewire
−	* Both fingerprint reader and active protection system (HDAPS) have some support; did not try them

	=== Other Comments ===		=== Other Comments ===

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	* Wireless for the Atheros chipset (0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)) can be configured using the drivers available at [http://www.madwifi.org madwifi.org]. Network interface will then be located at ath0.		* Wireless for the Atheros chipset (0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)) can be configured using the drivers available at [http://www.madwifi.org madwifi.org]. Network interface will then be located at ath0.
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		+	* If you have a Intel 3945ABG WLAN chip, just emerge net-wireless/ipw3945.

	* Despite successfully configuring X.org on an x60s using the i810 driver, the combination of X.org 7.0 and the i810 driver refused to start X, giving an error of "No Screen Found." Workaround is configuring X to use the generic VESA driver. This does not offer, however, any acceleration and thus - I'm told - no xGL/AIGLX.		* Despite successfully configuring X.org on an x60s using the i810 driver, the combination of X.org 7.0 and the i810 driver refused to start X, giving an error of "No Screen Found." Workaround is configuring X to use the generic VESA driver. This does not offer, however, any acceleration and thus - I'm told - no xGL/AIGLX.

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 * Manual kernel installation requires that CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_AHCI be enabled (see [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-481427-highlight-.html here]). If you do not enable this, you will receive a "Kernel Panic: VFS Cannot open root device." See that page for a working kernel config.
-* In kernel, processor type should be Pentium 4.
+* In kernel, processor type should be Core2.
 * In kernel, SMP should be enabled with processor number of 2

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 * net-wireless/ipw3945
 * app-laptop/thinkpad
 = Installation of Gentoo 2006.0 (minimal install) on X60s (model 1704-69U) =