Installing Mandriva Linux on a ThinkPad T20 - Revision history

MarkStosberg: typo fix

2007-11-27T01:46:54Z

typo fix

MarkStosberg: Provide solution for broken PCMCIA when using MDV2007 with 2.6.12 kernel

2006-12-20T02:34:39Z

Provide solution for broken PCMCIA when using MDV2007 with 2.6.12 kernel

MarkStosberg: post possible pcmcia conflict with the Mandriva 2007/T20/suspend fix.

2006-12-20T02:17:55Z

post possible pcmcia conflict with the Mandriva 2007/T20/suspend fix.

MarkStosberg: /* Power Management */

2006-12-18T03:28:49Z

‎Power Management

MarkStosberg: Add a further hint about DVD / DMA issue for Mandriva

2006-12-17T04:31:50Z

Add a further hint about DVD / DMA issue for Mandriva

MarkStosberg: Add notes on power management on Mandriva 2007/T20 based on actual install experience.

2006-12-17T04:16:05Z

Add notes on power management on Mandriva 2007/T20 based on actual install experience.

MarkStosberg: successful suspend/resume with sound on the T20 with Mandriva 2007

2006-11-05T03:54:07Z

successful suspend/resume with sound on the T20 with Mandriva 2007

MarkStosberg: Document results of testing Mandriva One 2007 Live CD with a T20.

2006-11-05T03:32:18Z

Document results of testing Mandriva One 2007 Live CD with a T20.

Wehe: /* External Sources */ added link to tuxmobil.org

2006-10-22T18:50:43Z

‎External Sources: added link to tuxmobil.org

MarkStosberg: add kmilo section

2006-08-05T02:02:48Z

add kmilo section

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 Although the installer ran without incident, look out for several issues to address:
-* Several things quit working until I switched to the 2.6.11 kernel that was installed. Notably, sound didn't work and the trackpointer didn't work. You can use drakboot to change the default corner, or command line jockeys can edit {{path|/etc/lilo.conf}}
+* Several things quit working until I switched to the 2.6.11 kernel that was installed. Notably, sound didn't work and the TrackPoint didn't work. You can use drakboot to change the default corner, or command line jockeys can edit {{path|/etc/lilo.conf}}
 * The DVD drive could not be located. It was being sought at {{path|/mnt/cdrom}} but really existed at {{path|/mnt/cdrom2}}. Rebooting seemed to fix this.

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   #Use "/usr/bin/pmsuspend disk" if you want to trigger a suspend to disk
   AUTOWAKE_COMMAND="/usr/bin/pmsuspend disk"
 ===Power Management alternative: use APM===
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 With that setup, you can just run "apm --suspend" in the future, and suspend/resume should work, including sound after the suspend/resume cycle.
 ===Power Management Options which failed with the Live CD===

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	With that setup, you can just run "apm --suspend" in the future, and suspend/resume should work, including sound after the suspend/resume cycle.		With that setup, you can just run "apm --suspend" in the future, and suspend/resume should work, including sound after the suspend/resume cycle.
		+
		+	''This solution may conflict with PCMCIA improvements in the newer kernel, causing wireless cards not to recognized. [http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/cardmgr-to-pcmciautils.html details here.] A solution for this will be posted here once it is known.''

	===Power Management Options which failed with the Live CD===		===Power Management Options which failed with the Live CD===

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 . An older 2.6.12 Mandriva kernel is used. This may already be present if you are upgrading,
-   but should be possible to install after the fact for a fresh install.
+but should be possible to install after the fact for a fresh install.
 . The sound-restart tweaks to <code>/etc/sysconfig/suspend</code> described below are preserved. For reference,

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 ==DVD Notes==
 With appropriate software installed, the combination of Mandriva and the T20 plays DVDS fine.
-However, the frame rate will be noticeably reduced if the DVD is hotswapped in place of a battery, or if the laptop is suspended and resumed. This DMA-related phenomenon is explained more on the [[UltraBay]] page in the Hotswapping section.
+However, the frame rate will be noticeably reduced if the DVD is hotswapped in place of a battery, or if the laptop is suspended and resumed. This DMA-related phenomenon is explained more on the [[UltraBay]] page in the Hotswapping section. The issue is discussed more in a [http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16046 this bug report] which seems to suggest that removing <code>/etc/sysconfig/suspend-scripts/suspend.d/ultrabay</code> could help, at the risk of causing the computer to freeze if the CD/DVD drive is ever removed while the system is running.
 ==Upgrading from 2005 LE to 2006==

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 =Mandriva 2007=
-==Mandriva One 2007 Gnome Live/Install CD==
+==Power Management==
-* Activate APM when the CD boots. APM can be activated instead by pressing F1 with the CD boots, and then entering these boot options:
+Suspend works perfectly under the following conditions.
-  live noacpi acpi=off apm=on
 * Once booted, edit {{/etc/sysconfig/suspend}}. Change RESTORE_SOUND to 'yes', and add {{snd-cs46xx}} to the list of SOUND_MODULES.
 * In a terminal:
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 With that setup, you can just run "apm --suspend" in the future, and suspend/resume should work, including sound after the suspend/resume cycle.
-===Power Management Options which failed===
+===Power Management Options which failed with the Live CD===
 Booting with the default ACPI support, trying Fn-F4 to suspend on this CD or selecting "Suspend" from the battery icon resulted in an error like "INIT PANIC: segmentation violation at 0x804e21d! sleeping for 30 sec."
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 Even following the steps to enable APM above, Fn-F4 just puts the computer in standby, but does not suspend. Selecting "Suspend" from the battery icon caused the laptop to suspend, but immediately resumed.
-''A complete install from the Mandriva One 2007 CD has not been completed yet.''
+===Power Management Options which failed with a hard disk install===
-==Mandriva 2007 Discovery Live DVD==
+Trying Fn-F4 with the default kernel would suspend and resume the first time, the moon icon never stops
 =Mandriva 2006=

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		+	=Mandriva 2007=
		+	==Mandriva One 2007 Gnome Live/Install CD==
		+	This CD boots fine to the desktop. It defaults to using ACPI for power management.
		+	Trying Fn-F4 to suspend on this CD or selecting "Suspend" from the battery icon resulted in an error like
		+	"INIT PANIC: segmentation violation at 0x804e21d! sleeping for 30 sec."
		+
		+	APM can be activated instead by pressing F1 with the CD boots, and then entering these boot options:
		+
		+	live noacpi acpi=off apm=on
		+
		+	Booting this way, Fn-F4 put the computer in standby, but does not suspend. Selecting "Suspend" from the battery icon
		+	caused the laptop to suspend, but immediately resumed.
		+
		+	Running the command "apm --suspend" as root does cause a successful suspend/resume cycle to happen, but sound no longer works after resuming.
		+
		+	''A complete install from the Mandriva One 2007 CD has not been completed yet.''
		+
		+	==Mandriva 2007 Discovery Live DVD==
		+
	=Mandriva 2006=		=Mandriva 2006=
	==Basic Installation==		==Basic Installation==

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 *[http://mr.uue.org/gnulinux/t20/ Michael Reinsch's notes about Mandriva on a Thinkpad T20]
 *[http://pmag.chez.tiscali.fr/mdk80ontpt20.html How to Install a Mandrake 8.0 on a IBM Thinkpad T20]
 [[Category:Mandriva]] [[Category:T20]]

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 ==Getting the modem to work==
-The modem is not accessable through one of the default serial interfaces. It can, however, be queried through {{path|/dev/tty13}}.
+The modem is not accessible through one of the default serial interfaces. It can, however, be queried through {{path|/dev/tty13}}.
 For further information, see [[Installing_Ltmodem_driver_for_Mandriva]].
 =Mandriva 2005 LE=