Installing OpenSUSE 10.1 on a ThinkPad T43 - Revision history

Jdthood: /* Fingerprint Reader */

2011-08-05T16:22:08Z

‎Fingerprint Reader

2008-04-05T21:23:50Z

‎Hotkeys: without -a usermod removes the user from all groups not listed on the command line

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2006-10-25T03:10:37Z

‎External Sources: added link to tuxmobil.org

2006-07-09T09:47:36Z

Installing SUSE 10.1 on a ThinkPad T43 (2668) moved to Installing OpenSUSE 10.1 on a ThinkPad T43

2006-06-21T20:08:37Z

2006-06-20T20:03:44Z

Hotkeys done

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 ==Fingerprint Reader==
-[[How to enable the fingerprint reader]] neatly explains everything. I had to do the last steps manually, because the [[Script for enabling the fingerprint reader]] did not run till the end on Suse 10.1
+[[How to enable the fingerprint reader]] neatly explains everything. I had to do the last steps manually, because the [[Script for enabling the fingerprint reader with BioAPI]] did not run till the end on SuSE 10.1.
 ==3D Acceleration==

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 {{cmdroot|groupadd nvram}}
 {{cmdroot|usermod -G nvram username}}
 After a reboot, you can use either [[tpb]] or the [[KMilo]]-Plugin in KControl (System Administration -> IBM Thinkpad Laptop) to set up the keys. I liked the OSD of KMilo better. Additionally, I set the Mixer setting to "Software" (<tt>MIXER ON</tt> in tpb), so the Mixer volume and mute status matches the one in KMix.

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 {{WARN| The Pre-Desktop-Area has to be protected before installation, otherwise the Recovery-System will be lost. To do so, set Predesktop-Area to "Secure" in BIOS. Additionally, it's always useful to have the Recovery-CDs burned before an installation attempt}}
-The automatic shrinking of the NTFS-partition did not work during the Installation of {{SUSE}}, so I shrinked it with QtParted from a Knoppix-DVD.
+The automatic shrinking of the NTFS-partition did not work during the Installation of {{OpenSUSE}}, so I shrinked it with QtParted from a Knoppix-DVD.
 To be able to boot Windows and Linux (via Grub) and the Recovery-System (with {{ibmkey|Access IBM|#495988}}), install the bootloader in the new, extended partition (usually <tt>/dev/sda</tt>).

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	==External Sources==		==External Sources==
−	[http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~s8arhorn/index.php?section=Linux&file=Suse%2010.1%20auf%20IBM%20Thinkpad%2043 My Installation article, in German]	+	*[http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~s8arhorn/index.php?section=Linux&file=Suse%2010.1%20auf%20IBM%20Thinkpad%2043 My Installation article, in German]
		+	*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

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	Most things run just fine after installation, the Rest I got working with the great articles here.		Most things run just fine after installation, the Rest I got working with the great articles here.
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−	~~{{Todo\|Finish article - it's not done yet!}}~~

	==Installation==		==Installation==

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	==Hotkeys==		==Hotkeys==
		+	[[How to get special keys to work]] gives a general overview.
		+
		+	Suspend keys worked by default installation, as did {{key\|Fn}}{{key\|F5}} for switching Bluetooth on and off. For the remaining keys, the <tt>nvram</tt>-module was missing. So when {{path\|/dev/nvram/}} is missing, you have to create it first:
		+
		+	{{cmdroot\|mknod /dev/nvram c 10 144}}
		+
		+	and load it with
		+
		+	{{cmdroot\|modprobe nvram}}
		+
		+	Additionally, I had to specify the module to be loaded automatically at {{path\|/etc/sysconfig/kernel}}:
		+	[...]
		+	MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="nvram"
		+	[...]
		+
		+	Last, the access rights had to be corrected. To do so, search for <tt>nvram</tt> in {{path\|/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules }} and change the entry to:
		+	KERNEL=="nvram", NAME="%k", GROUP="nvram", MODE="660"
		+	so the users of group nvram have access to it. Of course that group has to exist, and you need to be a member of it:
		+
		+	{{cmdroot\|groupadd nvram}}
		+	{{cmdroot\|usermod -G nvram username}}
		+
		+	After a reboot, you can use either [[tpb]] or the [[KMilo]]-Plugin in KControl (System Administration -> IBM Thinkpad Laptop) to set up the keys. I liked the OSD of KMilo better. Additionally, I set the Mixer setting to "Software" (<tt>MIXER ON</tt> in tpb), so the Mixer volume and mute status matches the one in KMix.

	==Fingerprint Reader==		==Fingerprint Reader==

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 ==Installation==
 ==ACPI==
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 ==3D Acceleration==
 ==Extensions==

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 ==Fingerprint Reader==
-[[How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader]] neatly explains everything. I had to do the last steps manually, because the [[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Script_for_enabling_the_fingerprint_reader]] did not run till the end on Suse 10.1
+[[How_to_enable_the_fingerprint_reader]] neatly explains everything. I had to do the last steps manually, because the [[hScript_for_enabling_the_fingerprint_reader]] did not run till the end on Suse 10.1
 ==3D Acceleration==