Installing Slackware 12.1 on a ThinkPad T30 - Revision history

Tonko at 07:19, 24 April 2009

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−	[[Category:~~Fedora~~]] [[Category:T30]]	+	[[Category:Slackware]] [[Category:T30]]

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 === Sensors/Fan ===
 This model comes with several temperature sensors which I was able to compile support for into the kernel. Once restarted, [http://www.gkrellm.net/ GKrellM] was able to see the sensors, as well as the fan speed.
 =External Sources=
 [[Category:Fedora]] [[Category:T30]]

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 I downloaded the latest kernel from [http://www.kernel.org kernel.org] and installed it. Performed a custom compile of the kernel to remove unwanted/unnecessary features, and to add in those that were missing. As a matter of personal preference, I also compiled everything directly instead of using them as modules, the only exception being the ndiswrapper module.
-Here's my [[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/User:Slackware42/kernel_config_t30_2366-81U.txt_2.6.24.5_configuration_for_T30_%282366-81U%29 2.6.24.5 configuration for T30 (2366-81U)]]
+Here's my [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/User:Slackware42/kernel_config_t30_2366-81U.txt_2.6.24.5_configuration_for_T30_%282366-81U%29 2.6.24.5 configuration for T30 (2366-81U)]
 == What needs to be fixed post-install ==

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 I downloaded the latest kernel from [http://www.kernel.org kernel.org] and installed it. Performed a custom compile of the kernel to remove unwanted/unnecessary features, and to add in those that were missing. As a matter of personal preference, I also compiled everything directly instead of using them as modules, the only exception being the ndiswrapper module.
-Here's my [[User:Slackware42/kernel_config_t30_2366-81U.txt 2.6.24.5 configuration for T30 (2366-81U)]]
+Here's my [[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/User:Slackware42/kernel_config_t30_2366-81U.txt_2.6.24.5_configuration_for_T30_%282366-81U%29 2.6.24.5 configuration for T30 (2366-81U)]]
 == What needs to be fixed post-install ==

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 === System Updates ===
 I downloaded the latest kernel from [http://www.kernel.org kernel.org] and installed it. Performed a custom compile of the kernel to remove unwanted/unnecessary features, and to add in those that were missing. As a matter of personal preference, I also compiled everything directly instead of using them as modules, the only exception being the ndiswrapper module.
 == What needs to be fixed post-install ==

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-Installation of Slackware 12.1 on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U).
+Installation of Slackware 12.0 on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U).
 ==== Features ====
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 A good friend of mine provided me with a 60GB drive that had the original IBM Restore partition still available. He even shrunk it down to half for me so that I could dual-boot without having to resize using [http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php GParted] or something similar.
-Once I'd completed the setup of Windows (for the wife), I began the install of [http://www.slackware.com Slackware 12.1] on the second partition.
+Once I'd completed the setup of Windows (for the wife), I began the install of [http://www.slackware.com Slackware 12.0] on the second partition.
 I performed a standard install, selecting all packages, and allowing the setup to configure lilo for me. Slackware found the windows partition and asked for a mount point for fstab, as well as recognizing it in lilo and adding a boot entry for it.
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 ===Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys===
 * {{key|Fn}}{{key|F4}}
 * {{key|Fn}}{{key|F12}}
 * {{key|Fn}}{{key|Home}} / {{key|Fn}}{{key|End}} Correct adjustment of brightness.

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 and then:
-:{{ndiswrapper -m}}
+:{{cmdroot|ndiswrapper -m}}
 which installed it as a module into /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper

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 and then:
-ndiswrapper -m
+:{{cmd|ndiswrapper -m}}
 which installed it as a module into /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
-I then modified /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
+I then modified /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf by uncommenting:
 IFNAME[4]="wlan0"
 USE_DHCP[4]="yes"

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 Under Windows I downloaded ndiswrapper and saved the source file somewhere I'd remember. I then rebooted into linux and copied the file over and compiled it.
-After compiling it I ran
+After compiling it I ran:
 ===Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys===