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− | + | Download (and verify) the following script: | |
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− | + | {{cmduser|rotate -h}} | |
+ | Useage: | ||
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+ | If no option is given, rotates the screen 90 degrees to the right. | ||
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=== Wireless Network === | === Wireless Network === |
Revision as of 04:28, 21 April 2006
Success Chart
Item | Working | Notes | |
Installation | Network Installation | Yes | |
USB Installation | Yes (DVD) | ||
Display | Laptop Screen | Yes | X.org i810 driver |
CRT / Projector | Yes | ||
Screen Rotation | Yes | ||
Stylus | Yes | wacom serial driver. | |
Power Management | Software Suspend (hibernate) | Yes | Software Suspend 2 |
Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) | Yes (mostly) | Software Suspend 2, occasional blank screen | |
Audio | Yes | ALSA intel8x0 driver | |
Wireless | 802.11b/g | Yes | ipw2200/madwifi drivers |
Bluetooth | Not Tested (should work) | See Bluetooth on Fedora Core 4 | |
Extra Buttons | Keyboard Section | Yes | ibm-acpi driver |
Tablet buttons | Yes | setkeycodes | |
Fingerprint Scanner | Yes | bioapi | |
Harddisk Active Protection | Yes | kernel 2.6.16, hdapsd |
Installation
Installation is straight forward and identical to the Fedora Core 4 installation process mentioned here.
Configuration
X Server
Enabling the Stylus
Add the following lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
# Map stylus to a serial port setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x0200 irq 5 autoconfig
Add the lines in bold font to /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "default" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents" InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "cursor" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Type" "cursor" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" Option "Mode" "Absolute" Option "TPCButton" "on" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "wacom" Identifier "stylus" Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" EndSection
Enabling Screen Rotation
Download and install the updated X server and drivers as follows:
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.0-1.i386.rpm
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.0.99.901-5.i386.rpm
# yum localinstall xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.0-1.i386.rpm xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.0.99.901-5.i386.rpm
Download (and verify) the following script:
$ wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/rotate
$ chmod a+x rotate
Rotate the screen using the script:
$ rotate -h
Useage:
rotate [left|right|inverted|normal]
If no option is given, rotates the screen 90 degrees to the right.
Wireless Network
Install the ipw2200 driver from ATrpms.
# rpm --import http://ATrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/atrpms.repo
# yum install atrpms-package-config ipw2200
Hibernation
Software suspend works using Software Suspend 2. To install:
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget http://mhensler.de/swsusp/download/suspend2.repo
# yum install userui-suspend2-fbsplash userui-suspend2-theme-fedorabubbles kernel-suspend2
Edit the appropriate kernel line in /etc/grub.conf and add the parameters vga=0x317
and acpi_sleep=s3_bios
. For example:
title Fedora Core (<kernel.version-build>.rhfc5.cubbi_suspend2) root (hd0,1) kernel /vmlinuz-<kernel.version-build>.rhfc5.cubbi_suspend2 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet vga=0x317 acpi_sleep=s3_bios initrd /initrd-<kernel.version-build>.rhfc5.cubbi_suspend2.img
Comment out the following line in /etc/hibernate/hibernate.conf:
# ProcSetting userui_program /sbin/suspend2ui_text
Add the following lines in /etc/hibernate/hibernate.conf:
ProcSetting userui_program /sbin/suspend2ui_fbsplash OnResume 96 setserial /dev/ttyS0 port 0x0200 irq 5 autoconfig
Add the following lines in /etc/hibernate/ram.conf:
Distribution fedora
Comment out the following lines in /etc/hibernate/ram.conf:
# EnableVbetool yes # VbetoolPost yes
Force the use of suspend2 by editing the appropriate line in /etc/sysconfig/pm:
HIBERNATE_METHOD="suspend2"
Tablet Buttons
Activate mappings for the tablet buttons by adding the following lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
# Map tablet hardware buttons setkeycodes 6e 109 6d 104 69 28 6b 1
Fingerprint Reader
The fingerprint reader is supported through the BioAPI framework. The BioAPI framework and the UPEK fingerprint reader driver can be installed as follows:
wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/libbiometrics-1.2.2-1.sg.i386.rpm wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/libbiometrics-tfmess-1.0-1.sg.i386.rpm yum localinstall libbiometrics-1.2.2-1.sg.i386.rpm libbiometrics-tfmess-1.0-1.sg.i386.rpm
this support into pam (and therefore logins, gdm, screensaver etc.) is in the works. Those interested in developing biometrics applications
can install libbiometrics-devel-1.2.2-1.sg.i386.rpm. Stay tuned.To try out enrollment and verification, run: # useraddbio
Harddrive Active Protection System (HDAPS)
Harddrive active protection system requires the hdaps kernel module (included in stock Fedora kernels), and a kernel capable of parking disks (patch included in kernel-suspend2 RPMs from the Hibernation section above). It also requires a userspace daemon to monitor the accleration sensor and park the disk head when excessive motion is detected. To install the userspace daemon, do the following:
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/hdapsd-20060326cvs-1.sg.i386.rpm
# yum localinstall hdapsd-20060326cvs-1.sg.i386.rpm
If software suspend is enabled, add the following line to /etc/hibernate/hibernate.conf
UnloadModules hdaps
To install the Gnome panel applet that monitors the state of the harddisk, install:
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/gnome-applet-hdaps-20060120cvs-1.sg.i386.rpm
# yum localinstall gnome-applet-hdaps-20060120cvs-1.sg.i386.rpm
Software
Network, Power Management, OSD
Some useful software is not installed by default. These include:
- tpb — On screen display for thinkpad buttons
- Network Manager — Manages wireless and wired networks automatically
- Gnome Power Manager — Manages ACPI power events
To install them execute:
# yum install tpb NetworkManager gnome-power-manager
# chkconfig NetworkManager on
Check your gnome-session-manager is configured to automatically start the panel applets that control Network Manager and Gnome Power Manager. Ensure the following entries are present under System > Preferences > More Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs:
nm-applet --sm-disable gnome-power-manager --sm-disable
Java 1.5
Install Sun's JRE 1.5. This is required for the jarnal program below.
- Download the build:
$ wget http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/jpackage/1.6/generic/non-free/SRPMS/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.06-1jpp.nosrc.rpm
- Create the build environment:
# rpm -Uvh java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.05-1jpp.nosrc.rpm
- Download the JVM from Sun's Java page and download jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin to /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
- Build the RPMs:
# rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/java-1.5.0-sun.spec
- Install the JVM:
# yum localinstall /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i586/java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.06-1jpp.i586.rpm
- Install the fonts:
# yum localinstall /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i586/java-1.5.0-sun-fonts-1.5.0.06-1jpp.i586.rpm
Note: This is tailored for the latest JVM as of writing this article. Substitute the latest version numbers if this doesn't work.
Jarnal Note-Taking
Install the Jarnal note-taking application:
# wget http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~saikat/jarnal-8.14-1sg.noarch.rpm
# yum localinstall jarnal-8.14-1sg.noarch.rpm