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=== Starting Off ===
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=== Installing ===
Installation goes smoothly.  X starts normally and all operations are normal.  I recommend creating at least four partitions. Main (at least 8192 MB, mount point /, Ext3 FS) Swap (at least 2 times installed RAM,
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*Installation goes smoothly.  X starts normally and all operations are normal.  I recommend creating at least four partitions. Boot (100 MB, mount point /boot, Ext3 FS), Main (at least 8192 MB, mount point /, Ext3 FS) Swap (at least 2 times installed RAM, no mount point, swap FS) the remainder of space can be allocated to the final partition (/home) the last three, (/, /home and swap can be set together in an LVM, /home should be set up first.)  Of course if Windows is to be also installed the partition sizes would have to be adjusted properly.  Creating a separate partition for the home directory is recommended, although programs and such will be lost, all settings and User Data will be preserved in the event of a reinstall, provided the partition is not formatted at install.  Under package selection, check configure packages now and make sure that the KDE Desktop Environment box is checked.
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=== Updating the System ===
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*Open up a Terminal and run the following commands.  They will import two important Fedora Release keys so that Package Updater doesn't halt updating.
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rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY
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rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora
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After importing the keys, the first order of business should be to update the system.  Click the Fedora Button and under System click Software Updater.  Uncheck Gaim (Pidgin conflicts) and click Apply Updates.  The system will take quite a while to update and requires input after the long wait to import gpg keys that packages have been signed by.  If you didn't perform the previous step, later on the system will pause to get your input if it should import the two gpg keys.
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Revision as of 01:30, 15 August 2007

Device Listing

Hardware

Lenovo ThinkPad T60p 2613-HQU

  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33 GHz with 4MB L2 Cache, Centrino Duo
  • 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2-663 Main Memory
  • ATI FireGL V5250 GPU with 256 MB GDDR3 RAM
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter

Works out of the box

  • Both Cores are accessible, can be verified by ksystemguard
  • Processor clock speed can be manually set with cpufreq-selector and verified with kinfocenter's processor section
  • Main Battery (6/9 Cells) and ThinkPad Advanced UltraBay Battery (3 Cells)
  • All PCI/ExpressCard/PCMCIA/SATA/USB 2.0 Controllers
  • Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
  • Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
  • ThinkPad UltraNav
  • Blue Tooth Mouse via hidd daemon
  • Volume Control and Mute
  • Access to USB Flash Drives and PSP System
  • PCMCIA Adaptor for Compact Flash Cards
  • Headphone Port

Requires configuration

  • FireGL Graphics Processing Unit
  • Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter
  • Screen Brightness Control
  • ThinkVantage Button
  • Hot Swap functionality on UltraBay
  • ThinkVantage Fingerprint Scanner
  • IBM Active Protection System

Undetermined

  • DVD-Multi
  • VGA Port
  • Microphone

Installing

  • Installation goes smoothly. X starts normally and all operations are normal. I recommend creating at least four partitions. Boot (100 MB, mount point /boot, Ext3 FS), Main (at least 8192 MB, mount point /, Ext3 FS) Swap (at least 2 times installed RAM, no mount point, swap FS) the remainder of space can be allocated to the final partition (/home) the last three, (/, /home and swap can be set together in an LVM, /home should be set up first.) Of course if Windows is to be also installed the partition sizes would have to be adjusted properly. Creating a separate partition for the home directory is recommended, although programs and such will be lost, all settings and User Data will be preserved in the event of a reinstall, provided the partition is not formatted at install. Under package selection, check configure packages now and make sure that the KDE Desktop Environment box is checked.

Updating the System

  • Open up a Terminal and run the following commands. They will import two important Fedora Release keys so that Package Updater doesn't halt updating.

rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY rpm --import /usr/share/rhn/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora

After importing the keys, the first order of business should be to update the system. Click the Fedora Button and under System click Software Updater. Uncheck Gaim (Pidgin conflicts) and click Apply Updates. The system will take quite a while to update and requires input after the long wait to import gpg keys that packages have been signed by. If you didn't perform the previous step, later on the system will pause to get your input if it should import the two gpg keys.

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