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USE_DHCP[4]="yes" | USE_DHCP[4]="yes" | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 8 May 2008
Installation of Slackware 12.1 on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U).
Features
- Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M 1.8GHz CPU
- ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 video controller with 16MB
- 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution (XGA)
- 1024MB PC2700 memory
- 60GB 7200RPM HDD
- AD1881A AC'97 Audio controller
- UltraBay with:
- DVD-ROM
- Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
- UltraNav touchpad on select models
- Hard disk drive shock absorber (on underside)
In addition to the above, I have installed
Summary
What works out of the box
- Onboard display (1024x768)
- TrackPoint (except center button)
- TrackPad may work, but I can't stand them so I disabled in the BIOS.
- NTFS volume mounting
What needs to be fixed post-install
- Wireless
- Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys
- Sensors/Fan recognition
Not tested
- Modem
- DVD / CD-R
- What else?
- 10/100 Ethernet (I use this for wireless only)
- Docking Station (I have one, but I'm not currently using it and haven't checked yet)
Details
Install with Windows
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 GParted or something similar.
Once I'd completed the setup of Windows (for the wife), I began the install of Slackware 12.1 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.
Once the installation was completed, a simple reboot brought up the lilo boot menu, and I chose my new Slackware installation.
Getting the system booted
System Updates
I downloaded the latest kernel from 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
Wireless
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:
# ndiswrapper -i Mrv8000c.inf(the driver for the Airlink+ card)
and then:
{{{2}}} ndiswrapper -m
which installed it as a module into /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper
I then modified /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf by uncommenting:
IFNAME[4]="wlan0" USE_DHCP[4]="yes"
There are some other settings for wireless encryption, but I think that's beyond the scope of this how-to.
Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys
- FnF3
- FnF4
- FnF7
- FnF12
- FnHome / FnEnd Correct adjustment of brightness.
- FnPgUp Correct activation of ThinkLight.
Sensors/Fan
This model comes with several temperature sensors which I was able to compile support for into the kernel. Once restarted, GKrellM was able to see the sensors, as well as the fan speed.
