Difference between revisions of "Installing Arch Linux on a ThinkPad X40"
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Installed xorg with | Installed xorg with | ||
| − | pacman -S xorg | + | {{cmdroot|pacman -S xorg}} |
Then generated the xorg.cong file with | Then generated the xorg.cong file with | ||
| − | hwd -xa | + | {{cmdroot|hwd -xa}} |
(I know, risky ;)) | (I know, risky ;)) | ||
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Looked good, but X didn't start with this (couldn't find display). | Looked good, but X didn't start with this (couldn't find display). | ||
I installed the xf86-video-intel and changed the display driver from i810 to | I installed the xf86-video-intel and changed the display driver from i810 to | ||
| − | intel: | + | intel in {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}: |
Section "Device" | Section "Device" | ||
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[[Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40]] | [[Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40]] | ||
| − | Add the following to your .Xmodmap | + | Add the following to your {{path|~/.Xmodmap}} |
keycode 77 = Num_Lock | keycode 77 = Num_Lock | ||
keycode 234 = XF86Back | keycode 234 = XF86Back | ||
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[[Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40]] | [[Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40]] | ||
| − | Add the following to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, to the PS/2 mouse section | + | Add the following to your {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}}, to the PS/2 mouse section |
Option "EmulateWheel" "true" | Option "EmulateWheel" "true" | ||
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" | Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 20 January 2009
Some notes to get Arch Linux running on a Thinkpad X40.
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TODO
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Not fnished yet. I'm documenting the installation process as it goes
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Contents
Preface
I downloaded the FTP installation CD on http://www.archlinux.org/
Wireless
My main concern was getting the WIFI to work. As the downloaded ISO also functions as a livecd, I tried to get it up and running with that. Without success. I found the answer to my question here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=482359
I installed madwifi and madwifi-utils. In the modules section of /etc/rc.conf I banged the ath5k module, disabling it. With ath5k not banged in /etc/rc.conf the card showed up as wlan0, associated correctly with the AP, but didn't get a DHCP lease. Even with manually setting the IP and adding the default route, I couldn't ping the AP.
After banging ath5k, the wireless card shows up as ath0. Associating works, DHCP doesn't time out. :)
Xorg
Installed xorg with
# pacman -S xorg
Then generated the xorg.cong file with
# hwd -xa
(I know, risky ;))
Looked good, but X didn't start with this (couldn't find display). I installed the xf86-video-intel and changed the display driver from i810 to intel in /etc/X11/xorg.conf:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "All"
BoardName "All"
EndSection
Getting the back/forward special keys to work
Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40
Add the following to your ~/.Xmodmap
keycode 77 = Num_Lock keycode 234 = XF86Back keycode 233 = XF86Forward
Enabling scrolling with middle mouse button
Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_(Feisty_Fawn)_on_a_ThinkPad_X40
Add the following to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, to the PS/2 mouse section
Option "EmulateWheel" "true" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
