Installing Slackware 12.1 on a ThinkPad T30

Installation of Slackware 12.1 on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U).

Standard Features

• Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2 or 2.4GHz CPU
• ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 video controller with 16MB
  • 14.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution (XGA)
  • 14.1" TFT display with 1400x1050 resolution (SXGA+)
• 256MB PC2100 memory standard (max 1GB)
• 20, 40 or 60GB HDD
• AD1881A AC'97 Audio controller
• UltraBay Plus with one of the following:
  • DVD-ROM
  • DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo drive
• Integrated Intel 10/100 Ethernet
• CDC slot with one of the following:
  • none (empty)
  • Modem Daughter Card (MDC)
  • Bluetooth Daughter Card (BDC)
• MiniPCI slot with one of the following:
  • none (empty)
  • IBM High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II
  • Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b
• (2) Type II CardBus slots or (1) type III
• IBM Embedded Security Subsystem on select models
• UltraNav touchpad on select models
• Hard disk drive shock absorber (on underside)

Summary

What works out of the box

• Onboard display (1024x768)
• Trackpad & TrackPoint (except center button)
• External PS/2 keyboard
• External USB mouse including scroll wheel

What needs to be fixed post-install

• Problems with network
• Dual-Head Mode
• NTFS volume mounting
• Automounting of inserted CF cards
• Fast access to terminals
• Additional screen savers
• Better wireless support
• Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys

Not tested

• Modem
• DVD / CD-R
• Controlling the fan and system LEDs
• What else?

What needs to be fixed post-install

Dual-Head Mode

TODO	Performance, especially on 3d screen savers, seems quite a bit slower than under FC3. This implies that some form(s) of HW acceleration are not properly enabled. Need to figure out how to do that.

NTFS volume mounting

TODO	Which installation method is preferred?

TODO	The NTFS module defaults to read-only for safest operation. Try enabling full read-write mode.

Better wireless support

$ system-config-network.

TODO	I'd like to investigate the use of more advanced wireless tools with this system

Suspend, Sleep, and other FN+ keys

I tried the following keys. None of them really worked.

• FnF3 Darkened the built-in LCD, but didn't really suspend the system.
• FnF4 Darkened the built-in LCD, but didn't really suspend the system.

In both cases, the system was clearly still running because you could move the mouse into the external monitor, click and drag icons, etc. The screen was reactivated by typing any key (e.g. Shift or Enter).

• FnF7 The OSD showed various combinations of LCD & CRT on/off states, but there was no actual change to the display configuration.
• FnF12 No response.
• FnHome / FnEnd Correct adjustment of brightness.
• FnPgUp Correct activation of ThinkLight.