Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad T41
Contents
Success Chart
Item | Working | Notes | |
Installation | Local CD/DVD install | Yes | |
Network Installation | Not Tested | ||
USB Installation | Not Tested | ||
Display | Laptop Screen | Yes | |
CRT / Projector | Not Tested | ||
DVI | Yes | Requires port-replicator or dock with DVI | |
S-Video | Not Tested | ||
Power Management | Software Suspend (hibernate) | Not Tested | |
Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep) | Not Tested | ||
Audio | Yes | ||
Wireless | 802.11 | Not Tested | I have the Atheros WiFi, which requires the closed source Madwifi |
Bluetooth | Not Tested (should work) | Device is properly detected when enabled | |
Extra Buttons | Keyboard Section | Yes | ibm-acpi driver |
Ports | Ethernet | Yes | |
Modem | Not Tested | Requires closed-source driver | |
Serial | Not Tested (should work) | Requires port-replicator or dock | |
IrDA | Not Tested | Device is detected | |
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse | Not Tested | Requires port-replicator or dock | |
Parallel | Not Tested (should work) | Device is detected | |
USB | Yes | ||
PCMCIA/Cardbus | Yes | ||
Harddisk Active Protection | Not Tested | ||
Ultrabay device removal | No | Does not work out of the box |
Tested and Verified on Fedora 7
Information in this section has been tested and verified using Fedora 7.
Installation
Installation is straight forward; you can use the generic install instructions here.
Configuration
X Server
Basic X server functionality should work out of the box.
Desktop Effects
'Desktop Effects' cause screen corruption when enabled.
Wireless Network
If you have the Intel wireless, it should work out of the box. But with the Atheros card you need the closed source Madwifi.
tpb/on-screen display
tpb, which controls the onscreen display of thinkpad buttons, is not installed by default.
To install tpb execute:
# yum install tpb
Once installed, just restart the X server. No further configuration is necessary.