Difference between revisions of "Installing Fedora Core 5 on a ThinkPad T60"

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=== What works out of the box ===
 
=== What works out of the box ===
  
* Network card
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* Network card (e1000 module)
 
* Keyboard light and brightness control (not controlled by the OS)
 
* Keyboard light and brightness control (not controlled by the OS)
* Dual CPU (uses SMP kernel)
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* Dual CPU (uses SMP kernel by default)
 
* Graphics Card (recogized as ATI unknown device 7149)
 
* Graphics Card (recogized as ATI unknown device 7149)
 
* SATA controller (in AHCI mode)
 
* SATA controller (in AHCI mode)
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* Bluetooth
 
* Bluetooth
 
* Modem
 
* Modem
* Firewire
 
  
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== Details ==
 
=== Getting the system booted ===
 
=== Getting the system booted ===
  
 
Boot from the Fedora Core 5 CD and enter rescue mode (<i>linux rescue</i>).
 
Boot from the Fedora Core 5 CD and enter rescue mode (<i>linux rescue</i>).
  
Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/modules/udev-stw.modules and delete <i>parport_pc parport lp</i> (don't forget to chroot into /mnt/sysimage or adjust the path of the edited file).
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Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/modules/udev-stw.modules and delete <i>parport_pc parport lp</i> (don't forget to chroot into /mnt/sysimage or adjust the path of the edited file). So the for loop will iterate only over nvram and floppy.
  
 
I also disabled the parallel port in the BIOS, but it does not seem to be necessary.
 
I also disabled the parallel port in the BIOS, but it does not seem to be necessary.

Revision as of 13:23, 19 May 2006

Installation of Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux) on a ThinkPad T60 (2007-46G). The installation works fine, but the system hangs during the first boot. It can only be circumvented by booting the rescue system and modifying a Fedora startup file.

Summary

What works out of the box

  • Network card (e1000 module)
  • Keyboard light and brightness control (not controlled by the OS)
  • Dual CPU (uses SMP kernel by default)
  • Graphics Card (recogized as ATI unknown device 7149)
  • SATA controller (in AHCI mode)

What needs to be fixed post-install

  • System boot
  • Sound

Not tested

  • PCMCIA Slots (at least lspci shows Texas Instruments CardBus bridge)
  • Monitor out
  • Wireless
  • Bluetooth
  • Modem

Details

Getting the system booted

Boot from the Fedora Core 5 CD and enter rescue mode (linux rescue).

Edit the file /etc/sysconfig/modules/udev-stw.modules and delete parport_pc parport lp (don't forget to chroot into /mnt/sysimage or adjust the path of the edited file). So the for loop will iterate only over nvram and floppy.

I also disabled the parallel port in the BIOS, but it does not seem to be necessary. Now reboot and enjoy the first clean boot of your Fedora Core 5 on your T60.

If anybody has an idea why the system hangs while trying to load this modules, please let us know.