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| + | ==Installation== | ||
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| + | ===Pre-install=== | ||
| + | I started by making the rescue CDs from within windows just in case. This required '''seven''' CDs and took ages. | ||
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| + | Then I booted using Knoppix 5.0.1, which mostly worked fine apart from the X video driver. It tries to use the ati driver, then after it fails a few times it defaults to vesa at 640x480. It can be fixed by fiddling with the xorg.conf file, or avoided by booting with {{bootparm|xmodule|vesa}} and {{bootparm|screen|1400x1050}}. | ||
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| + | I used qtparted to reduce the size of the preinstalled windows partition to 10GB. I didn't touch the rescue partition at the end of the disk. I created a 2GB swap partition and used the rest of the space for the Linux partition. | ||
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| + | ===Install=== | ||
| + | I installed using the Debian Testing (Etch) netinst CD. The Stable netinst didn't recognise the e1000 NIC. This all went smoothly except again for the X driver, it tried to use ati again. | ||
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| + | ==Special Keys== | ||
| + | Using xev I identified the following keycodes: | ||
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| + | {{Key|Back}} = 234 | ||
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| + | {{Key|Forward}} = 233 | ||
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| + | {{Key|Fn}}{{Key|Up}} = 164 (media stop) | ||
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| + | {{Key|Fn}}{{Key|Down}} = 162 (media play/pause) | ||
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| + | {{Key|Fn}}{{Key|Left}} = 144 (media previous) | ||
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| + | {{Key|Fn}}{{Key|Right}} = 153 (media next) | ||
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| + | and produced the following file for xmodmap: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | keycode 234 = XF86Back | ||
| + | keycode 233 = XF86Forward | ||
| + | keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop | ||
| + | keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay | ||
| + | keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev | ||
| + | keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | After much Googling trying to find out how to make these xmodmap settings usable system-wide I discovered that I should have just RTFMP, specifically | ||
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| + | {{cmduser|man Xsession}} | ||
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| + | which contains an example of exactly what I wanted to do. | ||
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| + | Create the file {{path|/etc/X11/Xsession.d/40custom_load-xmodmap}} containing: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | SYSMODMAP="/etc/X11/Xmodmap" | ||
| + | USRMODMAP="$HOME/.Xmodmap" | ||
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| + | if [ -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ]; then | ||
| + | if [ -f "$SYSMODMAP" ]; then | ||
| + | xmodmap "$SYSMODMAP" | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | fi | ||
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| + | if [ -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ]; then | ||
| + | if [ -f "$USRMODMAP" ]; then | ||
| + | xmodmap "$USRMODMAP" | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | Then save the xmodmap definitions file to {{path|/etc/X11/Xmodmap}} for system-wide, or {{path|~/.Xmodmap}} for user specific definitions. | ||
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| + | Why this file doesn't exist by default I have no idea. | ||
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| + | After this the back and forward buttons Just Work in Konqueror. I set them to switch between tabs in Konsole. The media control keys can be set to work as appropriate in all KDE apps using their "Configure Shortcuts" dialog. | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 20 June 2006
I'm currently working on making my lovely new T60 work properly with Debian.
Contents
Handy bits of the wiki
Intel_PRO/Wireless_3945ABG_Mini-PCI_Express_Adapter
External useful stuff
HDAPS-devel mailing list [1]
ipw3945-devel mailing list [2]
KThinkBat [3]
Installation
Pre-install
I started by making the rescue CDs from within windows just in case. This required seven CDs and took ages.
Then I booted using Knoppix 5.0.1, which mostly worked fine apart from the X video driver. It tries to use the ati driver, then after it fails a few times it defaults to vesa at 640x480. It can be fixed by fiddling with the xorg.conf file, or avoided by booting with xmodule=vesa and screen=1400x1050.
I used qtparted to reduce the size of the preinstalled windows partition to 10GB. I didn't touch the rescue partition at the end of the disk. I created a 2GB swap partition and used the rest of the space for the Linux partition.
Install
I installed using the Debian Testing (Etch) netinst CD. The Stable netinst didn't recognise the e1000 NIC. This all went smoothly except again for the X driver, it tried to use ati again.
Special Keys
Using xev I identified the following keycodes:
Back = 234
Forward = 233
FnUp = 164 (media stop)
FnDown = 162 (media play/pause)
FnLeft = 144 (media previous)
FnRight = 153 (media next)
and produced the following file for xmodmap:
keycode 234 = XF86Back keycode 233 = XF86Forward keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop keycode 162 = XF86AudioPlay keycode 144 = XF86AudioPrev keycode 153 = XF86AudioNext
After much Googling trying to find out how to make these xmodmap settings usable system-wide I discovered that I should have just RTFMP, specifically
$ man Xsession
which contains an example of exactly what I wanted to do.
Create the file /etc/X11/Xsession.d/40custom_load-xmodmap containing:
SYSMODMAP="/etc/X11/Xmodmap"
USRMODMAP="$HOME/.Xmodmap"
if [ -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ]; then
if [ -f "$SYSMODMAP" ]; then
xmodmap "$SYSMODMAP"
fi
fi
if [ -x /usr/bin/X11/xmodmap ]; then
if [ -f "$USRMODMAP" ]; then
xmodmap "$USRMODMAP"
fi
fi
Then save the xmodmap definitions file to /etc/X11/Xmodmap for system-wide, or ~/.Xmodmap for user specific definitions.
Why this file doesn't exist by default I have no idea.
After this the back and forward buttons Just Work in Konqueror. I set them to switch between tabs in Konsole. The media control keys can be set to work as appropriate in all KDE apps using their "Configure Shortcuts" dialog.
