Success Chart

Item		Working	Notes
Installation	DVD Installation	Yes
	Network Installation	Not Tested
	USB Installation	Not Tested
Display	Laptop Screen	Yes	#ATI driver (fglrx) and xorg raedon
	CRT / Projector	Not Tested
	TV Out	Not Tested
	3D	Yes	#ATI driver (fglrx)
Power Management	Software Suspend (hibernate)	Yes	#Modem/Swsups2 Kernel (using custom kernel for modem AND suspend2)
Power Management	Suspend to Memory (ACPI sleep)	Yes	#Modem/Swsups2 Kernel and plain ACPI Tested on 2.6.13
Audio		Yes	ALSA intel8x0 driver
Wireless	802.11b/g	Yes	ipw2200 driver
	Bluetooth (BMDC-2)	Not tested
	IRDA	Yes
Wired	1000 Ethernet	Yes	e1000 driver
Wired	Modem (BMDC-2)	Yes	Linuxant HSF (using custom kernel for modem AND suspend2)
Extra Buttons	Keyboard Section	Yes	ibm-acpi (in kernel 2.6.14)
Fingerprint Scanner		Yes	with PAM See Integrated Fingerprint Reader.
Harddisk Active Protection		Not Tested	in kernel 2.6.14 .
Hot Swap	DVD-RW/CDROM	No
Hot Swap	Battery	Yes	can be done with ultra slim battery and having the DVD out at boot

Basic Install

After loading the Fedora Core 4 i686 CD here is the basic lay of the land.

Video (FireGL) - Unaccelered default setup, but it worked
Ethernet (10/1000) - Working
Sound (AD1981B) - Working
Basic Function Keys - Brightness,Keyboard light,Bluetooth on/off
Bluetooh (BMDC-2) - Untested (I do see the drivers loaded)
Modem (BMDC-2) - Untested (I do not see drivers loaded)
Wireless (ipw2200) - Not Working
DVD-RW - Working
Fingerprint reader - Not Working
Suspend Memory - Not Working
Suspend Disk - Not Working
IBM Active Protection System (HDAPS) - Not working

Basic Hardware

Wireless

I really needed this first so I could have the easy freedom to work on the machine throughout my house. All you really need here is the firmware loaded in to the right spot. This is an old version of the driver and firmware and it will not run Kismet. Later, I will show how to get this working.

Goto http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php. Download and install the version 2.2 in /lib/firmware. Reboot and your wireless should work. Go here for some more tips: ipw2200

Updating

At this point I setup my system to get all of the current updates for Fedora Core 4. I just ran the up2date program and let it do it's thing.

Video

I am currently using the default raedon driver. I am looking a later loading the fglrx driver.

xorg driver

I read Additional options for the radeon driver page to come up with what I have. Here is the radeon device section from my xorg.conf

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "radeon"
        VendorName  "Videocard vendor"
        BoardName   "ATI FireGL Mobility T2"
# accelration
        Option          "backingstore" "on"
        Option          "AGPFastWrite" "on"
        #may need to turn of enablepageflip
        Option          "EnablePageFlip" "on"
        Option          "AGPMode" "4"
        Option          "EnablePageFlip" "on"
        Option          "RenderAccel" "on"
        # enable PowerPlay features
        Option          "DynamicClocks" "on"
        # use bios hot keys on thinkpad (aka fn+f7)
        Option          "BIOSHotkeys" "on"
        #Xvmc
        Option          "XvMCSurfaces" "7"
EndSection

ATI driver

I decided to try out the ATI driver to see if it was better. After installing and getting the feel of it, I would say thats it is much faster. If you do choose to use the driver, remember to reinstall after every kernel upgrate. Also, retest your suspend scripts, as it does not seem to play nicely. You can make it work see Modem/Swsups2 Kernel.

The first thing you need to do is install compat-libstdc++-33. This is needed for the fireglcontrolpanel to work. # yum install compat-libstdc++-33

Downloaded the driver from ATI (https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&folderID=356) I downloaded the big 60MB installer and let it do a general install.

NOTE!

Do not setup the second monitor unless you use it. Programs that use the xv overlay will reboot X when the second screen is not available. (This means xine and mplayer will crash your machine.

Fingerprint Reader

I followed for the most part the instructions given at according HOWTO. the only thing that I changed was the /etc/pam.d/system-auth. Mine looks like:

#%PAM-1.0
# This file is auto-generated.
# User changes will be destroyed the next time authconfig is run.
auth        required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_env.so
auth        sufficient    /lib/security/pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi1.10/pam/
auth        sufficient    /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok
auth        required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
 
account     required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so
account     sufficient    /lib/security/$ISA/pam_succeed_if.so uid < 100 quiet
account     required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_permit.so
 
password    requisite     /lib/security/$ISA/pam_cracklib.so retry=3
password    sufficient    /lib/security/pam_bioapi.so {5550454b-2054-464d-2f45-535320425350} /etc/bioapi1.10/pam/
password    sufficient    /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok md5 shadow
password    required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_deny.so
 
session     required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_limits.so
session     required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_unix.so

I just try to find the correct place in the list for the pam_bioapi line. I am currently looking for ways to have the scan graphic come up faster. Also note that with the KDE screen saver that the fingerprint reader does not quite work correctly, and it also has some error when comming out of suspend. I will be working on this and hopefully creating a patch and submitting it.

IRDA

BIOS Setup

IRDA Service

OBEX Tool

Install BWidget

Download
Copy to tcl library location
- cp -r BWidget /usr/share/tcl8.4/.

Modem/Swsups2 Kernel

Ok you are asking yourself why lump these two together? Well, it seems you can download a kernel for one or the other but not both. So I hacked a solution. There may be a more eloquent way, if so, help me out and edit this section.

The modem requires 16K program stacks. (If you don't want suspend to disk, just download the kernel from Lunixant and goto the modem section.) The Swsups2 requires kernel modifications. (If you don't want to use the modem, just download the kernel from http://mhensler.de/swsusp/download_en.php)

OK here is a quick outline of what I did, I hope to flesh it out later:

Downloaded the two kernal sources.
Found the patch requred to do 16k status
unarchived the swsups2 into a directory
copied the 16k stacks patch into the directory
cleaned out my /usr/src/redhat/BUILD , SOURCES , SPEC
moved all of the files that I have in the tmp dir to SOURCES
copied the spec files to SPEC
make a new 16K spec file
edited it
1. Added distags i686
2. Added define at the top (need some more work here to really understand what is going on.)
3. Added source line: Source3: kernel-2.6.14-1.1653_%{swsuspbuild}_16k.rhfc4.cubbi_swsusp2.spec
4. Added patch line: Patch1000003: linux-2.6.14-16kstacks.patch
5. Added section to set configs
6. for 16KSTACKS

%if %{_with_16k}
for file in *i[56]86*.config; do
       grep -Ev 'CONFIG_4KSTACKS[= ]' $file > $file.tmp
       echo -e "CONFIG_4KSTACKS=n\nCONFIG_16KSTACKS=y\nCONFIG_IRQSTACKS=y" >> $file.tmp
       mv -f $file.tmp $file
 
       grep -Ev 'CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT[= ]' $file > $file.tmp
       echo -e "CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=n\n" >> $file.tmp
       mv -f $file.tmp $file
 
       grep -Ev 'CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE[= ]' $file > $file.tmp
       echo -e "CONFIG_PREEMPT=y\nCONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL=y\n" >> $file.tmp
       mv -f $file.tmp $file
done
%endif

copied the spec files back to SOURCES
Then ran rpmbuild -ba kernel-2.6.14-1.1653_1_16k.rhfc4.cubbi_swsusp2.spec --target i686 -vv
Then downloaded and installed hibernate (see swsups website)
Downloaded and installed swsusp2-mkinitrd-5.0.8-1.cubbi1.noarch.rpm
Downloaded and installed swsusp2-userui-0.6.1-0.fc4.cubbi1.i386.rpm
ran rpm -ivh on created kernel-2.6.14-1.1653_1_16k.i686.cubbi_swsusp2.i686.rpm
see install instructions on swsups site to complete
1. edit grub
2. initrd
  1. I checked and this is aready taken care of in the version that I am using.
3. Remeber to reinstall ipw2200
4. Remeber to reinstall fglrx for the new kernel

Ok, for the next step you need to edit your /etc/hibernate.conf file. Here is what mine looks like:

UseSuspend2 yes
Reboot no
EnableEscape yes
DefaultConsoleLevel 1
Compressor lzf
Encryptor none

Verbosity 0
LogFile /var/log/hibernate.log
LogVerbosity 1

### clock
SaveClock restore-only

### modules
UnloadModules usb-ohci hsfmc97ich hsfserial hsfengine hsfosspec hsfsoar ipw2200 e1000 button battery ibm_acpi
UnloadBlacklistedModules yes
LoadModules auto

### services
#I have create a service init.d file for wpa_supplicant.
StopServices wpa
StartServices wpa

### xhacks
SwitchToTextMode yes
UseDummyXServer yes

This file takes care if you run the hibernate to shutdown the system. {NOTE|For testing I set the system to runlevel 3 to do my basic testing (telinit 3). Then I worry about adding the complexity of X} I edited my /etc/acpi/actions/powerbtn.sh to:

#!/bin/sh
# Initiates a shutdown when the power putton has been
# pressed. 
/usr/sbin/hibernate --config-file=/etc/hibernate/hiberante.conf

OK you should have suspend to disk running. Now for suspend-to-RAM. Edit or create the file /etc/hibernate/ram.conf

### sysfs_power_state
UseSysfsPowerState mem

Verbosity 0
LogFile /var/log/hibernate.log
LogVerbosity 1

### clock
SaveClock restore-only
 
### modules
UnloadModules usb-ohci hsfmc97ich hsfserial hsfengine hsfosspec hsfsoar ipw2200 e1000 button battery ibm_acpi
UnloadBlacklistedModules yes
LoadModules auto

### xhacks
SwitchToTextMode yes
UseDummyXServer yes

Then I changed my /etc/acpi/actions/lm_lid.sh

#!/bin/bash
# lid button pressed/released event handler
/usr/sbin/hibernate --config-file=/etc/hibernate/ram.conf

Try it now. It should all be working.

Programs

Mplayer

Xine

Kismet

I got Kismet running with some ado. Their where some got'cha which I hope to document through them here.

IPW2200

NOTE!

You may want to backup your current modules and firmware so you can restore them if something goes wrong.

Get the module software
- Download the lastest IPW200 source and firmware.
- Download the lastest IEEE-80211
Build the modules
- Build IEEE 80211
  - Untar IEEE
  - Run sh remove-old (as root)
  - make; make install
- Build the IWP2200 modules
  - Untar IPW2200 source
  - Read in the instructions Goto throught section 5. KERNEL REQUIREMENTS - Configuration and check the things that can not be enabled.
  - Edit the Makefile

#ifndef CONFIG_IPW2200
EXTERNAL_BUILD=y
CONFIG_IPW2200=m
CONFIG_IPW_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_IPW_QOS=y
CONFIG_IPW2200_MONITOR=y
CONFIG_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP=y
#endif

NOTE!

I had to comment out the #ifndef and #endif to make mine compile right. I did infact remove the CONFIG_IP2200 from the .config file as suggested in the INSTALL file.

- - sh remove-old
  - make;makeinstall
Install the Firmware
- make a new directory for the firmware, extract the firmware into that directory
- Remove Old Firmware
  - Remove old firmware files from /lib/firmware (rm /lib/firmware/ipw*)
  - Remove links for firmware in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware (rm /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ipw*)
- Copy firmware and create links
  - From the directory that has the downloaded firmware
  - cp ipw* /lib/firmware/.
  - ln -s /lib/firmware/ipw* /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/.

That sets up the new driver. Reboot and test that the driver works.

Kismet

I got the Kismet program from the dag site (http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/) as source and did rpmbuild --rebuild <kismet.src.rpm> (as root). I then loaded the resulting rpm file.

There was only two things that I setup in the /etc/kismet.conf file.

suiduser -- I set the to my normal login
source=ipw2200,eth0,ipw2200 -- this worked for me.

NOTE!

Because I choise to use the suiduser I have to run kismet from a directory that my normal login can write to, aka like my home directory or you can create a directory for it. This, I believe is to limit any hack attempts through kismet itself.

wpa_supplicant

I needed to setup wpa_supplicant because some of the wireless AP I connect to use WPA. The standard stuff in Fedora does not handle that so here you go.

Download the current version of wpa_supplicant
Untar
Create a new .config file

CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_HOSTAP=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_PRISM54=y
#CONFIG_DRIVER_HERMES=y
#CONFIG_DRIVER_MADWIFI=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_ATMEL=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_WEXT=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_NDISWRAPPER=y
#CONFIG_DRIVER_BROADCOM=y
CONFIG_DRIVER_IPW=y
#CONFIG_DRIVER_BSD=y
#CONFIG_DRIVER_NDIS=y
CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXTENSION=y
CONFIG_IEEE8021X_EAPOL=y
CONFIG_EAP_MD5=y
CONFIG_EAP_MSCHAPV2=y
CONFIG_EAP_TLS=y
CONFIG_EAP_PEAP=y
CONFIG_EAP_TTLS=y
CONFIG_EAP_GTC=y
CONFIG_EAP_OTP=y
CONFIG_EAP_SIM=y
CONFIG_EAP_AKA=y
CONFIG_EAP_PSK=y
CONFIG_EAP_LEAP=y
#CONFIG_PCSC=y

NOTE!

The got'chas here where adding the the CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXTENSION and CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE. CTRL_IFACE is need for the WPA_CLI and the WPA_GUI, which I use.

make;make install
make make_gui -- This make a nice GUI interface to use from X
Then copy wpa_gui to /usr/local/bin -- it must be run as root

I created the following file /sbin/wpa_actions.sh. This sets up the networks seen to use dhcp automatically. You can setup an embeded in using the SSID.

#!/bin/sh 

IFNAME=$1
CMD=$2 

if [ "$CMD" == "CONNECTED" ]; then
    SSID=`wpa_cli -i$IFNAME status | grep ^ssid= | cut -f2- -d=`
    # configure network, signal DHCP client, etc.
    /bin/sleep 2
    /sbin/dhclient $IFNAME
fi

if [ "$CMD" == "DISCONNECTED" ]; then
    # remove network configuration, if needed
    /sbin/dhclient -r $IFNAME
fi

Now to get the system to work I setup in /etc/rc.d/rc.local

/usr/local/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -w -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext
#It takes a moment for wpa_supplicant to come up.
/bin/sleep 2
/usr/local/sbin/wpa_cli -a/sbin/wpa_action.sh -B

NOTE!

The interface to use is west NOT iwp. This finally worked for me.

I have now setup a wpa service to make it easy to start and stop. Here is the /etc/init.d/wpa file that I created:

#!/bin/sh
#
# wpa   
#
# chkconfig: 35 98 10
 
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
RETVAL=0
 
start() {
       echo $"Starting wpa_supplicant"
       /usr/local/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -w -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -Dwext
       /bin/sleep 1
       /usr/local/sbin/wpa_cli -a/sbin/wpa_action.sh -B
       /sbin/iwconfig eth0 power on
       /sbin/iwconfig eth0 power timeout 300u all
       /sbin/iwconfig eth0 power period 2
       ret=$?
       echo
       return $ret
}

stop() {
        echo $"Stopping wpa_supplicant"
        /usr/bin/killall wpa_supplicant
        ret=$?
        echo
        return $ret
}

reload() {
        stop
        /bin/sleep 3
        start
}

case "$1" in
       start)
               start
               ;;
       stop)
               stop
               ;;
       restart)
               reload
               ;;
       *)
               echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart}"
               exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL

Links

Intel IPW2200
Fingerprint Reader - according HOWTO
This guide is listed at the TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo).

Installing Fedora Core 4 on a ThinkPad T42p (2373-HBU)

Contents

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Basic Install

Basic Hardware

Wireless

Updating

Video

xorg driver

ATI driver

Fingerprint Reader

IRDA

BIOS Setup

IRDA Service

OBEX Tool

Install BWidget

Modem/Swsups2 Kernel

Programs

Mplayer

Xine

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IPW2200

Kismet

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