[ltp] Fedora on X60s -- screen config etc

[Marius Gedminas]

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On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 06:00:44PM -0400, Adrian Walker wrote:
> Many thanks for the good advice in answer to my previous question about
> naively trying to install RedHat 8.0 on an X60s.
>=20
> I took the advice to switch to Fedora Core 4, and was able to almost
> complete the installation.

(I ran Ubuntu on a T42 and now I run Ubuntu on a T61, so my advice will
be based on generic rather than specific experience.)

> However, this leads me to pick your brains further please.....
>=20
> Q1.  The screen config dialog complains each time I boot the machine, and
> will just about make it to an 800x600 display.  Does anyone have a good
>  .config file for this please?    Preferable 1024xsomething.  Is the file=
 now
> called /etc/X11/xorg.conf ?

Yes.  It shouldn't need any special configuration, just Driver "intel",
and it should Just Work.

If it doesn't work, I suggest upgrading to a newer driver version.  The
simplest way of doing that, in my opinion, is upgrading the whole
distribution to something more modern.  I don't use Fedora, but I see
that the last release was Fedora 7 from 2007-05-31, so Fedora Core 4
sounds quite old.

> Q2 .  Screen is stuck at max brightness.  How to control brightness with
> Alt-home/end or other method?

Fn-Home/End should work.

> Q3.  Hard drive light is always on.  Bug or feature?

Probably some desktop search engine indexing all your files.  If it
doesn't stop after a few hours, I'd start investigating.

> Q4.  How to put the machine to sleep or hibernate?

Fn-F4 should work for sleep, Fn-F12 for hibernation.  I'd also expect a
logout menu to give an option.

> Q5.  Wireless?  Or am I hopelessly optimistic here?

Doesn't it Just Work out of the box?  Try a more modern distribution.

Knowing the model of your wireless card would help.

Cheers!
Marius Gedminas
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