Install Fedora 8 in Thinkpad T60

The whole process was extremely simple and smooth. You can find a lot information about how-to install Fedora on laptops. The following are some information that I found are quite useful but missed in standard installation instructions.

1. Install ATI driver and enable compiz-fusion
2. Install pdftk
3. Install Mac4lin
4. Enable full function of Keyboard
5. Power management 'acpi' configuratio

OK, I am going to start with step 4, since step 1,2 and 3 were already done. I'll add these steps when I have spare time which I rarely have :-(

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4. IBM hotkeys
   First, make sure you have the thinkpad-acpi module loaded (which you
   should):
   lsmod | grep thinkpad (look for thinkpad-acpi in the output)
   By default, FC7 will switch to low power mode when the lid is
   closed. I don't like that. I simply want the screen turned off
   when the lid is closed and back on when it's open. To do this,
   follow these steps:
   a. Go to /etc/acpi/events/
   b. Edit a-lid-aticonfig.conf and comment out the line
   that start with event= (Add a #-symbol at
   the beginning of that line). This will disable the
   default lid behavior
   c. Add the following line at the end of the file:
   action=/etc/acpi/actions/lid
   (This will redirect the event to our own custom script)
   d. Go to /etc/acpi/actions/
   e. Create a file named lid with the following lines:
   #!/bin/bash
   # Check LID state
   export XAUTHORITY=/var/gdm/\:0.Xauth
   if grep -q open /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state
   then
   /etc/acpi/actions/screen_on.sh
   else
   /etc/acpi/actions/screen_off.sh
   fi
   f. Create a file screen_on.sh with
   #!/bin/sh
   /usr/bin/xset -display :0 dpms force on
   g. Create a file screen_off.sh with
   #!/bin/sh
   /usr/bin/xset -display :0 dpms force off
   h. Set proper permissions
   chmod 755 lid
   chmod 755 screen_on.sh
   chmod 755 screen_off.sh
   
   Additionally, I like to be able to switch on and off the screen
   by pressing Fn+F3. To do this we first have to enable the IBM
   hotkeys by doing:
   echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
   This will signal your laptop to generate acpi events whenever
   Fn+F3 (or any other Fn+FX key combination) is pressed. Include
   the line above in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local so that it is enabled
   at boot time. Now we have to create handlers for the Fn+F3
   hotkey. Go to /etc/acpi/events/ and create the file FnF3.conf
   # ACPI Configuration to execute action when pressing Fn+F3
   event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001003
   action=/etc/acpi/actions/FnF3.sh
   
   Now go to /etc/acpi/actions/ and create FnF3.sh, as follows
   #!/bin/bash
   export XAUTHORITY=/var/gdm/\:0.Xauth
   # Check if working on single or dual mode
   Mode="single"
   LCDgrep=`aticonfig --query-monitor | grep Connected | grep lvds`
   CRTgrep=`aticonfig --query-monitor | grep Connected | grep crt1`
   if [ "$LCDgrep" != "" ] && [ "$CRTgrep" != "" ]; then
   Mode="dual"
   fi
   if [ $Mode == "single" ]; then
   # Turn off screen
   /etc/acpi/actions/screen_off.sh
   else
   # Cycle screens
   /etc/acpi/actions/FnF3_dual.sh
   fi
   
   This will check if we're working on the LCD screen alone (single
   mode) or if we have both the screen and an external monitor
   connected (dual mode). If it's single mode, Fn+F3 will simply
   turn off the screen. If it's dual mode, then Fn+F3 will cycle
   between various states when the LCD and the monitor are
   alternatively turned on and off. For this scheme to work, you
   need the following FnF3_dual.sh file in /etc/acpi/actions/:
   
   #!/bin/bash
   # Cycle turning on/off monitors
   
   LCD="off"
   CRT="off"
   LCDgrep=`aticonfig --nobackup --query-monitor | grep Enabled | grep lvds`
   if [ "$LCDgrep" != "" ]; then
   LCD="on"
   fi
   CRTgrep=`aticonfig --nobackup --query-monitor | grep Enabled | grep crt1`
   if [ "$CRTgrep" != "" ]; then
   CRT="on"
   fi
   
   echo "LCD screen is $LCD. External screen is $CRT"
   
   if [ "$LCD" == "on" ] && [ "$CRT" == "on" ]; then
   # Turn on external monitor and off LCD
   echo "Turning off LCD, keeping external screen on"
   /usr/bin/aticonfig --nobackup --enable-monitor=crt1
   fi
   
   if [ "$LCD" == "off" ] && [ "$CRT" == "on" ]; then
   # Turn on LCD and off external monitor
   echo "Turning LCD on and external screen off"
   /usr/bin/aticonfig --nobackup --enable-monitor=lvds
   fi
   
   if [ "$LCD" == "on" ] && [ "$CRT" == "off" ]; then
   # Turn off external monitor and LCD
   echo "Turning off both LCD and external screen"
   /usr/bin/aticonfig --nobackup --enable-monitor=crt1,lvds
   /etc/acpi/actions/screen_off.sh
   fi
   
   if [ "$LCD" == "off" ] && [ "$CRT" == "off" ]; then
   # Turn on external monitor and LCD
   echo "Turning on both LCD and external screen"
   /usr/bin/aticonfig --nobackup --enable-monitor=crt1,lvds
   fi
   
   Don't forget to set appropriate permissions for these files:
   chmod 755 FnF3.sh
   chmod 755 FnF3_dual.sh
   
   
   Now let's create a suspend event and action script. Go to
   /etc/acpi/events/ and create this FnF4.conf file:
   # ACPI Configuration to execute action when pressing Fn+F4
   event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004
   action=/etc/acpi/actions/suspend.sh
   Now put this script in /etc/acpi/actions/suspend.sh
   #!/bin/sh
   
   # remove USB 1.1 driver
   rmmod uhci_hcd
   
   # sync filesystem and clock
   sync
   /sbin/hwclock --systohc
   
   # switch to console
   FGCONSOLE=`fgconsole`
   chvt 6
   #/usr/sbin/radeontool light off
   /usr/sbin/vbetool dpms suspend
   
   # go to sleep
   #sleep 5 && echo -n "mem" > /sys/power/state
   echo -n "mem" > /sys/power/state
   
   # readjust the clock (it might be off a bit after suspend)
   /sbin/hwclock --adjust
   /sbin/hwclock --hctosys
   
   And set execute permissions with
   chmod 755 suspend.sh
   
   WARNING: At the time of writing this there seems to be a bug
   in the current kernel version 2.6.22 that makes my computer freeze
   during suspend. If you do a echo -n "mem" > /sys/power/state it
   freezes after the "Suspending console(s)" message. One can only hope
   that this will get fixed soon and then suspend will work again.Disable horizontal scrolling in the touchpad to act like BACK
   button in Firefox:
   
   Open Firefox and type about:config in the URL window
   In the filter field, enter mousewheel
   Set
   mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.action to 0
   mousewheel.horizscroll.withnokey.sysnumlines to true