Scientific Linux 6.2 on X120e

[jdk]

Just a heads up, SL 6.2 runs perfectly on the X120e.

One caveat is that you will initially need a wired connection and to enable elrepo (www.elrepo.org). Once enabled, install kmod-r8192ce to get wireless. After a reboot, that's it.

Everything else runs fine...suspend/resume, and unlike previous releases, the native resolution is supported out of the box as well as a graphical bootsplash. No more need for the Catalyst driver!

I will update to the 3.2x kernel in a little while and report back.

[jdk]

Okay, I'm back. I now have installed the latest kernel from elrepo, and just got wireless working again.

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Linux localhost.localdomain 3.2.7-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 21 02:00:04 EST 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

So first, enable the kernel-ml repository in /etc/yum.repos.d/elrepo.repo.

Then do a yum update, and install the packages:

kernel-ml
kernel-ml-devel
kernel-ml-firmware
kernel-ml-headers
make
gcc

There will be a conflict with kernel-ml-firmware, so you must remove the package kernel-firmware first. I just removed all of the original kernel packages to keep things clean.

After installing, reboot, and you will be in the new kernel. But the wireless card does not work. You will need ethernet connection, so browse to

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dow ... loads=true

And download the driver for the 8192ce. There is a separate package for 3.x kernels. As of 22 Feb 2012, the filename is:

92ce_se_de_linux_mac80211_0005.1230.2011.tar.gz

Unpack the file, then as root:

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make
make install
modprobe rtl8192ce

Wireless instantly works.

If you do not want to lose wireless on account of the kernel automatically updating, disable the kernel-ml repository.

[jdk]

Just an update, I'm on my second X120e and SL-6.3 does not support the Broadcom Wireless out of the box. This is a different card than my previous X120e which had a Realtek wireless. Two options:

1) Download and install a more recent kernel (included out of the box with 3.2+) or
2) follow the ElRepo instructions to build the kernel modules here:http://elrepo.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=wl-kmod

Besides that, everything else works fine.