Slackware on a T60p
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:47 pm
Thinkpad t60p 2007-94u
Not sure if anyone uses Slackware (12.1) on a T60p so I wanted to report the issues I encountered. First audio works fine as root but udev changes the permissions for /dev/dsp every time you reboot so audio doesn't work for users. You have to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/65-permissions.rules I added ,MODE = "0666" to the ALSA Devices at the end of the file. change this line (SUBSYSTEM=="sound", GROUP="audio") to this (SUBSYSTEM=="sound", GROUP="audio", MODE = "0666"). While you're there modify the CDROM settings from "0660" to "0666" or you'll have problems with users playing DVDs. It's also near the end of the config file. you may want to make these changes in 90-local.rules if you plan on upgrading udev or they'll be lost.
For DVD playback I use VLC. XINE will work but the colors are wrong. You'll have to download LIBDVDREAD, LIBDVDCSS and optionally LIBDVDNAV to play comercial DVDs. I don't use package managers but the sources compiled and installed without errors. I haven't tried Mplayer but I couldn't get it to compile on my T22 because of a problem with ncurses. I'm going to try it again shortly.
The Intel/PRO wireless didn't work. There is a problem with the iwl3945 module which is fixed in the latest module and intel firmware. As a temporary work around till I recompile my kernel and modules the Intel/PRO wireless works fine if I do nothing but add "/sbin/dhcpcd wlan0" to my rc.local file. Any modifications to rc.inet1.conf or rc.wireless.conf doesn't seem to work. I don't use WEP/WPA so I didn't try setting those options for wlan0. If anyone has it working, I'd like to know.
I'm still configuring slackware 12.1 and I'm sure I'll find other issues, ACPI comes to mind but most things work or seem fixable.
Not sure if anyone uses Slackware (12.1) on a T60p so I wanted to report the issues I encountered. First audio works fine as root but udev changes the permissions for /dev/dsp every time you reboot so audio doesn't work for users. You have to modify /etc/udev/rules.d/65-permissions.rules I added ,MODE = "0666" to the ALSA Devices at the end of the file. change this line (SUBSYSTEM=="sound", GROUP="audio") to this (SUBSYSTEM=="sound", GROUP="audio", MODE = "0666"). While you're there modify the CDROM settings from "0660" to "0666" or you'll have problems with users playing DVDs. It's also near the end of the config file. you may want to make these changes in 90-local.rules if you plan on upgrading udev or they'll be lost.
For DVD playback I use VLC. XINE will work but the colors are wrong. You'll have to download LIBDVDREAD, LIBDVDCSS and optionally LIBDVDNAV to play comercial DVDs. I don't use package managers but the sources compiled and installed without errors. I haven't tried Mplayer but I couldn't get it to compile on my T22 because of a problem with ncurses. I'm going to try it again shortly.
The Intel/PRO wireless didn't work. There is a problem with the iwl3945 module which is fixed in the latest module and intel firmware. As a temporary work around till I recompile my kernel and modules the Intel/PRO wireless works fine if I do nothing but add "/sbin/dhcpcd wlan0" to my rc.local file. Any modifications to rc.inet1.conf or rc.wireless.conf doesn't seem to work. I don't use WEP/WPA so I didn't try setting those options for wlan0. If anyone has it working, I'd like to know.
I'm still configuring slackware 12.1 and I'm sure I'll find other issues, ACPI comes to mind but most things work or seem fixable.