Install Fedora on ASUS M2N notebook(M2474PDV)

In this short HOWTO, we have few tasks: (In fact, you have to do a lot of things...)
1. Install Fedora on this elegant business notebook.
2. Enabling ACPI for sound card, pc card and power management support.
3. Enabling build-in ICH software modem
4. Download synaptic driver from http://tuxmobil.org/touchpad_driver.html
5. Enabling Intel Wireless Pro 2100 802.11b build-in wireless mini-pci card

My ASUS M2N SPEC. is:
Centrino 1.4GHz
512MB DDR RAM
14.1 inches LCD
8x DVD drive
56Kbps Modem
Realtek 8139 NIC
XP Home edition(useless???)

Before you start, I guess you need these:
1. Fedora core 1 CD * 3
2. 2.4.23 kernel from www.kernel.org
3. patch-2.4.23-ck1.bz2 from www.kernel.org
4. acpid-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm from acpid.sf.net
5. slmodem-2.9.2.tar.gz from ftp://ftp.smlink.com/linux/
6. NDISwrapper from http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/
7. Whatever intel wireless 2100pro driver for WinXP from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper/ or your own cdrom.
8. My config file can be download here


Below are the procedures I have had done:
1. Installation of Fedora core 1:
Install Fedora core 1, with SWAP partition larger than your physical memory about 30% to 100%. ex. I have 512MB physical memory, so I give a 1GB SWAP on my machine.

2. Before install kernel
untar your 2.4.23 kernel into /usr/src/ with command
# tar zxvf 2.4.23.tar.gz -C /usr/src/

3. Patch kernel with CK patch
patch CK's patch to accelerate your kernel, put CK patch in /usr/src/, then patch it with command:
# bzcat patch-2.4.23-ck1.bz2 | patch -p0

4. Configure kernel 2.4.23
In directory /usr/src/2.4.23, make menuconfig and enable all acpi part and swsusp part. You can also just load my config file and just save it.

5. Install kernel 2.4.23-ck1
do these commands:
# make dep
# make bzImage
# make modules
# make modules_install
# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.23-ck1
# cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.23-ck1
# mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.4.23-ck1.img 2.4.23-ck1

6. Modify boot loader
modify your lilo.conf or grub.conf, add your kernel in.

Ex. This is my configurations in /etc/grub.conf:

title Fedora Core (2.4.23-ckl)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.23-ck1 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.23-ck1.img

7. Reboot and check kernel
reboot your system and check this kernel work properly or not.

8. install acpid
# rpm -Uvh acpid-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm
# chkconfig --level 2345 acpid on

9. install smart link modem drivers:
# tar zxvf slmodem-2.9.2.tar.gz -C /tmp/
# cd /tmp/ ; make ; make install

9a. download my init file and enable it:
# cp slmodemd /etc/init.d/
# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/slmodemd
# chkconfig --add slmodemd
# chkconfig --level 2345 slmodemd on
# service slmodemd start

10. Modify settings of acpid:

after reference Mr. Namaru's website, I have modified my config files. You can just download it and put it in proper place.

a. acpid's action scripts, please put in /etc/acpi/actions/ and chmod 755 /etc/acpi/actions/*:
acpi.sh
powerbutton.sh

b. acpid's action scripts, please put in /etc/acpi/events/:
acpi.conf
buttonsuspend
powerbutton.conf

c. edit /etc/rc.local and add these lines:
# add asus acpi drivers
modprobe asus_acpi thermal
if [ -f /proc/acpi/ac_adapter/*/status ] ; then
ADAPTERFILE="/proc/acpi/ac_adapter/*/status"
else
ADAPTERFILE="/proc/acpi/ac_adapter/*/state"
fi
cat $ADAPTERFILE | grep on-line > /dev/null
if [ "$?" = "0" ] ; then
hdparm -S 120 /dev/hda > /dev/null
echo 15 > /proc/acpi/asus/brn
else
hdparm -S 12 /dev/hda > /dev/null
echo 5 > /proc/acpi/asus/brn
fi

# install Smart Link modem drivers
modprobe slamr slusb

d. replace /etc/suspend.conf with my one

e. Add acpi support on boot, download my file and put it in /usr/local/bin/:
# cp acpi.restart /usr/local/bin/
# chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/acpi.restart

11. Install synaptic driver for your touchpad
Download synaptic driver from http://tuxmobil.org/touchpad_driver.html
# tar zxvf synaptics-0.11.3.tar.gz -C /tmp/
# cp /tmp/synaptics/synaptics_drv.o /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/

Edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config and do these things:
a. add following line into your Section "Module"
Load "synaptics"

b. add following parts into your Section "InputDevice"
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "synaptics"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Edges" "1900 5400 1800 3900"
Option "Finger" "25 30"
Option "MaxTapTime" "20"
Option "MaxTapMove" "220"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
Option "MinSpeed" "0.02"
Option "MaxSpeed" "0.18"
Option "AccelFactor" "0.0010"
# Option "Repeater" "/dev/ps2mouse"
# Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

c. In Section "ServerLayout" replace the CorePointer with following line:
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"

d. restart your X, open an browser and drag your finger with right edge. You could "scroll" your browser. Cool!

12. Install driver for Intel 2100 pro on Centrino architecture.
Get your driver cd and find intel 2100pro driver for WinXP. Then copy all the files into /lib/modules/i2100pro/. Be sure you have .inf and .sys files.
# mkdir /lib/modules/i2100pro
# cp -rf /mnt/cdrom/WinXP/* /lib/modules/i2100pro/

12a. Before install NDISwrapper:
Because NDISwrapper need flex but fedora doesn't have, just install it with yum:
# yum install flex

12b. Install NDISwrapper:
# tar zxvf ndiswrapper-0.4.tar.gz -C /tmp/
# cd /tmp/ndiswrapper/
# ./install.sh

Then it will ask you some questions, just answer it:
# Where to place .inf files? /lib/modules/i2100pro/w70n51.inf
# Where to place .sys files? /lib/modules/i2100pro/w70n51.sys
# Which NIC you need to configure? eth1
Then just use the default setting should be fine.

12c. Test and bring up networking
# dhclient eth1

IRDA
13. edit your /etc/modules.conf and add these lines:
# IrCOMM module
alias char-major-161 ircomm-tty
alias char-major-60 ircomm_tty
# DevFS autoload for IrCOMM
alias /dev/ircomm0 ircomm-tty
alias /dev/ircomm1 ircomm-tty
# IrLAN, but currently the IrLAN protocol is no longer maintained by the Linux/IrDA core team
# To use the FIR driver. This applies only to the specific device!!!
# IrNET module
alias char-major-10-187 irnet
pre-install nsc-ircc /bin/setserial "/dev/ttyS1" "uart" "none"
options nsc-ircc dma=1 irq=3 io=0x2f8 dongle_id=0x09
#post-install nsc-ircc echo "115200" > /proc/sys/net/irda/max_baud_rate
post-install nsc-ircc echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/irda/discovery

14. modify /etc/sysconfig/irda, in DEVICE=:
DEVICE=irda0

15. Add these kernel parameters into /etc/grub.conf
acpi_irq_balance acpi_irq_isa=3,12

16. Reboot and test irda with irdadump, you should see something and done.

If you want to connect with your palm or mobile phone, do these:
# modprobe ircomm
# modprobe ircomm-tty

and set PILOTPORT=/dev/ircomm0

Congradulations!!! Centrino works! Linux rules!


Credits:

# Thanks to HOM
He help me update my kernel configuration and enable my usb stuffs.