jose@compu.cl

I've installed Slackware 12.1 on a Lenovo 3000 N200 0769A89. I'll explain everything that I did to have it working perfectly.

The first step was to search in linux-laptops if someone had already installed linux on a Lenovo Laptop. I found this entry, but it wasnt the same model, but I could rescue the sound/audio section.

Then, what did I do?

1. Install Slackware 12.1 with the kernel huge-smp(Intel core duo)
   
   At the installation part of Slackware 12.1 the kernel huge-smp comes by default, wich has the support for SMP processors.
   
   
2. After installing Slackware, download the kernel 2.6.26
   
   Download the kernel 2.6.26,
   

   wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2

   
   
   
3. Compile the kernel for this computer(here you have the .config)
   
     Now we login as root and type,
   

   cd /usr/src
   tar xjf /path/to/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2
   rm linux
   ln -s linux-2.6.26 linux
   cp /path/to/file/.config/downloaded/from/my/site linux/
   cd linux
   make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install



4. Now install the new kernel and edit lilo.conf
   
   

   cp System.map /boot/System-2.6.26.map
   cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26

   
   Then we open lilo.conf in our favourite editor(vim in my case),
   

   vim /etc/lilo.conf

   
   and add the next line just below the entry boot
   

   map=/boo/System-2.6.26.map

   
   In the same file we add a new menu entry
   

   image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26
   root = /dev/sda1
   label = SlackwareNew
   read-only

   
   Save and quit


5. Now run lilo and reboot the computer
   
     Run lilo,
   

   lilo -v

   
   Reboot the computer
   

   reboot



6. Configuring the Audio
   
   Run alsaconf, and select Intel sound card.
   Then edit the file,
   

   /etc/modprobe.d/sound

   
   And at the bottom of the file add,
   

   options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo

   
   save and reboot
   

   reboot

   
   
7. Download UVC and install the module
   
   Download UVC from the svn,
   

   svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/linux-uvc/linux-uvc/trunk
   cd trunk
   make
   make install
   modprobe -a uvcvideo

   
   I'll test with skype the webcam, for it  I opened skype and made a call to a friend, in my case Conejo(friend from ICC). Now I click on Start my video and the webcam light is on and at the conversation window you'll see yourself like in the next image,
   
   
   
   
8. Configure the sound Keys with xev
   
   Open a console and run,
   

   xev

   
   Now we press the sound keys(raise volume, lower volume and mute). Each one of these keys has a unique keycode, write down this code for each key and edit (create if it doesnt exist) the file .Xmodmap in our $HOME, and add the next lines,
   

   ! Teclas especiales de sonido
   keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute
   keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
   keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
   ! Tecla para darle función a la tecla WIN
   keycode 115 = Menu

   
   Ready to use your computer working perfectly. Hope this would help you.

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