> I'm wondering if it would be a worthy endeavor to begin a process of > creating model-specific "profile" RPM's for various laptop models? For > example, I might create an RPM called fedora-profile-thinkpad-t43 which > would: > - require the tpb and other necessary packages for full hardware support > - include appropriate T43-specific config files for the tpb program > - include appropriate acpi scripts and put them in the right places > Long-term, one might even be able to include optimized xorg configs (for > example, I use some features of the radeon driver to let me re-size the > screen between a 1- and 2-monitor setup when I dock/undock my system). > > So, the questions are: > - Does this make any sense to do? > - What kind of naming scheme is appropriate? > - How can I deal with config files (for example, tpb owns tpb.conf, but > I want to have my pkg provide a better tpb.conf...)? > - Does this target only laptops, or is this at all appropriate for > desktops, too? > > In an ideal world, one might hope we'd get to the point that vendors > would supply such a package when they ship a new laptop model. > > As nice as it would be to have "out of the box" support for this stuff, > I'm assuming it's really more of an extras project. Nonetheless, I > thought it might be wise to start out asking for suggestions here in > case there are other issues, ideas, or projects afoot that might have > some bearing on how best to do this. > A first start I would encourage A LOT is this. Document all the steps (top to bottom) it took you to setup Fedora Core on your laptop in the fedoraproject wiki. I think it's an excellent idea b/c there are not _that_ many different laptops out there, there will be a lot of people using the same model. However, I'd recommend being as precise as possible about what model you got. T43 encompasses a lot of laptops. -sv -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list