Difference between revisions of "Installing Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) on a ThinkPad T61"
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= General Information = | = General Information = | ||
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) | Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) | ||
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+ | = Hardware Support Details = | ||
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+ | == Untested == | ||
+ | '''Modem:''' unknown | ||
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+ | '''FireWire (IEEE1394):''' unknown | ||
== Tested: Worked "out of the box" == | == Tested: Worked "out of the box" == | ||
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*Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default | *Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default | ||
*Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver | *Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver | ||
− | {{HINT| People have had problems with certain keys interfering with further keyboard input. See | + | {{HINT| People have had problems with certain keys interfering with further keyboard input. See comment 56 on http://is.gd/hfb1o for a possible solution.}} |
'''Touchpad:''' works by default | '''Touchpad:''' works by default | ||
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* '''Hibernate:''' works by default | * '''Hibernate:''' works by default | ||
{{HELP|Hibernate works, but is slower than just shutting everything down and restarting it. Is this a problem, or does it really take that long to write that much data to disk?}} | {{HELP|Hibernate works, but is slower than just shutting everything down and restarting it. Is this a problem, or does it really take that long to write that much data to disk?}} | ||
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'''Bluetooth:''' works by default | '''Bluetooth:''' works by default | ||
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== Tested: Needed tweaking to obtain full functionality == | == Tested: Needed tweaking to obtain full functionality == | ||
− | + | ===Install HDAPS - IBM Active Protection System Linux Driver=== | |
To install the Active Protection System execute the following commands: | To install the Active Protection System execute the following commands: | ||
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− | + | ===Touchpoint middle-button scrolling:=== | |
1. Use your favorite editor for creating following file - e.g.: {{path|sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf}} | 1. Use your favorite editor for creating following file - e.g.: {{path|sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf}} | ||
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3. Save file and reboot your laptop. | 3. Save file and reboot your laptop. | ||
− | + | ===Enabling multi-touch touchpad:=== | |
{{HELP|Anyone have a solution?}} | {{HELP|Anyone have a solution?}} | ||
[[Category:T61]] | [[Category:T61]] | ||
[[Category:Ubuntu 10.10]] | [[Category:Ubuntu 10.10]] |
Revision as of 00:55, 17 November 2010
Contents
General Information
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
Hardware Support Details
Untested
Modem: unknown
FireWire (IEEE1394): unknown
Tested: Worked "out of the box"
Video 2D/3D
- NVidia (Quadro NVS 140M): works (needs proprietary driver for hardware acceleration)
- Intel (GMA X3100): unknown
WiFi
- Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN: works by default
- Front switch (airplane mode): works by default
Ethernet (Intel Gigabit): works
Special Keys (volume, Fn-, ThinkVantage):
- ThinkVantage button: go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts and assign a task to it.
- Fn-F5 (Wireless/Bluetooth): works by default
- Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default
- Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver
Touchpad: works by default
Touchpoint: works by default
Fingerprint reader: works but there is a bug in sudo, introduced in version 1.7.2p2 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/609645)
ACPI
- Suspend: works by default
- Hibernate: works by default
Bluetooth: works by default
DVD Drive
- Ultrabay Slim Super Multi-Burner Drive : works by default
Audio (82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio): works by default
- Headphones: works by default
- Microphone: works by default
Card Reader: works by default
Tested: Needed tweaking to obtain full functionality
Install HDAPS - IBM Active Protection System Linux Driver
To install the Active Protection System execute the following commands:
$ sudo apt-get -y install tp-smapi-dkms hdapsd
$ sudo modprobe tp-smapi
$ sudo /etc/init.d/hdapsd restart
$ echo 'tp-smapi' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
Touchpoint middle-button scrolling:
1. Use your favorite editor for creating following file - e.g.: sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf
2. Enter this text to the newly created 20-thinkpad.conf:
Section "InputClass" Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation" MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Option "EmulateWheel" "true" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false" Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection
3. Save file and reboot your laptop.