Installing Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) on a ThinkPad T61p

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This page describes issues and solutions for getting Ubuntu 9.04 working on a T61p.

Hardware

Works Out of the Box

  • Wireless (Intel 3945ABG or 4965AGN)
  • Touchpoint
  • Trackpad
    • Trackpad scrolling
  • Sound card
    • Volume up/down/mute buttons
    • Audio out
  • FN keys
    • numlock
    • Lock computer
    • Battery information
    • Screen brightness control
    • Thinklight control
    • sleep
    • WLAN/BT on/off toggle

Needs Tweaks

  • Video
    • No option to load proprietary drivers, unable to turn on effects.
  • ACPI
    • Suspend to RAM - monitor doesnt turn on on wake up.

Doesn't Work

Untested

  • Wired LAN
  • ultranav scrolling
  • Optical drive
  • Sound card
    • Audio in
  • SD/MMC Memory card reader
  • FN keys
    • Media player control
  • Volume control buttons
  • fingerprint reader
  • ACPI
    • Battery status, power graphs, and history
    • Lid open/close
    • Suspend to Disk
    • Suspend-to-RAM/Suspend-to-Disk under full disk LVM encryption

Other Issues

Compared to 8.10

Improvements

Bugs and Regressions