Installing Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on a ThinkPad Edge 14" (Intel)
This guide is for a Thinkpad Edge 14" with Intel processors.
Contents
Worked
- Ethernet
- Pointing devices (Can be configured graphically using these instructions.)
- TrackPoint
- TouchPad
- Fn+F[1-12]
- Special Keys
- Sound Mute (F1)
- Volume Up (F2)
- Volume Down (F3)
- Brightness down (F7)
- Brigtness up (F8)
- Previous track in Movie Player (F10)
- Play/Pause in Movie Player (F11)
- Next track in Movie Player (F12)
- Hibernation. (Swap size must be greater than RAM size)
- Suspend
- Integrated Camera
Worked with Tweeking
- WiFi. Must be turned on manually because the toggle wireless key on the keyboard doesn't work.
- Right-click on the "NetworkManager Applet" and select "Enable Wireless" and "Enable Networking".
- Integrated Microphone. Must be turned on manually.
- Left-click on the gnome-panel's sound button and select "Sound Preferences...". On the "Input" tab uncheck "Mute" and increase the "Input Volume" to 100%.
Didn't work
- Special Keys
- Microphone Mute (F4)
- Toggle Camera (F5)
- Toggle Wireless (F9)
- Hard Drive Active Protection System (No luck yet)
- Thinkpad-acpi. "Not yet supported ThinkPad detected!" is displayed at startup. Since acpi isn't working, battery life in Ubuntu is less than in Windows.
Untested
- Special Keys
- Change Display Settings (F6)
- Bluetooth - Turns on at startup but functionality was not tested.
Disabling Bluetooth
By default Bluetooth Radio is enabled at startup which drains battery life. If you never use Bluetooth and want it disabled append...
service bluetooth stop
...to /etc/init.d/rc.local
