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==Items that may require tweaking== | ==Items that may require tweaking== | ||
| − | ===Vertical | + | ===Configuring the TrackPoint=== |
| − | In Ubuntu clicking the | + | ''[http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/configure-trackpoint.html configure-trackpoint]'' can be used to adjust the TrackPoint's sensitivity, speed and other settings. Since ''configure-trackpoint'' depends on sysfsutils, run... |
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | sudo apt-get install sysfsutils | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | ...before installing it's deb file from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tpctl/ here]. | ||
| + | Run it using... | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | sudo configure-trackpoint | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | ===Vertical Scrolling by TrackPoint's Middle-button=== | ||
| + | In Ubuntu clicking the TrackPoint's middle-button pastes instead of scrolling vertically. To fix this, vertical scrolling must be enabled and paste by middle-button must be disabled the for the TrackPoint. Create "mouse-wheel.fdi" in "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/" using something like... | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
sudo gedit "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi" | sudo gedit "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi" | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
| + | ===Hard Drive Active Protection System=== | ||
| + | The hard drive active protection system was enabled using [[Installing_Ubuntu_9.04_(Jaunty_Jackalope)_on_a_ThinkPad_T61#Enabling_Active_Protection_System|these instructions]]. | ||
[[Category:T43p]] | [[Category:T43p]] | ||
[[Category:Ubuntu 9.04]] | [[Category:Ubuntu 9.04]] | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 20 September 2009
Contents
Items that work out of the box
- Hibernation
- Wireless
- Sound from speakers and headphoenes. Note that no notification is displayed when adjusting volume because of this bug
- TrackPoint
- TouchPad
- Volume Buttons
- Fn button
- Screen Brightnesss
- Display Switch
- ThinkLight
- Toggeling Status of wireless radio and bluetooth
- etc
Items that may require tweaking
Configuring the TrackPoint
configure-trackpoint can be used to adjust the TrackPoint's sensitivity, speed and other settings. Since configure-trackpoint depends on sysfsutils, run...
sudo apt-get install sysfsutils
...before installing it's deb file from here. Run it using...
sudo configure-trackpoint
Vertical Scrolling by TrackPoint's Middle-button
In Ubuntu clicking the TrackPoint's middle-button pastes instead of scrolling vertically. To fix this, vertical scrolling must be enabled and paste by middle-button must be disabled the for the TrackPoint. Create "mouse-wheel.fdi" in "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/" using something like...
sudo gedit "/etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi"
...and enter the following into it...
<match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">2</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.YAxisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.XAxisMapping" type="string">6 7</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelTimeout" type="string">200</merge> </match>
Hard Drive Active Protection System
The hard drive active protection system was enabled using these instructions.
