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.

Comprehensive review: http://www.eastwoodzhao.com/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope-on-thinkpad-t61/

Hardware

Works Out of the Box

Needs Tweaks

Doesn't Work

Untested

  • Wireless (Intel 3945ABG or 4965AGN)
  • Wired LAN
  • Video
  • Touchpoint
  • Trackpad
  • Optical drive
  • Sound card
  • SD/MMC Memory card reader
  • FN keys
    • Screen brightness control
    • Thinklight control
    • WLAN/BT/OFF toggle
    • Media player control
  • Volume control buttons
  • fingerprint reader
  • ACPI
    • Battery status, power graphs, and history
    • Lid open/close
    • Suspend to RAM
    • Suspend to Disk
    • Suspend-to-RAM/Suspend-to-Disk under full disk LVM encryption

Other Issues

Compared to 8.10

Improvements

Bugs and Regressions