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Synaptics TouchPad driver for X

2004-09-26T14:18:30Z

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==Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86==
This is a driver for all synaptics touchpads for X.org/Xfree86 4.x

=== Features ===
*Movement with adjustable, non-linear acceleration and speed
*Button events through short touching of the touchpad
*Dragging through short touching and holding down the finger on the touchpad
*Middle and right button events on the upper and lower corner of the touchpad
*Vertical scrolling (button four and five events) through moving the finger on the right side of the touchpad
*Horizontal scrolling (button six and seven events) through moving the finger on the lower side of the touchpad
*Adjustable finger detection

===Project Homepage===
[http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/ Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86]

[[Category:Drivers]]

Drivers

2004-09-26T14:09:47Z

81.6.16.241: added synaptics touchpad driver link

Information on Thinkpad Drivers.

==PowerManagement==
*[[ibm-acpi]] <tt>(IBM ThinkPad ACPI Extras Driver)</tt>

==Graphics==
*[[savage dualview]] <tt>(Driver for Savage chips found i.e. in some Thinkpads)</tt>
*[[fglrx]] <tt>(ATI driver for Radeon, FireGL and Mobility boards)</tt>

==Wireless LAN==
*[[madwifi]] <tt>(Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi)</tt>

==Touchpad/Trackpoint==
*[[synaptics]] touchpad driver for X.org/Xfree86

==Internal Modem==
soon to come..

==Additional Hardware==
*[[ultracampatch | IBM UltraCam II driver]]

==Windows drivers==
soon to come..

2373-G1U

2004-09-25T16:09:06Z

81.6.16.241: additional info about dvd drive

= IBM ThinkPad T40p 2373 Specifications =

== CPU and Memory ==
{|
|Processor Manufacturer || Intel
|-
|Processor Class || Pentium M
|-
|Processor Speed || 1.6 GHz
|-
|Installed Memory || 512 MB
|-
|Maximum Memory || 2 GB
|-
|Memory Technology || DDR SDRAM
|-
|Cache Size || 1 MB
|-
|Installed Video Memory || 64 MB
|}
== Storage ==
{|
|Hard Drive Capacity || 40 GB
|-
|Included Drives || Matsushita CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo (reads DVD-R[W] and DVD-RAM but not DVD+R[W])
|-
|CD Write Speed || 16 X
|-
|CD Rewrite Speed || 10 X
|-
|CD Read Speed || 24 X
|-
|DVD Read Speed || 8 X
|}
== Display and Graphics ==
{|
|Display Size || 14.1 in
|-
|Display Type || TFT active matrix
|-
|Graphics Processor || ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000
|-
|Included Video Card || Graphics card - AGP 4x
|-
|Resolution ||1400 x 1050 pixels
|-
|Max. External Resolution || 2048 x 1536 pixels
|}

== Battery ==
{|
|Battery Life || 7.5 hour(s)
|-
|Battery Type || Lithium ion
|}

== Communications and Networking ==
{|
|Bluetooth || Yes
|-
|Modem Speed || 56 Kbps
|-
|Network Support || Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a
|}

== Software ==
{|
|Shipped Operating System || Microsoft Windows XP Professional
|}

== Connectors ==
{|
|Interface Provided ||Parallel Port, S-Video, VGA, Phone line, Headphone, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
|-
|Connectors ||2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x infrared - IrDA, 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11, 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x display / video - S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x docking / port replicator, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
|}

== General Product Info ==
{|
|Input Devices || Keyboard, Touchpad, TrackPoint
|-
|Included Sound Card || Sound card
|-
|Weight || 4.85 lbs
|-
|Also known as || IBM ThinkPad T40p 2373G1U, IBM ThinkPad T40p 2373, IBM 2373G1U, IBM 2373, IBM ThinkPad T40p
|-
|Manufacturer Part No. || 2373G1U
|-
|Dimension || 1.2 in x 12.2 in x 10.9 in (HxWxD)
|}

[[Category:ThinkpadT40p]]

Battery

2004-09-25T15:59:59Z

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Infos on how to treat your battery properly and on what you can do to extend its lifetime.
==Lithium-based batteries==

*store them at about 40% state-of-charge
*never store them fully depleted/charged
*keep them cool and dry
*the battery lasts longer with partial rather than full discharges

BIOS Upgrade

2004-09-25T15:44:07Z

81.6.16.241: /* Does work: */

=BIOS Upgrade=

==Updating from within Windows==

When upgrading from a Windows installation, a BIOS upgrade is quite simple if you follow the IBM instructions, as described on the respective BIOS upgrade page on the IBM site.

{|
| '''Models''' || '''Page'''
|-
| R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50273 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50279 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55003 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55000 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54996 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50298 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53480 Embedded Controller Program]
|}

==Updating from Floppy Disk==

For other operating systems there is an option to create a bootable floppy disk. This is described on the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 IBM site] as well. Note that you still need some Windows, OS/2 or DOS-System to create the floppy disk. For Linux you can use [http://www.dosemu.org/ DOSEMU] for this.

{|
| '''Models''' || '''Page'''
|-
| R50/p, R51 (1829, 1830, 1831, 1836), T40/p, T41/p, T42/p || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50275 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50277 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| R51 (2883, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2894, 2895) || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55004 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| R50e || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-55001 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54997 Embedded Controller Program]
|-
| X31 || [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-50308 BIOS], [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-53479 Embedded Controller Program]
|}

==Updating from CD/DVD Drive==

The whole thing gets more complicated if you neither have Windows nor a floppy drive installed. This is what this page is intended to describe.

One solution is to extract the floppy disk image with Windows, OS/2 or DOS, and use this image as a boot image for a CD/DVD. Thus it should be possible to upgrade the BIOS with the built-in CD/DVD drive.

Be aware that IBM officially does '''not''' support this! The official statement to my support request was:

<blockquote style="background: white; border: 1px solid black; padding: 1em;">
<pre><nowiki>
I'm afraid we only support the options listed on our web page and no you
can't burn a CD/DVD, however you can try to use an external USB FDD
(floppy) drive. The experts recommend a IBM USB FDD, however they have also
tested it with a Sony USB FDD drive.

In order to make sure the drive is recognised you can boot up the FDD with
a bootable dos diskette for w98
</nowiki></pre>
</blockquote>

But it seems to be possible as Mathias Dalheimer describes this [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html here].

Another indication that it should work is that IBM uses PHLASH16.EXE (at least on T4x/p systems) to flash the BIOS into the chip. The same tool is used by [http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/p35/bios/bios-instructions.html other vendors] to flash the BIOS from bootable CD-ROMs.

Some interesting but very technical information about the used flash tool can be found [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

To get an overview which models have been tested with this version, here is a list:

===Does work:===
{|
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|-
| R31 || [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/1998-January/009743.html Mathias Dalheimer]
|-
|T40p || Lukas KrÃ¤henbÃ¼hl, ismo at pop dot agri dot ch
|}

===Does not work:===
{|
| '''Model''' || '''Tested by'''
|}

Please note that testing this is '''at your own risk'''!!!

==Updating with Network Boot Image==

Anyone tried this? Please add your experiences here.

Tried some different method? Please add as well.