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Installing Debian Wheezy on a ThinkPad T61

2013-10-01T00:18:28Z

Ccurley: /* Bluetooth */

== Introduction ==
This page is a work in progress and is currently (Jan 2012) maintained by [[User:Eliasson]]. It covers the installation of Debian Testing daily build, codenamed Wheezy. Hardware marked on this page with "N/A" is available on some Thinkpad T61's, but not on mine. Feel free to fill in the gaps if you have the info.

=== System information ===
* BIOS version: {{todo|Check}}
* Linux kernel version: 3.1.0-1-amd64

== Installation ==
Using the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Aug 27, 2011, I couldn't get the computer to boot the normal installation CD. Everything stalled after the message Loading initrd.gz..... An Ubuntu 10.04 CD worked fine though. I ended up using a USB flash drive to install Debian. [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html This guide] covers how to create a bootable flash drive. Also, the T61 seems to be a little picky about the USB stick. If one doesn't work, try another. It needs to be recognized in BIOS as a "USB Hard Drive" with a plus sign in front.

However, the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Jan 1, 2012 booted just fine. The graphical installation crashed immediately but the text installation worked. This leads me to the conclusion that the installation problems are probably not the computer's fault but the fact that Debian Testing is still not perfectly stable. [[User:Eliasson|Eliasson]] 00:57, 2 January 2012 (CET)

== Sound ==
ALSA works out of the box. Pulseaudio works well with the default settings. Both internal and external microphone works.

== Graphics: ==
===NVidia Quadro NVS 140M ===
N/A

===Intel 965GM===
* Driver: intel
Correct screen resolution identified automatically. No need to touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf. External monitor untested.

== WiFi: Intel 3945/4965AGN ==

With kernel 2.6.24RC3 the driver comes part of the kernel and does not need manual installation. You still have to copy and install the firmware though.

* Driver: [[iwl4965]]
* Version: 0.0.34

Activate the non-free repositories and install the package ''firmware-iwlwifi'' [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firmware-iwlwifi]. According to the Debian-Package-Info page, this package is architecture independent. Reboot your computer and the WiFi card should work. The hardware disable switch works without problems.

== WiFi: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ (Atheros) ==
N/A

== Bluetooth ==
Bluetooth now works for me (Ccurley), with a Bose AE2w headset, using the A2DP profile.

However, I replaced ALSA with PulseAudio to get it to work. I used the apt-get command line from http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=12497 (after excising two package names that no longer exist).

{{cmdroot|apt-get install pulseaudio libao4 paprefs libpulse-mainloop-glib0 pulseaudio-module-jack pavucontrol pulseaudio-module-x11 gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils libasound2-plugins paman pulseaudio-module-gconf libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 pavumeter libglademm-2.4-1c2a pulseaudio-esound-compat libpulse0 libpulse-dev pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pulseaudio-module-zeroconf}}

I then purged every package with "alsa" in the name and two libasound2 packages.

I fired up vlc, and it played a MP3 file for me immediately. Wow!

I then fired up the PulseAudio volume control, and went to the Configuration tab.

I then turned on the headset. It appeared almost immediately in the configuration tab. I set it to use A2DP instead of the telephony duplex. then to the Playback tab on the PulseAudio volume control, where I selected the headset as the output device. Then I did the same with a Flash video from youtube.

That was it!

== Fingerprint Sensor ==
N/A

{{T61}}

Installing Debian Wheezy on a ThinkPad T61

2013-09-30T23:22:49Z

Ccurley: /* Bluetooth */

== Introduction ==
This page is a work in progress and is currently (Jan 2012) maintained by [[User:Eliasson]]. It covers the installation of Debian Testing daily build, codenamed Wheezy. Hardware marked on this page with "N/A" is available on some Thinkpad T61's, but not on mine. Feel free to fill in the gaps if you have the info.

=== System information ===
* BIOS version: {{todo|Check}}
* Linux kernel version: 3.1.0-1-amd64

== Installation ==
Using the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Aug 27, 2011, I couldn't get the computer to boot the normal installation CD. Everything stalled after the message Loading initrd.gz..... An Ubuntu 10.04 CD worked fine though. I ended up using a USB flash drive to install Debian. [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html This guide] covers how to create a bootable flash drive. Also, the T61 seems to be a little picky about the USB stick. If one doesn't work, try another. It needs to be recognized in BIOS as a "USB Hard Drive" with a plus sign in front.

However, the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Jan 1, 2012 booted just fine. The graphical installation crashed immediately but the text installation worked. This leads me to the conclusion that the installation problems are probably not the computer's fault but the fact that Debian Testing is still not perfectly stable. [[User:Eliasson|Eliasson]] 00:57, 2 January 2012 (CET)

== Sound ==
ALSA works out of the box. Pulseaudio works well with the default settings. Both internal and external microphone works.

== Graphics: ==
===NVidia Quadro NVS 140M ===
N/A

===Intel 965GM===
* Driver: intel
Correct screen resolution identified automatically. No need to touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf. External monitor untested.

== WiFi: Intel 3945/4965AGN ==

With kernel 2.6.24RC3 the driver comes part of the kernel and does not need manual installation. You still have to copy and install the firmware though.

* Driver: [[iwl4965]]
* Version: 0.0.34

Activate the non-free repositories and install the package ''firmware-iwlwifi'' [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firmware-iwlwifi]. According to the Debian-Package-Info page, this package is architecture independent. Reboot your computer and the WiFi card should work. The hardware disable switch works without problems.

== WiFi: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ (Atheros) ==
N/A

== Bluetooth ==
Bluetooth now works for me (Ccurley), with a Bose AE2w headset, using the A2DP profile.

However, I replaced ALSA with PulseAudio to get it to work. I used the apt-get command line in http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=12497 (after excising two package names that no longer exist). I then purged every package with "alsa" in the name.

I fired up vlc, and it played a MP3 file for me immediately. Wow!

I then fired up the PulseAudio volume control, and went to the Configuration tab.

I then turned on the headset. It appeared almost immediately in the configuration tab. I set it to use A2DP instead of the telephony duplex. then to the Playback tab on the PulseAudio volume control, where I selected the headset as the output device. Then I did the same with a Flash video from youtube.

That was it!

== Fingerprint Sensor ==
N/A

{{T61}}

Installing Debian Wheezy on a ThinkPad T61

2013-09-30T23:18:59Z

Ccurley: /* Bluetooth */

== Introduction ==
This page is a work in progress and is currently (Jan 2012) maintained by [[User:Eliasson]]. It covers the installation of Debian Testing daily build, codenamed Wheezy. Hardware marked on this page with "N/A" is available on some Thinkpad T61's, but not on mine. Feel free to fill in the gaps if you have the info.

=== System information ===
* BIOS version: {{todo|Check}}
* Linux kernel version: 3.1.0-1-amd64

== Installation ==
Using the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Aug 27, 2011, I couldn't get the computer to boot the normal installation CD. Everything stalled after the message Loading initrd.gz..... An Ubuntu 10.04 CD worked fine though. I ended up using a USB flash drive to install Debian. [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html This guide] covers how to create a bootable flash drive. Also, the T61 seems to be a little picky about the USB stick. If one doesn't work, try another. It needs to be recognized in BIOS as a "USB Hard Drive" with a plus sign in front.

However, the Debian Wheezy netinstall image from Jan 1, 2012 booted just fine. The graphical installation crashed immediately but the text installation worked. This leads me to the conclusion that the installation problems are probably not the computer's fault but the fact that Debian Testing is still not perfectly stable. [[User:Eliasson|Eliasson]] 00:57, 2 January 2012 (CET)

== Sound ==
ALSA works out of the box. Pulseaudio works well with the default settings. Both internal and external microphone works.

== Graphics: ==
===NVidia Quadro NVS 140M ===
N/A

===Intel 965GM===
* Driver: intel
Correct screen resolution identified automatically. No need to touch /etc/X11/xorg.conf. External monitor untested.

== WiFi: Intel 3945/4965AGN ==

With kernel 2.6.24RC3 the driver comes part of the kernel and does not need manual installation. You still have to copy and install the firmware though.

* Driver: [[iwl4965]]
* Version: 0.0.34

Activate the non-free repositories and install the package ''firmware-iwlwifi'' [http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firmware-iwlwifi]. According to the Debian-Package-Info page, this package is architecture independent. Reboot your computer and the WiFi card should work. The hardware disable switch works without problems.

== WiFi: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ (Atheros) ==
N/A

== Bluetooth ==
Bluetooth now works for me (Ccurley), with a Bose AE2w headset, using the A2DP profile.

However, I replaced ALSA with PuleAudio to get it to work. I used the apt-get command line in http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=12497 (after excising two package names that no longer exist). I then purged every package with "alsa" in the name.

I fired up vlc, and it played a MP3 file for me immediately. Wow!

I then fired up the PulseAudio volume control, and went to the Configuration tab.

I then turned on the headset. It appeared almost immediately in the configuration tab. I set it to use A2DP instead of the telephony duplex. then to the Playback tab on the PulseAudio volume control, where I selected the headset as the output device. Then I did the same with a Flash video from youtube.

That was it!

== Fingerprint Sensor ==
N/A

{{T61}}

Replacing your AC Adapter or AC/DC Combo adapter

2009-07-28T18:28:11Z

Ccurley: New slim AC/DC adapter replaces older one.

I have an R51, which came with an AC adapter, FRU P/N 08K8209. I supplemented that with an AC/DC adapter, FRU P/N 73P4503. so I could use the R51 in the car.

When the AC adapter started to die (cable getting flakey near the plug for the computer), I called Lenovo's 800 number to get another AC/DC adapter. I was told they are not readily available and quoted a high price.

A bit of googling and scrounging on Lenovo's web site revealed that Lenovo offers a newer "slim" AC/DC adapter, FRU P/N 41R0140. This comes for $119 plus local sales tax, much better than the $200 or so the support tech quoted for the AC/DC adapter. It comes with three different interchangeable tips, to provide 20V at 4.5 amps, 19V at 4.74amps, and 16V at 4.5 amps. The latter is appropriate for the R51.

There is a dual charging cable for the adapter, which lets you charge a second device, e.g. a mobile phone. Tips for a number of mobile phones are available.

Known Problems

2009-07-28T18:00:56Z

Ccurley: /* Power Management, AC-adapter or Battery Problems */

{| width="100%"
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|style="vertical-align:top" |
Information on known problems with certain ThinkPad models.
|}
==Display Problems==
*[[Problem with unusable console | Console unusable]] <tt>(models with savage video chipset: T2x, A22e)</tt>
*[[Problem with Pixel Error | Dead pixels on TFT displays]] <tt>(all models)</tt>
*[[Problem with DVI throughput | DVI throughput on port replicators and docks]] <tt>(models from 2000-2004)</tt>
*[[Problems with fglrx | Problems with ATI proprietary fglrx display driver]] <tt>(ATI Radeon models)</tt>
*[[Problem with garbled screen | Garbled Screen]] <tt>(T40, T41, T42, R32, R40, R50p, R51, A30, A31, A31p)</tt>
*[[Problem with broken inverter | Inverter broken]] <tt>(all models)</tt>
*[[Problem with key and trackpoint markings on the display | Key and Trackpoint markings on display]]
*[https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2187 Radeon 7500 "DynamicClocks" randomly hangs] <tt>(TP T4x, Xorg-X11 bug report)</tt>
*[[Problem with red display shadow | Red shadow on display]] <tt>(TP T41p)</tt>
*[[Problem with red tinted display | Red tinted display]] <tt>(TP 23)</tt>
*[[Problem with black X | Unmovable square black X in X]] <tt>(TP T2x)</tt>
*[[Problem with video related system lockup | System Lockups related to video adapter]] <tt>(TP T2x)</tt>
*[[Problem with video related system lockup II | System Lockups related to video adapter T42]] <tt>(TP T42, T42p)</tt>
*[[Problem with video blanks after lid close and open | Video blanks after closing and opening lid]] <tt>(X41)</tt>
*[[Problem with ati driver in xorg 6.9.x | System lockup soon after starting xorg 6.9.x ]] <tt>(TP T4x)</tt>
*[[Problem with video output switching | Video output switching]]
*[[Problem with LCD brightness buttons | Video brightness up keys don't work or cause crashes]]

==Harddisk Drive related Problems==
*[[Problem with APS harddisk parking|APS harddisk parking]] <tt>(models featuring APS)</tt>
*[[Problem with too large harddrive|BIOS hangs with harddrive sized over 8G]] <tt>(560)</tt>
*[[Problem with hard drive clicking | Clicking Hard Drive]] <tt>(models with Hitachi's 5k80 hard drive)</tt>
*[[Problem with non-ThinkPad hard disks|Non-ThinkPad hard disks]] <tt>(T43, X41, R52)</tt>
*[[Problems with SATA and Linux|SATA and Linux]] <tt>(T43, X41, R52, Z60)</tt>

==Network Problems==
*[[Problem with 3Com 10/100 Ethernet card not being recognized|3Com 10/100 Ethernet card not recognized]] <tt>(models with that card)</tt>
*[[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card|"Unauthorized" MiniPCI Wireless Network card error (Error 1802)]] <tt>(Recent TPs)</tt>
*[[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]] fails to work with certain firmware versions
*[[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | Error 01C9: More than one Ethernet Devices are found (Atheros WLAN MiniPCI)]] <tt>(T23, T30, A31p, R40 and others)</tt>
*[[Problem with e1000: EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid]] <tt>(T60, X60, may be others)</tt>
*[[Problem with e1000: 99.9% packet loss on 7.x drivers]] <tt>(Recent TPs)</tt>
*[[Problem with 3945ABG: Internal wifi cannot associate with AP]] <tt>(T60, probably others)</tt>
*[[Need to disable V90/V92/56K modem speed]] ([[IBM_Integrated_Bluetooth_III_with_56K_Modem_(BMDC-2)|BMDC-2]] on X40)

==Power Management, AC-adapter or Battery Problems==
*[[Problem with ThinkPad 600 batteries | 600 series Battery dying prematurely]] <tt>(TP 600/E/X)</tt>
*[[Damage in 56W AC-Adapter, plastic housing melted |AC-Adapter damaged, plastic housing melted]] <tt>(240, 390, i and s models)</tt>
*[[Problems with ACPI suspend-to-ram|ACPI suspend-to-ram]] <tt>(ACPI sleep troubles)</tt>
**[[Problem with display remaining black after resume|Blank display after resume]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
**[[Problem with high power drain in ACPI sleep | High power drain in ACPI sleep]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
**[[Problem with LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep | LCD backlight remaining on during ACPI sleep]] <tt>(various models)</tt>
*[[Problem with fan noise | Fan noise]] <tt>(TP T4x/p, TP R5x/p)</tt>
*[[Problem with checking battery status | Checking battery status causes mouse to jerk around]] <tt>(R31)</tt>
*[[Battery drains despite seemingly being charged]] <tt>(A/C adapter issues)</tt>
*[[Problem with high pitch noises | High pitch noises]] <tt>(several models)</tt>
*[[Problem with CPU frequency scaling | CPU frequency scaling locks up when on AC power only]] <tt>(several models)</tt>
*[[Problem with system turning itself on | Immediate restarts from suspend, hibernate, and halt]] <tt>(several models)</tt>
*[[Replacing your AC Adapter or AC/DC Combo adapter]] <tt>(many models)</tt>

==Sound Problems==
*[[Problem with broken sound on ThinkPad 600 | Broken sound on ThinkPad 600/E]] <tt>(TP 600/E/X, 770Z)</tt>
*[[Problem with audio jacks | Audio jacks not working properly]] <tt>(TP T43)</tt>
*[[Problem with ALSA audio output | No audio heard with kernel 2.6.11+/ALSA]] <tt>(TP T43, T40)</tt>
*[[Problem with audio clipping|Audio clipping]] <tt>(TP T43)</tt>
*[[Problem with no sound on ThinkPad R60e | No Sound on ThinkPad R60e and T60]] <tt>(R60e, T60)</tt>

==Misc Problems==
*[[System randomly freezes and requires hard reset]] <tt>(X61s and all newer systems including X,T,R,Z series)</tt>
*[[Problem with Bending / Twisting|Casing malformed by bending/twising]] <tt>(X41)</tt>
*[[Problem with failing memory slot]] <tt>(T30, and some T2x models)</tt>
*[[Problem with Dock USB Ports | Dock USB Ports]] <tt>(T30/X21)</tt>
*[[High-pitch noise from AC-Adapter]] <tt>(T60/p)</tt>
*[[Problem with lm-sensors | lm_sensors kills ThinkPads]] <tt>(TP 570E, 770X/Z, 600E/X, 240, X20)</tt>
*[[Problem with USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 problems]] <tt>(T40/T41/X40)</tt>
*[[Embedded Controller Firmware#Firmware_issues|Firmware issues]]
*[[Problem with hot surfaces|Problem with hot surfaces]] <tt>(T43)</tt>
*[[Problem with disabled VT]] <tt>(Z61t, X60, X60s)</tt>
*[[Unable to create recovery cds when another python is installed on the system]] <tt>(T43p)</tt>