Installing Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) on a ThinkPad T61

2010-10-31T20:31:36Z

Corwin78: /* Tested: Worked "out of the box" */

= General Information =
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

== Tested: Worked "out of the box" ==

'''Video 2D/3D '''
* '''NVidia (Quadro NVS 140M):''' works (needs proprietary driver for hardware acceleration)

'''WiFi'''
* '''Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN:''' works by default
* '''Front switch (airplane mode):''' works by default

'''Ethernet (Intel Gigabit):''' works

'''Special Keys (volume, Fn-, {{ibmkey|ThinkVantage|#495988}}):'''
* ThinkVantage button: go to ''System'' -> ''Preferences'' -> ''Keyboard Shortcuts'' and assign a task to it.
*Fn-F5 (Wireless/Bluetooth): works by default
*Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default
*Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver

'''Touchpad:''' works by default

'''Touchpoint:''' works by default
{{HINT|'''''If you want use the middle button for scrolling you must do this''''':
1. Use your favorite editor for creating following file - e.g.: {{path|sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf}}

2. Enter this text to the newly created ''20-thinkpad.conf'':
<pre>
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
</pre>

3. Save file and reboot your laptop.
}}

'''Fingerprint reader:''' works but there is a bug in sudo, introduced in version 1.7.2p2 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/609645)

'''ACPI'''
* '''Suspend:''' works by default
* '''Hibernate:''' works by default

'''Bluetooth:''' works by default

'''DVD Drive'''
* '''Ultrabay Slim Super Multi-Burner Drive :''' works by default

'''Audio (82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio)''': works by default
* '''Headphones:''' works by default
* '''Microphone:''' works by default

'''Card Reader:''' works by default

'''Install HDAPS - IBM Active Protection System Linux Driver'''

To install the Active Protection System execute the following commands:

{{cmduser|sudo apt-get -y install tp-smapi-dkms hdapsd}}

{{cmduser|sudo modprobe tp-smapi}}

{{cmduser|sudo /etc/init.d/hdapsd restart}}

{{cmduser|echo 'tp-smapi' <nowiki>|</nowiki> sudo tee -a /etc/modules}}

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