Installing Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on a ThinkPad T61p

2011-01-06T17:06:58Z

Wagnus: /* Ultranav (Middle Mouse Button) Scrolling */

== Out-of-the-box Stats==

{|
! Component
! Status
|-
| 3D video || Needs tweaks; see below
|-
| ultranav scrolling || Needs tweaks; see below
|-
| Fingerprint Reader || Needs tweaks; see below
|-
| ACPI - Suspend to Disk (Hibernate) || Needs tweaks; see below
|-
| Harddrive Active Protection || Needs tweaks; see below
|-
| VGA out || Untested
|-
| Firewire || Untested
|-
| Modem || Untested
|-
| Wireless - Intel 3945ABG || untested
|-
| Audio in || Untested
|-
| Audio out || Untested
|-
| Wired LAN || Untested
|-
| FN-F5 (Wifi/Bluetooth) || Untested
|-
| FN-F7 (VGA) || Untested
|-
| FN-F8 (Ultranav/Trackpad) || Untested
|-
| FN-F9 (Eject) || Untested
|-
| Thinkvantage Button || Untested
|-
| FN-Arrows (Media Controls) || Untested
|-
| 2D video || Works out-of-box
|-
| Wireless - 4965AGN || Works out-of-box
|-
| Front wireless killswitch || Works out-of-box
|-
| Touchpoint || Works out-of-box
|-
| Trackpad || Works out-of-box
|-
| Trackpad scrolling (side or two-finger) || Works out-of-box
|-
| Sound card || Works out-of-box
|-
| Volume up/down/mute buttons || Works out-of-box
|-
| Optical drive || Works out-of-box
|-
| USB || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-F2 (Lock) || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-F3 (Battery) || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-F4 (Sleep) || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-F12 (Hibernate) || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-Home/End (Brightness) || Works out-of-box
|-
| FN-PgUp (Thinklight) || Works out-of-box
|-
| ACPI - Lid Open/Close || Works out-of-box
|-
| ACPI - Suspend to RAM || Works out-of-box
|-
| SD/MMC Memory card reader || Working for some, broken for me
|}

== Hardware Tweaks ==
=== Video Driver ===
2D video works out of the box. To enable 3D (and compiz),

# go to system -> admin -> hardware drivers. Install "version current" driver (not 173, which seems to break suspend). Reboot
# go to system -> preferences -> appearance and change the setting under the "Visual Effects" tab. A "driver search" window may popup - cancel it.

=== Ultranav (Middle Mouse Button) Scrolling ===
* run the command (press alt+f2) "gksudo gedit /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf" (for Ubuntu 10.10 this should be: "gksudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf")
* paste this into the file
<pre>
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint|ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 1 3 4 5"
EndSection
</pre>
* Restart X (logout and back in)

* If you want to disable horizontal scrolling, remove the line
<pre>
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
</pre>

* The above also disables middle button pasting and makes the middle button act the same as the left button. If you wish to enable it, remove the line
<pre>
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 1 3 4 5"
</pre>

=== Harddrive Active Protection ===
=== Fingerprint Reader ===
=== SD/MMC Card Reader ===
=== Hibernate ===

== Other Issues ==

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Installing Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on a ThinkPad T61p