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2009-07-26T12:09:42Z

Zeno Gantner: /* Packages */

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'''Fglrx''' is a proprietary, Linux binary-only driver for ATI graphic chips with support for 3D acceleration.

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== Packages ==
The ATI drivers have explicit permission for repackaging and redistribution of the Linux drivers. Many distributions are supported within the installer, and many more repackaged by external developers. Please visit the [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Category:Distributions Distribution Page at the Unofficial ATI driver Wiki]

*{{Debian}}
** These packages have been added to Debian unstable as <tt>fglrx-driver</tt>, so you can now apt-get them and use module-assistant to install.
** If you are on stable sarge with backport's kernel 2.6.15, download ATI's installer, let it build Debian packages and proceed as usual. There's a [http://jroller.com/page/erAck?entry=lot_day_6_2_fglrx detailed description] available.
** [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Debian_Installation_Guide Debian Howto]
*{{SUSE}} packages: http://www.suse.de/~sndirsch/ati-installer-HOWTO.html
*{{Gentoo}} {{cmdroot|emerge ati-drivers}}
*{{Fedora}} 4 packages: http://rpm.livna.org
** For stock Fedora kernels: {{cmdroot|yum install kernel-module-fglrx-$(uname -r) ati-fglrx }}
** For custom-compiled kernels: see [[How to build custom packages for fglrx]]
*{{Fedora}} 5 packages: http://rpm.livna.org
** For stock Fedora kernels: {{cmdroot|yum install xorg-x11-drv-fglrx}}
** For custom-compiled kernels: see [[How to build custom packages for fglrx]]
*{{Fedora}} 7 packages: http://rpm.livna.org
** The newest version of the driver (8.39.4) is supposed to work with Fedora 7, and is available from Livna.
*{{Arch Linux}}
:{{cmdroot|pacman -S catalyst}} (kernel module for the stock kernel)
:{{cmdroot|pacman -S catalyst-utils}} (xorg7 stuff and tools)
*{{Ubuntu}}
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Dapper_Installation_Guide Dapper Drake Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Breezy_Installation_Guide Breezy Badger Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Edgy_Installation_Guide Edgy Eft Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide Feisty Fawn Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Gutsy_Installation_Guide Gutsy Gibbon Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Hardy_Installation_Guide Hardy Heron Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php?title=Ubuntu_Intrepid_Installation_Guide Intrepid Howto]
**[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Jaunty_Installation_Guide Jaunty Jackalope Howto]
*{{Mandriva}} packages: {{cmdroot|urpmi x11-driver-video-fglrx}}
** the easiest way however to configure everything easily is to run {{cmdroot|drakconf}}

== Building for Xorg 7.0==
To compile fglrx versions <= 8.24.8 for Xorg 7.0.0, fake Xorg 6.9.0 by
:{{cmdroot|1=export X_VERSION=x690; sh ati-driver-installer-8.24.8-x86.run}}
Next, move the various resulting libraries and modules from /usr/X11R6 to /usr/lib/xorg

In {{path|/usr/src/ATI}} additional sources are installed for fireglcontrol and fgl_glxgears

== Status ==
Current version: 8.1 (8.454) (18st January 2008).
Major changes:
* 8.4 compilable on 2.6.25 using this [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5037932.html#5037932 patch]

* [https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/9206/0/www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_81_linux.html 8.1]: Fixed suspending on kernel version 2.6.23 or later. Custom code in xorg.conf will no longer be ignored.
* [http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_712_linux.html 7-12]: FireGL support, fixed memory leak when running OpenGL applications, X -configure no longer results in a segmentation fault. Connecting a display device that supports 1680x1050 may result in a maximum display resolution of 1280x1024 only being available.
* [http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/catalyst_711_linux.html 7-11]: new versioning scheme, kernel 2.6.23 support. Required for Xorg server 1.4, but does not support FireGL cards. So don't upgrade to Xorg 1.4 if you have one!
* 8.42.3: Composite support added enabling AIGLX and Beryl/Compiz on the desktop. Support for (most?) FireGl cards dropped (should be restored in upcoming versions)
* 8.41.7: increased OpenGL performance on some Radeon Cards, size/position TV-out adjustments work for Radeon X1900 or higher, X crash when connecting external DFP display fixed
* 8.40.4: some new TV out control options in CCC, another (non-exciting) maintenance release (see [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=804&num=1 Phoronix])
* 8.39.4: kernel 2.6.22 support, TexturedVideo fix, aticonfig segfault fix (see 8.38.7 hotfix), to get rid of the "AMD Testing use only" logo, use [http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10641&postcount=44 this] workaround.
* 8.38.7: hotfix release for "Using aticonfig --initial segfaults destroying xorg.conf file when run in X with Vesa driver.", search for "737-28261" on the ATI website.
* 8.38.6: RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 support, Xserver crashes on moving video window between two monitors fixed, corruption when playing multiple vodeps with textured video fixed
* 8.37.6: Xorg Server 1.3 support, CCC 1.0, crash when logging off from X fixed, Xv cropping bug fixed
* 8.36.5: Kernel 2.6.20 support, CCC Beta 0.9 with localization
* 8.35.5: Beta AMD Catalyst Control Center, X-Server termination from console does not result in a blank screen. Kernel 2.6.20 requires some patching (see [[Problems_with_fglrx#fglrx_8.35.5|fglrx patches section]]).
* 8.34.8: Radeon Xpress 1250 support, X-Video on x86_64 fix, hibernation mode fix. Kernel 2.6.20 requires some patching (see [[Problems_with_fglrx#fglrx_8.34.8|fglrx patches section]]).

== Known problems and solutions ==
See [[Problems with fglrx]].

== User experience ==
=== Speed ===
How much is the speed gain versus the opensource drivers?

Compared to the old drivers, approximately 40% speed gain have been noticed with fglrx. However, there are issues with freezing/garbage after suspend, garbage when resizing desktop (via {{key|ctrl}}{{key|alt}}{{key|plus}}, {{key|ctrl}}{{key|alt}}{{key|minus}}), and garbage while using VMware. The current 8.14.13 has shown 400% improvement over using the open source radeon driver: 1200 FPS for glxgears{{footnote|1}}!

However the situation seems to be changing significantly as time goes on. With recent x11-drm-20060608 driver (gentoo) and thinkpad t42 (ati 9600) the speed is confirmed as 1900fps and stable. As of October 2007 there is dramatic improvement in the open source 3d drivers in speed and stability.

=== 3D acceleration ===

According to [http://xoomer.alice.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html#configure Flavio's page] you need these options:

Section "Module"
...
Load "GLcore"
Load "glx"
Load "dri"
...
EndSection

# Of course you need to activate the driver
Section "Device"
...
Driver "fglrx"
EndSection

Don't forget to load the module <tt>fglrx</tt> (<tt>modprobe fglrx</tt>). Under Debian the module can be placed in <tt>/etc/modules</tt>.

With fglrx drivers prior to 8.42.3 will need to disable composite to enable 3D DRI acceleration. To do this, add an extra Extensions section (if necessary) containing:

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable" #make DRI work with fglrx.
EndSection

If you are unsure whether you have DRI running, issue <tt>glxinfo | grep -i direct</tt> after disabling composite. Note, this

{{NOTE|1=Video overlay acceleration may be disabled when 3D acceleration is enabled. The following comment from the xorg.conf file bundled with the fglrx driver indicates that:
# === OpenGL Overlay ===
# Note: When OpenGL Overlay is enabled, Video Overlay
# will be disabled automatically
Option "OpenGLOverlay" "1"
However, you can use either regular Xv video overlay or make the video an opengl texture and let the OpenGL engine scale your video. This has nothing to do with the acceleration of 2D drawing primitives. Further, your mileage on performance may vary depending on what card you have. The open source drivers don't support newer cards, while the ATI drivers don't support older cards.

You may be able to preserve VideoOverlay acceleration if you explicitly remove the OpenGLOverlay using:

Option "VideoOverlay" "True" and Option "OpenGLOverlay" "False". See [http://xoomer.alice.it/flavio.stanchina/debian/fglrx-installer.html#configure Flavio's page] for detail.}}

=== Power saving ===
Power saving is much better than with the <tt>radeon</tt> driver, but doesn't work in dual-screen configuration (see [[How to make use of Graphics Chips Power Management features]]).

=== Suspending with fglrx ===

On a ThinkPad T42 with Kernel 2.6.19 with Software Suspend 2 and R60 with Kernel 2.6.18-suspend2-r1 (Gentoo) , the following addition to <tt>/etc/hibernate/suspend2.conf</tt> is required:

# For fglrx
ProcSetting extra_pages_allowance 20000

=== Display Switching (Dynamic Display Management) ===

Version 8.25.18 introduces a new feature: Dynamic Display Management. It allows display switching on-the-fly.

To list all connected and enabled monitors:
:{{cmdroot|1=aticonfig --query-monitor}}

To switch displays:
:{{cmdroot|1=aticonfig --enable-monitor=STRING,STRING}}, where STRING can be: none, lvds, crt1, crt2, tv, tdms1, tdms2

Only 2 displays can be enabled at the same time. Any displays that are not on the list will be disabled.

Using an [[Script for Dynamic Display Management with fglrx|ACPI script]], aticonfig can be used to switch displays on a key press.

The '''Catalyst Control Center''', which comes with the driver (at least from Livna in Fedora Core 6) can be used to do this switching. It also does various other kinds of display managements. However, the version that comes with 8.39.4 doesn't seem to handle switching into Big Desktop mode, does anyone know how to get this to work? The control center also complains a lot about rebooting, but rebooting doesn't seem to be required. Does anyone have decent documentation for the control center?

== Useful links ==
* [http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/linux.html ATI Linux Driver FAQ]
* [http://www.rage3d.com/content/articles/atilinuxhowto/ ATI Radeon Linux How-To]
* [http://www.rage3d.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=61&daysprune=30&order=asc&sort=title Rage3D Linux Discussion Forum]
* [http://www.driverheaven.net/forumdisplay.php?f=103 Radeon Driver Forum at Driverheaven]
* [http://odin.prohosting.com/wedge01/gentoo-radeon-faq.html Gentoo ATI Radeon FAQ]
* [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-374745-highlight-t42+ati+dri.html Gentoo T42 ATI. DRI + xorg driver]
* [http://ati.cchtml.com/ Unofficial community ATI bugzilla] - tracks bugs in the driver. Might be monitored by ATI ([http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost.php?p=1333438751&postcount=386], [http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost.php?p=1333439009&postcount=390]).

== ThinkPads that may be supported ==
Supported chips, as found in select IBM ThinkPads:
{{NOTE|fglrx version 8.29.6 discontinued support for Radeon 9200 and earlier.}}
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL 9000]]
** {{T40p}}
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL T2]]
** {{R50p}}
** {{T41p}}, {{T42p}}
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL V3200]]
** {{T43p}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9000]]
** {{R50}}, {{R51}}
** {{T40}}, {{T41}}, {{T42}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 9600]]
** {{T42}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon X300]]
** {{R52}}
** {{T43}}
** {{Z60m}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 200M]]
** {{R51e}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon X600]]
** {{Z60m}}
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon X1400]]
** {{T60}}, {{R60}}, {{Z61m}}
* [[ATI Mobility FireGL V5200]]
** {{T60p}}, {{Z61p}}

== ThinkPads that are NOT supported by fglrx==
Unsupported chips, as found in select IBM ThinkPads:
* [[ATI Mobility Radeon 7500]]
** [[:Category:R40|R40]]
** [[:Category:R51|R51]]
** [[:Category:T30|T30]]
** [[:Category:T41|T41]]
** [[:Category:T42|T42]]

{{footnotes|
#Note that glxgears isn't a benchmark tool, it's so simple that its FPS values is without any meaning... you can only compare glxgears using the same drivers/machine, if you change any of then you can have higher/lower values and in real life programs/games happen to have the opposite effects. Think in terms of a car engines rpms: higher rpms in the same car usually means a faster car, change anything and it's meaningless, ie: gears, truck, wheel size, etc. make it useless.
}}

== See also ==
* [[radeon]]

== External links ==
* [http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html Official website]

[[Category:Drivers]]

User:Zeno Gantner

2008-04-06T23:14:53Z

Zeno Gantner:

I have a T43p (home) and X60s (work).
I hope I will find the time to share some of my experiences here ...

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Zeno_Gantner my wikipedia page]

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-08T20:50:19Z

Zeno Gantner: /* Connectivity */

''I did this installation some time ago, but I am still trying out some new things from time to time. The report is not complete yet. If you also have experiences with Ubuntu 7.04 on the T43p, feel free to share them here.'' --[[User:Zeno Gantner|zeno]] 13:17, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Overview ==
TODO

== Installation ==
I used the complete hard disk to install Ubuntu, so I just overwrote the Windows XP and the recovery partition.

== Display ==
TODO

== Connectivity ==
=== Ethernet ===
Works out of the box.
=== WLAN ===
The hardware was autmatically recognized.

==== No Encryption/WEP ====
Open wireless networks work out of the box using the Network Manager applet.
I did not try WEP.

'''Hint:'''
Do not set up your wireless home network using no encryption/authentication.
Also do not use WEP for your wireless network. Using the right tools, the keys may be found out in a few minutes.
So it is basically equivalent to no encryption.

==== WPA ====
WPA1 and WPA2 access can be configured using the Network Manager applet.

Alternatively, you can manually configure the access, following the instructions in the Ubuntu Forums: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539].
For me, the following configurations worked ...

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA1 with SSID broadcast:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 1
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto WPA
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
You just need to insert your values for <SSID> and <KEY>.

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA2:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 2
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto RSN
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
Have a look at the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539 examples in the forum] for more options.

Note: I will try it again with the Network Manager applet, because I got it to work on another computer...

=== Modem ===
Not tried yet.
=== Bluetooth ===
Not tried yet.
=== IrDA ===
Not tried yet.

== DVD ==
TODO

== Sound ==
Works out of the box. I haven't tried the microphone yet.

== Power Management ==
TODO

== Misc ==
=== Special Keys ===
The volume control keys worked out of the box.

=== Fingerprint Reader ===
Not tried yet.

[[Category:T43p]]
[[Category:Ubuntu]]

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T16:38:59Z

Zeno Gantner: /* WPA */

''I did this installation some time ago, but I am still trying out some new things from time to time. The report is not complete yet. If you also have experiences with Ubuntu 7.04 on the T43p, feel free to share them here.'' --[[User:Zeno Gantner|zeno]] 13:17, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Overview ==
TODO

== Installation ==
I used the complete hard disk to install Ubuntu, so I just overwrote the Windows XP and the recovery partition.

== Display ==
TODO

== Connectivity ==
=== Ethernet ===
Works out of the box.
=== WLAN ===
The hardware was autmatically recognized.

==== No Encryption/WEP ====
Open wireless networks work out of the box using the Network Manager applet.
I did not try WEP.

'''Hint:'''
Do not set up your wireless home network using no encryption/authentication.
Also do not use WEP for your wireless network. Using the right tools, the keys may be found out in a few minutes.
So it is basically equivalent to no encryption.

==== WPA ====
For using WPA1 and WPA2, I had to get rid of the Network Manager and manually configured the access, following the instructions in the Ubuntu Forums: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539].

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA1 with SSID broadcast:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 1
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto WPA
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
You just need to insert your values for <SSID> and <KEY>.

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA2:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 2
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto RSN
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
Have a look at the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539 examples in the forum] for more options.

Note: I will try it again with the Network Manager applet, because I got it to work on another computer...

=== Modem ===
Not tried yet.
=== Bluetooth ===
Not tried yet.
=== IrDA ===
Not tried yet.

== DVD ==
TODO

== Sound ==
Works out of the box. I haven't tried the microphone yet.

== Power Management ==
TODO

== Misc ==
=== Special Keys ===
The volume control keys worked out of the box.

=== Fingerprint Reader ===
Not tried yet.

[[Category:T43p]]
[[Category:Ubuntu]]

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T16:38:33Z

Zeno Gantner: /* WPA */

''I did this installation some time ago, but I am still trying out some new things from time to time. The report is not complete yet. If you also have experiences with Ubuntu 7.04 on the T43p, feel free to share them here.'' --[[User:Zeno Gantner|zeno]] 13:17, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

== Overview ==
TODO

== Installation ==
I used the complete hard disk to install Ubuntu, so I just overwrote the Windows XP and the recovery partition.

== Display ==
TODO

== Connectivity ==
=== Ethernet ===
Works out of the box.
=== WLAN ===
The hardware was autmatically recognized.

==== No Encryption/WEP ====
Open wireless networks work out of the box using the Network Manager applet.
I did not try WEP.

'''Hint:'''
Do not set up your wireless home network using no encryption/authentication.
Also do not use WEP for your wireless network. Using the right tools, the keys may be found out in a few minutes.
So it is basically equivalent to no encryption.

==== WPA ====
For using WPA1 and WPA2, I had to get rid of the Network Manager and manually configured the access, following the instructions in the Ubuntu Forums: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539].

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA1 with SSID broadcast:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 1
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto WPA
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group TKIP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
You just need to insert your values for <SSID> and <KEY>.

Part of <tt>/etc/network/interfaces</tt> for WPA2:
<pre>
auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp
wpa-driver wext
# driver, "wext" = Linux wireless extensions (generic WLAN driver)
wpa-ssid <SSID>
# SSID
wpa-ap-scan 2
# "1" = broadcast of SSID, "2" = hidden broadcast
wpa-proto RSN
# "WPA" = WPA1, "RSN" = WPA2
wpa-pairwise CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-group CCMP
# "TKIP" for WPA1, "CCMP" for WPA2 (AES)
wpa-key-mgmt WPA-PSK
# "WPA-PSK" = pre-shared key (usual in home networks), "WPA-EAP" = enterprise authentication server (e.g. RADIUS)
wpa-psk <KEY>
# use the following command to produce <KEY>: wpa_passphrase 'SSID' 'PASSPHRASE'
</pre>
Have a look at the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=318539 examples in the forum] for more options.

Note: I will try it again with the Network Manager applet, because I got to work on another computer...

=== Modem ===
Not tried yet.
=== Bluetooth ===
Not tried yet.
=== IrDA ===
Not tried yet.

== DVD ==
TODO

== Sound ==
Works out of the box. I haven't tried the microphone yet.

== Power Management ==
TODO

== Misc ==
=== Special Keys ===
The volume control keys worked out of the box.

=== Fingerprint Reader ===
Not tried yet.

[[Category:T43p]]
[[Category:Ubuntu]]

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T14:54:10Z

Zeno Gantner: /* WPA */

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:49:22Z

Zeno Gantner: /* WLAN */

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:33:21Z

Zeno Gantner:

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:32:57Z

Zeno Gantner: /* Misc */

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:31:46Z

Zeno Gantner:

Installing Xubuntu 7.04 on a ThinkPad X60s

2007-07-07T13:31:16Z

Zeno Gantner:

First of all this was a complete success, and I will not go back to Wndows. Reasons for moving:

*I don't want to move to Vista.
*I don't like how XP slows down, and gets more bloated as time goes on
*I just want to be able to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and surf
*I want speed and efficiency

Even though the X60s is fast core duo 1.8 Ghz machine I wanted to maximise efficiency so I choose Xubuntu.

Here are the steps I followed.

*Purchased USB CD drive ($60)
*burn the Xubunto image and boot up on the CD (press Thinkvantage button, and F12 - select CD)
*most screens are self evident - when the partitioning screen arrives, pick the one that manages partitioning automatically - the first choice
*few more screens, location, language etc, nothing controversial
*reboot and you are presented with a DOS type screen offerring Xubuntu, or lower down Windows XP Professional
*choose Xubuntu

Thats it. So then the fun begins, and I can save you the hassles here:

*my wireless didn't work immediately, nor power management
*simple solution - plug into a wired network connection to get internet
*open Synaptic Package Manager and install:
1. Gnome Power management
2. Gnome Network Management
3. Open Office 2.2
*Open Applications, System, Network - change wireless to roaming (roaming was not there before you installed Gnome Network Management)

For me that did it - I have screen saver, auto sleep on lid close, wireless connections to WPA, and WEP, and complete ability to open, edit and prepare Win Office files.

Overall, the laptop just flies and no degradation of service like Windows.

My next step is to run GParted on a CD with the USB drive, and reduce the Windows partition/ increase the Linus one. Right now it only allocated 37 Gig to Linux with 60 Gig to Windows. Windows is about 19 gig on my machine (Linux is tiny in comparison (2/3 gig I think) and I want to allocate only 25 to Windows, and the rest to Linux. I will only keep XP because of Itunes and the occasional Webcast that needs Livemeeting.

*UPDATE*
Successfully ran GParted, and resized partitions. Its literally dragging a box, and hard to screw up. Only downside is it takes a long time - 4 hours. I ended up with 25 gig for windows, and 65 for Xubuntu. I copied my data files "my documents" over to the Linux partition before I began, and I deleted them from my Windows partiction (again before I began the resize. Otherwise I would have the same files in tow places.

Results of the entire effort - very happy.

Small glitch and solution:
The menu panel (XFCE) sometimes locks on show, and refuses to autohide. At first i rebooted to correct, but since then, I found all I have to do is type this at the command line:

xfce4-panel -r

followed by this to put the wireless applet back into the panel, so that i can connect again to another network. if you are always on the same nettwrok this is not essential, but I like to see the wireless networks.

/usr/bin/nm-applet

I am now at 6 days and counting without rebooting. I have never had a Win pc that I am using actively every day last that long.

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:29:30Z

Zeno Gantner: formatting

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:29:11Z

Zeno Gantner: sound

User:Zeno Gantner

2007-07-07T13:20:09Z

Zeno Gantner: â†Created page with 'I have a T43p (home) and X60s (work). I hope I will find the time to share some of my experiences here ...'

I have a T43p (home) and X60s (work).
I hope I will find the time to share some of my experiences here ...

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:19:03Z

Zeno Gantner: /* Distro specific Instructions */ added link

Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad {{T43p}}.

==General Notes==
Mine came with Windows XP, which took up the entire 60GB hard disk. I needed to resize the NTFS partition. Did this by the following:

* http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm -- Download ISORecorder
* http://www.sysresccd.org/ -- download SystemRescueCD and burn onto CD using ISORecorder
* F12 during bootup to configure BIOS options to boot from CDROM
* Boot from SystemRescueCD
* At "boot:" prompt, type fb1024
* Select keyboard map, etc, when prompt appears type run_qtparted
* Resize ntfs using qtparted- set it from 54GB to 30GB

After doing all this, rebooted into Windows to check everything was OK, which it was. Verified that disk size now says 30GB.

==Distro specific Instructions==
*{{Install|Debian|/Sarge|T43p}}
*{{Install|SUSE| 10.0|T43p}}
*{{Install|SUSE| 9.3|T43p}}
*{{Install|Ubuntu| 7.04 (Feisty Fawn)|T43p}}

==External Sources==

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T43p

2007-07-07T13:17:43Z

Zeno Gantner: just a small start ...

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T61

2007-07-07T13:17:06Z

Zeno Gantner: added categories

We'll I got it basically working, so far (will update as i get more thing working).

===SATA Issues===
At first, the Ubuntu Live CD would not start at all, this seems to be a problem with the SATA AHCI driver. I had to go into the BIOS and change the SATA driver from ACHI to compatibility (What is the difference? Am I loosing performance?).

----

After you've installed and booted, try the advice from [[Problems_with_SATA_and_Linux]]. Do this:
'''# echo options libata atapi_enabled=1>/etc/modprobe.d/atapienable && update-initramfs -u'''
Then try turning AHCI back on in the BIOS. On a custom-built 2.6.21.5 kernel, my DVD drive appears as /dev/hda and DMA works.
--[[User:Kc8tbe|Kc8tbe]] 12:45, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

===NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (Solved)===
After initial issues like those explained above in the SATA Issues, I received the xorg error 'fatal error: no screens found'. I was able to boot into Safe Graphics Mode and run the installer, though I had to move both window manager bars to see enough of the install window to use it.

Alternatively, you can download the drivers via wget in a console. Take care to follow the instructions in
[http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72490 the NVidia Forum] and uninstall all the packages wit apt-get remove, as descirbed.
Then run the nvidia installer.

Remember that, after you upgrade the kernel, you also have to re-install the drivers.

After installing the NVIDIA drivers, your laptop may not wake after suspend or hibernation. I followed these instructions to fix it [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvidiaLaptopBinaryDriverSuspend Ubuntu Community Help].

====Alternative NVIDIA driver installation====
Instead of installing the NVIDIA drivers manually as described above, you can try using [http://www.albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html Envy]. It automatically installs the latest NVIDIA drivers, and cleans up any previous installations.

=== Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (Chipset GM965) (Solved)===
After that the CD seemed to boot but the screen was just garbage [http://shadowarts.nonlogic.org/projects/thinkpad/screen_garbage.jpg Picture]. In order to get around that issue I had to go back and download the Alternate CD, which allows you to install in text only mode. From here, the text-only install went okay. Changing the VGA settings on the regular CD worked for me.

When I booted up after the installation, I was still getting the same garbage on the screen. To resolve this I edited my [http://shadowarts.nonlogic.org/projects/thinkpad/xorg.conf xorg.conf] file as shown. I also had to install the latest kernel for Feisty, as the one off of the install disk did have have /dev/agpgart. And I could then use X11. There were still some issues however. The screen seemed somewhat fuzzy. This was a little more challenging of a fix... I found [http://www.spinics.net/lists/xorg/msg25099.html this] mailing list posting, according to it, there was a small glitch in the driver. To fix it:
<pre>
apt-get source xserver-xorg-video-intel
cd xserver-xorg-video-intel-1.9.94/
vim src/i830_lvds.c
Goto line 230 and delete (PFIT_ENABLE | VERT_AUTSCALE ....);, replacing it with 0; then quit vim
dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -b
cd ..
dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-intel_1.9.94-lubuntu3_amd64.deb (wont be amd64 with a 32-bit install)
</pre>
Now reboot your computer, and it should work. **NOTE: For some reason just restarting X didn't fix it, seems like you must reboot.** At this point you should have a nice, crisp display.

I am still working on aiglx and compiz (switching desktops on a cube doesnt seem to work, though I have some ideas...). There are some issues with OpenGL apps freezing Xorg as well, but the standard 2D desktop works flawlessly.
----
It doesn't seem to be necessary to modify the soruce of xserver-xorg-video-intel anymore, but 3D-acceleration doesn't seem to be stable yet and kdm occasionally needs to be restarted after a login attempt.--[[User:Kc8tbe|Kc8tbe]] 12:49, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

===ThinkFinger===
Ubuntu does not come with a package for thinkfinger. Downloading the most recent source and building it was simple enough: Download most recent version (0.3 at time of writing)
<pre>
tar xvzf thinkfinger-0.3.tar.gz
cd thinkfinger-0.3/
./configure --with-securedir=/lib/security --with-birdir=/etc/pam_thinkfinger
make -j5 (hey its dual core!)
sudo make install
</pre>

Configuring it is easy as well, open /etc/pam.d/common-auth:
<pre>
auth sufficient pam_thinkfinger.so
auth required pam_unix.so try_first_pass nullok_secure
</pre>

Now just run sudo tf-tool --add-user <username> and it will all be setup. (I found this somewhere on the web, I wish I could give a source but I'm afraid I cant find it, thank you Anonymous!).

===HDAPS===
This seems to be working fine now, I just follow the step on [[How_to_protect_the_harddisk_through_APS]]. Using hdaps-gl does the inverse of the accelerometer, though it's not really a big deal, the harddrive protection should still work.

===WiFi===
If you have Intel 4965AGN WiFi card, you have to use ndiswrapper OR use backported kernel from Ubuntu Gutsy (Anybody have howto?) and use following:
http://kuscsik.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-to-install-intel-4965-wireless.html

If you have the Atheros card, Ubuntu should automatically install madwifi, which works out of the box
----
Works for me with iwlwifi-4965-ucode-4.44.15, iwlwifi-0.0.34, and mac80211-8.0.1. The catch is, you need to patch your kernel with mac80211, which will fail at compile time with the stock Ubuntu sources. Worked for me with vanilla 2.6.21.5 sources patched for tp_smapi and hdaps protect. Make sure to disable CONFIG_NET_WIRELESS_RTNETLINK in your kernel config.

You can download what you need for for iwlwifi and mac80211 from
http://intellinuxwireless.org .--[[User:Kc8tbe|Kc8tbe]] 13:00, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

===Can you hear me now?.... What? (Solved!)===
After upgrading to 1.0.14 I still had no sound, and this took about a week to solved (though it was so sadly obvious though). Just upgrading to alsa 1.0.14 will not be enough, there were a few patches released right after the release that fix the Thinkpad's. The reason I missed this was because it was the same day so the release of 1.0.14!

Anyway download the source code to the alsa-driver and apply these patches: (links to the revisions)

* [http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel/rev/958b39f3e8dd Fix Oops with AD1984 thinkpad model]
* [http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel/rev/47ca87407c84 Fix AD1984 basic model]
* [http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel/rev/ca37aeeeb0ea Fix Thinkpad X61/T61 outputs]

'''Please use CVS version of ALSA instead. All of these patches are commited'''.

After doing a make and make install reboot your computer (or rrmmod snd-hda-intel && modprobe snd-hda-intel). And run alsamixer (for me it only works as root atm). You will have to play with the settings a bit. Make sure the speaker option is not muted and leave the Internal Mic Boost at 0, other wise you will have a really loud microphone feedback sort of sound constantly.

I had to chmod -R 777 /dev/snd/ to get everything work for now. (THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT WAY TO DO IT, IT WILL NOT STAY BETWEEN REBOOTS!).

Audio playback should then work, audio capture (microphone) doesn't seem to work, but I am probably not going to try and fix it, I don't use the capture so I am not concerned with that at the moment.
'''Update:''' With ALSA CVS, microphone seems to work

If you can't hear the mic boost mic settings. Here are my settings at KMix
Output
Mic - low
Mic Boost - full
Input
Mic boost [enable] - medium
capture [enable] - medium

works great with Skype. Also you can use the 'mic level meter' on KRecord to check the mic

In Gnome, default channel mapped to thinkpad volume buttons is MIC, which is bad. Go to ''System->Preferences->Sound->Default mixer tracks'' to change it

'''Please note''' that internal speakers doesn't work with ALSA CVS. Use the headphone jack. Solution?

==Suspend==
Suspending doesn't work by default. It succesfully suspends, but after resuming, Kernel panic occurs. I didn't test hibernate.
I managed to get suspend to ram to work by using this script:

#!/bin/sh

# if launched through a lid event and lid is open, do nothing
echo "$1" | grep "button/lid" && grep -q open /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID/state && exit 0

# remove USB 1.1 driver
rmmod uhci_hcd
rmmod ehci_hcd

# sync filesystem and clock
sync
/sbin/hwclock --systohc

# switch to console
FGCONSOLE=`fgconsole`
chvt 6

# go to sleep
sleep 5 && echo -n "mem" > /sys/power/state

# readjust the clock (it might be off a bit after suspend)
/sbin/hwclock --adjust
/sbin/hwclock --hctosys

# reload USB 1.1 driver
modprobe uhci_hcd
modprobe ehci_hcd

# turn on the backlight and switch back to X
chvt $FGCONSOLE

It's very similar to script posted on thinkwiki, but I had to add ehci_hcd to removed modules and remove some radeon stuff (when using Nvidia)

'''Problems''' the problem with this suspend script is, that after resuming, the laptop is incredibly slow. Applications start about 20 seconds, Firefox is lagging. But processor doesn't run at highest frequency, nothing seems unusual. '''Suggestions?'''

When using this script, my USB ports are 'dead' after resume (i.e. nothing connected to it gets any power). I have commented out 'rmmod ehci_hcd' and 'modprobe ehci_hcd' lines, to make the USB ports active after a suspend/resume cycle. (this is using nvidia card)

----
Suspend and hibernate work out-of-the-box for me with the 2.6.21.5 kernel, except that you need to put acpi_sleep=s3_bios in the kernel command line (i.e. at the end of each kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst).
--[[User:Kc8tbe|Kc8tbe]] 13:03, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, with 2.6.21.5 + acpi_sleep=s3_bios, laptop suspends, but resume fails - machine locks up. This is with nvidia 140. Same result when doing it at console. When I resume, I hear a beep and the machine hangs. Have to hard-reset. Suggestions?

==Brightness==
Changing brightness doesn't work at all. There are many issues. I tried Gutsy and still the same (even worse)

Not a real solution, but if using the vesa driver, brightness control works. ''--Daniel06'' 11:58, 4 July 2007

==Webcam==
The webcam in T61 is some sort of UVC camera: Found UVC 1.00 device Integrated Camera (17ef:1004). The module loads out of the box. I tested the camera using:
Luvcview: http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca50x/Investigation/uvc/luvcview-20070512.tar.gz
Just compile and run using ./luvcview -f yuv (JPG format doesn't work)

I also tried gqcam and webcam, but both doesn't work (first SEGFAULTs, second prints Invalid argument)

luvcview has a button to take pictures. Place your mouse over the buttons at the bottom of the window, and their function is revealed in the title bar. Unfortunately, the button for avi capture does not seem to work (although it does tell you what the video framerate is, which is helpful).

To capture a video stream, run ./luvcview -f yuv -S
To play back the video stream, run mplayer -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo fps=7:w=320:h=240:yuy2 stream.raw

==64bit systems issues==
If you are running 64bit Ubuntu, you will face some problems wit 32bit only proprietary applications. Most of them can be solved.

===Firefox & Flash===
You can use 32bit version of Firefox (see google), or use http://gwenole.beauchesne.info/projects/nspluginwrapper/ nspluginwrapper] which i prefer:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk linux32 lib32asound2 alien
Now download both nspluginwrapper rpms (Plugin + Viewer) and convert them:
sudo alien nspluginwrapper*.rpm
sudo dpkg -i nspluginwrapper*.deb

Download Adobe Flash Player: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
tar -xvzf install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
cd install_flash_player_9_linux
sudo install libflashplayer.so flashplayer.xpt /usr/lib/firefox/plugins
nspluginwrapper -i /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/libflashplayer.so
cd ~/.mozilla/plugins/
sudo install npwrapper.libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/
This howto is taken from [http://webzine.smehlik.net/64bit-ubuntu-adobe-flash-plugin-pomoci-nspluginwrapper/ Smehlik Webzine (in Czech)]

===Skype===
Download Skype for Ubuntu Feisty
Use this commandlibdbus, libqt4-core, libqt4-gui, libsigc++ to determine missing libraries:
ldd /usr/bin/skype | grep not
It should be these:
libdbus, libqt4-core, libqt4-gui, libsigc++ (2.0 version)
Download them from http://packages.ubuntu.com (32bit versions!)
mkdir testlibs
dpkg-deb --extract <deb file> testlibs
Now copy everything from testlibs to /usr/lib32
cp -r testlibs/usr/lib/* /usr/lib32
Freedom lovers are advised to avoid proprietary systems like Skype, however. Centralized directories and signalling architectures can't be good for your health.

==Overall==
I initially had some big problems getting this working, but now its working quite well. The wifi card worked at startup (uses madwifi) and I am happy because I don't seem to need any proprietary software to run this system.

==Discussion==
In case you missed it the discussion page (for questions/responses) is right here:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Talk:Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_%28Feisty_Fawn%29_on_a_ThinkPad_T61

==References==
* This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation guides survey (IBM/Lenovo)].
* Many other suggestions and references can be found in the following ubuntu forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=471563

[[Category:Ubuntu]]
[[Category:T61]]

Installing Ubuntu 7.04 on a ThinkPad T43

2007-07-07T12:50:48Z

Zeno Gantner: /* Spezial keys */

Installation Log of {{Ubuntu}} 6.06 on a {{T43}}

__TOC__

==Overview==
Worked right out of the box
* 1400*1050 resolution
* Battery Management
* Ultra Nav (Trackpoint and synaptic touchpad)
* WLAN (Atheros, IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II)
* Hibernate and Standby (some installs have problems with hibernate)
* Fn keys (switch between monitors untested)
* Audio Keys
* ThinkLight
* ATI 3D Acceleration (Mobility Radeon X300)
* AIGLX / Compiz

Was easy
* Fingerprint reader
* AIGLX / Beryl
* middle key of Ultra Nav (Trackpoint) for scrolling
* Active Protection System (acceleration sensor)
* Forward/Backward keys, Access IBM Key
* Toggle Touchpad on/off

Was very hard
* Active Protection System (hard disk parking needs kernel recompile)

Untested
* Bluetooth (light indicates working)
* Modem
* IrDA
* TV out, VGA out

==Installation==

I just installed Feisty using the graphical installer. {{WARN|Installing grub to the MBR may hurt your Rescue 'n' Recovery Partition!}} If you want to keep you Rescue 'n' Recovery Partition, read [http://gawrysiak.org/corvus/?p=4 this blog entry].
Whatever you do, you should care about Backups etc. yourself. A starting point is given in [[Installing Ubuntu 6.10 on a ThinkPad T43#Installation]]

The only non-free driver that was activated was atheros for wifi access.
For graphics the free ati/radeon driver was activated, the restricted ati alternative fglrx was installed but not enabled. I did not try it.

==Configuration==

===3D Acceleration===

====Compiz====

3D Acceleration and Compiz worked out of the box for me. Just activate it in the system menu under desktop effects. I had some minor issues, but I blame the beta status for that.
To test if 3D Acceleration it works, if you have problems, type

$ glxinfo | grep rendering

The answer should be: "direct rendering: Yes". If it says "No", you don't have 3D acceleration.

====Beryl====

I just installed following packages and started beryl-manager. Everything just works out of the box. If you enable compiz effect in the gnome menu you can even swith between beryl, compiz and metacity (no effects) just using the beryl-manager applet.

sudo apt-get install beryl beryl-core beryl-manager beryl-plugins beryl-plugins-data beryl-settings beryl-settings-bindings

====Problem====

If you have problems watching videos when 3D acceleration is enabled, make sure to use the X11 output format. Follow the instructions in [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/102290 this bug] to do so.

====Compiz-Fusion====

To try out Compiz-Fusion, i.e. early versions of the merge between beryl and compiz, there are many installation guides available on the net, e.g. in the [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=481314h Ubuntu Forum].

===Active Protection System (acceleration monitor)===

====Acceleration Monitor)====

The T43 has a great system to protect your hard disk, the Active Protection System APS. [[HDAPS]] and [[How to protect the harddisk through APS]] describe how you can use it.

Feisty comes with with the accelerometer installed but not activated. To test it activate the kernel module and use a neat program you find in hdaps-utils

To activate it, type:

{{cmduser|sudo su}}
{{cmdroot|echo "hdaps" >> /etc/modules}}
{{cmdroot|exit}}
{{cmduser|sudo modprobe hdaps}}

For a nice 3D show type:

{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install hdaps-utils}}
{{cmduser|hdaps-gl}}

Now you can evaluate acceleration of your Laptop. Your hard disk unfortunately still is not protected. To achive this, try the next chapter.

====Disk Protection====

{{HINT|This one is a little harder to do and can easily fail. If you want to try it anyway, remember, it might not work. In that case you can always reselect your old kernel in grub when booting. So you'd better not delete the old kernel...}}

You'll probably need the following packages:
{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot kernel-package libncurses5-dev wget bzip2}}

Test your kernel version with {{cmduser|uname -r}}

If you see 2.6.20-15-generic, you can just follow the provided instructions. If you have a different version, adapt this howto to your personal needs. Download the right patch for your kernel version, in my case it was
[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.hdaps.devel/993 2.6.30 rc], but now (may 2007) there is a newer available:
[http://www.nabble.com/attachment/9047418/0/hdaps_protect-2.6.20.patch.bz2 2.6.20]
You'll find more patches in [[HDAPS#Disk_head_parking]]

Get the kernel sources and patch them:

{{cmduser|sudo su}}
{{cmdroot|cd /linux/src}}
{{cmdroot|apt-get install linux-source}}
{{cmdroot|cd linux-source-2.6.20}}
{{cmdroot|patch -p1 -l < /home/silvan/993-001.bin }}

If you only saw some lines saying "patching line..." and "succeeded...", then everything is fine.
{{HINT|If you do not use restricted drivers you can leave that out. I need them for making my atheros wifi working using madwifi.}}
{{cmdroot|sudo apt-get install linux-restricted-modules-generic linux-restricted-modules-common}}

Take necessary steps for whatever restricted kernel module you want to use, e.g.

For atheros wifi get madwifi-source, I used the one from debian testing, as ubuntu does not povide them: [http://packages.debian.org/testing/net/madwifi-source debian testing madwifi-source]. Install them and unpack the madwifi package in {{path|/usr/src}}.

{{HINT|Go on here if you don't want restricted drivers}}
Now let's build the kernel; if you need help on this look at [http://howtoforge.org/roll_a_kernel_debian_ubuntu_way this] or [http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu that] howto from howtoforge.

{{cmdroot|make clean}}
{{cmdroot|make oldconfig}}
{{cmdroot|fakeroot make-kpkg clean}}
# fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version=.hdapscustom kernel_image --initrd binary

This will probably take a very long time, it took me roughly 1:45 hours on my T43. You have to be patient. If it didn't finish with errors, let's now install the newly built kernel. First check the name of our kernel package, and then install at least the image and the header packages. I just installed all like this:

{{cmdroot|cd /usr/src}}
{{cmdroot|ls -l}}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i}}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom_2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb}}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i linux-doc-2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom_2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom-10.00.Custom_all.deb }}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom_2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom-10.00.Custom_i386.deb}}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i linux-manual-2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom_2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom-10.00.Custom_all.deb }}
{{cmdroot|dpkg -i linux-source-2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom_2.6.20.3-ubuntu1.hdapscustom-10.00.Custom_all.deb}}

Do the same for all packages that were created for restricted modules. Maybe you have to create them first with something like:

# cmdroot|fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version=.hdapscustom --added-modules madwifi modules_image

And let's not forget to leave the super user shell

{{cmdroot|exit}}

Now is the time to reboot and to test if everything went fine ;-) Verify with {{cmduser|uname -a}} if you booted the right kernel. If you want you can decide which kernel should be booted by default in /boot/grub/menu.lst selecting the number of the boot entry in the line after 'default'.

Check the output of

$ dmesg | grep hdaps

In my case the new kernel printed nothing, the old kernel printed:

{{cmdresult|hdaps: IBM ThinkPad T43 detected.}}
{{cmdresult|hdaps: initial latch check good (0x01).}}
{{cmdresult|hdaps: device successfully initialized.}}
{{cmdresult|input: hdaps as /class/input/input4}}
{{cmdresult|hdaps: driver successfully loaded.}}

Next step is to install hdapsd, the daemon, that actually stops the hard disk. Get the latest user space daemon [http://www.zen24593.zen.co.uk/hdaps/ hdapsd]. Compile and install it using

{{cmduser|gcc -o hdapsd hdapsd-*.c}}
{{cmduser|sudo cp hdapsd /usr/local/sbin/}}

Start hdapsd using {{cmduser|hdapsd -d sda -s 15}}

{{HELP|What is the best way to start the userspace daemon automatically at boot time?}}

If you move your Laptop you should now see the console printing messages if the disk is parked or not.
{{HELP|It didn't work for me: hdapsd only starts with sudo. Without it says "open(protect_file): Permission denied". The output of sudo hdapsd is saying parking/un-parking, but with a lot of "open: No such file or directory" in between. Any help is appreciated! Use gcc-3.4 to compile, then it should work.}}

$ dmesg | grep protect

should confirm this. If the output says something like {{cmdresult|unload support NOT reported..}} and {{cmdresult|head park not requested, used standby!..}}, have a look at http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_APS_harddisk_parking and examine if your drive might have problems with the disk protection.

A useful gimmick is the gnome-hdaps-applet showing the current disk protection state in the panel. KDE users look at [http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=34134 khdapsmonitor] for an alternative. To install gnome-hdaps-applet, do the following:

{{cmduser|mkdir gnome-hdaps-applet}}
{{cmduser|cd gnome-hdaps-applet}}
{{cmduser|wget http://www.zen24593.zen.co.uk/hdaps/gnome-hdaps-applet-20060120.tar.gz}}
{{cmduser|tar -xzf gnome-hdaps-applet-20060120.tar.gz}}
{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install libpanel-applet2-dev}}
{{cmduser|gcc $(pkg-config --cflags --libs libpanelapplet-2.0) -o gnome-hdaps-applet gnome-hdaps-applet.c}}
{{cmduser|sudo install gnome-hdaps-applet /usr/bin/}}
{{cmduser|sudo mkdir /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-hdaps-applet/}}
{{cmduser|sudo cp *.png /usr/share/pixmaps/gnome-hdaps-applet/}}
{{cmduser|sudo cp GNOME_HDAPS_StatusApplet.server /usr/lib/bonob
{{HELP|Everything seems to work fine with the patched kernel - unless wifi. Ubuntu doesn't find my wireless device anymore. Probably this is because my Atheros card needs restricted modules. Find more infos on http://madwifi.org/wiki/ on compiling Atheros wifi modules. Maybe the kernel compile goal modules or modules_image could help. Could please someone detail the preferred way to handle this?}}o/servers/}}

Afterwards add the applet to your panel manually. Be sure to see the play/pause sign switching when moving your laptop :-)

{{HELP|The applet always shows the play sign, never the pause sign. I think this the same problem like the hdapsd-sudo problem -- Make sure, it doesn't due to the sensitivity value of ''15'' you specified when starting the daemon (it has to be a value between 0 and 1)}}

More information can be found on [[How to protect the harddisk through APS]] or [[Installing_Ubuntu_6.06_on_a_ThinkPad_T43#Active_Protection_System]] or [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122863 Howto for edgy].
If you speak italian (unfortuately my level is really, really poor), [http://www.ismprofessional.net/pascucci/documenti/z60t/ar01s05.html Fedora on z60t] might be of use to you. Maybe even somebody would find the time to translate and adopt this fedora howto to english and ubuntu?

===Track Point Middle Key Scrolling===

In my case the track point worked out of the box, but the middle mouse button for scrolling did not. [[How to configure the TrackPoint]] explains how to solve this. The steps you need to follow are in section "Using the X server (kernel 2.6.11+)".
However you don't need to follow the steps in "EmulateWheelTimeout temporarily broken (-> fix for Ubuntu Dapper)" as this is fixed already if you have all your packages up-to-date.

Follow the instructions in the sections "Configure firefox for using trackpoint horizontal scrolling" and "Configure Opera for using trackpoint horizontal scrolling" as well, if you are using one of the two browsers.

If Firefox is scrolling into wrong directions, look at [[Talk:How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint#TrackPoint_scrolling_inverted_in_Firefox]].

===Fingerprint Reader===

[[How to enable the fingerprint reader]] has a good explanation for a very complicated way of activating your fingerprint reader using a restricted driver.

A free alternative to this is available at [http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net]:
[[How to enable the fingerprint reader with ThinkFinger]] provides more details, also the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThinkFinger Ubuntu wiki] does.

===Special keys ===

If the following standard settings are not enough for you, you'll find more info here: [[How to get special keys to work]]

===={{ibmkey|Access IBM|#495988}} to start application====
The {{ibmkey|Access IBM|#495988}} works out of the box. Just go to your shortcut configuration dialog and choose what action you want to connect with pressing this button, e.g. opening your home folder or the terminal, switching to fullscreen, opening help...

===={{key|CAPS}} to substitute {{key|Win}}/{{key|Super}}====
For using your {{key|CAPS}} key as a replacement for the lacking {{key|Win}}/{{key|Super}} key, add following to your {{path|~/.Xmodmap}}

! No Caps Lock
clear lock
! Caps Lock as Win key
add mod4 = Caps_Lock

To avoid restarting X type {{cmduser|xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap}}

===={{ibmkey|Forward|#494949}}/{{ibmkey|Backward|#494949}} in browsers====

=====Firefox=====
For using the {{ibmkey|Forward|#494949}}/{{ibmkey|Backward|#494949}} Keys in your browser add also these lines to your {{path|~/.Xmodmap}} as at least Firefox gets confused with their original setting as XF86Back/XF86Forward.

! back and forward browser keys
keycode 234 = F19
keycode 233 = F20

For Firefox add these lines to your {{path|/usr/share/firefox/chrome/browser/content/browser/browser.xul}}

<key id="goBackKb3" keycode="VK_F19" command="Browser:Back" />
<key id="goForwardKb3" keycode="VK_F20" command="Browser:Forward" />

directly after these lines:

<key id="goBackKb" keycode="VK_LEFT" command="Browser:Back" modifiers="alt"/>
<key id="goForwardKb" keycode="VK_RIGHT" command="Browser:Forward" modifiers="alt"/>

=====Opera=====
For Opera add these pairs in Tool->Preferences->Advanced->Shortcuts->Keyboard setup->Edit->Browser Window->New
* If you did the Firefox Xmodmap entry: F20-Forward, F19-Back
* If you didn't add the lines: XF86Forward-Forward, XF86Back-Back

=====Konqueror=====
In Konqueror it's working out of the box. But if you did the Xmodmap settings you have to adjust Konqueror, too. Just go to Settings->Configure Shortcuts, look for Back and Forward and set the alternative shortcut in the custom dialog by pressing the respective key. If you are using KDE you'll be probable prefering to do that in the Configuration Center to make these changes visible to all KDE Apps.

===Toggle Touchpad on/off===

Some people like to be able to switch their Touchpad on and off on the fly to avoid touching it during typing or pressing buttons when having the laptop lying on the lap. The following settings make this easily possible.
Add the option "SHMconfig" to your synaptics section in the xorg.conf by typing {{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf}} and set it to "on":
...
Section "InputDevice"

Driver "synaptics"
...
Option "SHMconfig" "on"

EndSection
...
This makes the synaptics touchpad toggable during runtime. If you prefer the touchpad to be switched off always add following line instead:
Option "TouchpadOff" "1"
To make this setting working we need to restart X. The best choice is to log off your window manager (don't forget to close programs where you might loose data) and press {{key|Ctrl}} + {{key|Alt}} + {{key|Backspace}}.

To switch the touchpad on and off you can use synclient. But if you prefer a program with a nice GUI, try gsynaptics (or ksynaptics if you use KDE):
{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install gsynaptics}}
gsynaptics integrates into your gnome settings menu, ksynaptics in the KDE Control Center. They preety much look the same, ksynaptics seems to just offer one additional setting: to switch your touchpad off automatically when typing. For easier reachability I just added a shortcut to my panel.
To make gnome remember your last settings after a system restart go to your session configuration and add the program gsynaptics-init to the startup programs. I did not try this with KDE, sorry.

Find more information on [[Synaptics TouchPad driver for X]]

===IrDA===

Find information here: [[How to make use of IrDA]]

===VGA out ===

I didn't try it, but it looks easy: [http://help.nceas.ucsb.edu/index.php/Enable_vga_out_on_ATI_Thinkpads How to enable VGA out]

===Swap and Hibernation problem ===

Ubunutu uses unique IDs (UUIDs) to identify partitions. The advantage of this is you do not have to differentiate between sda and hda devices. So if upgrading to modern libata drivers will work without having to rewrite hda devices to sda ones.

However feisty seems to have a problem with this naming method and swap partitions on some installations. Do
{{cmduser|sudo free}} to check if your swap partition is used. If the line with swap it it just returns three times "0", your swap partition is not being used and you are most probably affected by [https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/66637/ bug 66637]. The problem is that your system generates a new UUID for your swap partition on every reboot. Your old settings in the fstab then cannot be used anymore and your system does not use any swap. Without swap hibernate (suspend to disk) does not work either (standby/suspend to RAM still does).

Follow these instructions to fix this

# determine your swap with {{cmduser|sudo fdisk -l}}. In my case it was /dev/sda2
# do mkswap on your swap partition and record the uuid which this command outputs, e.g. {{cmduser|sudo mkswap /dev/sda2}}
# now use this UUID to put into fstab: Look for the line with the swap partition and replace the old UUID with the new one: {{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/fstab}}
# add the same UUID intu your resume file: {{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume}}; the file should only look like this: "RESUME=UUID=<the-swap-partition-uuid>"
# do {{cmduser|update-initramfs -u}}
# update your grub configuration; edit it with {{cmduser|sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst}} and look for the line that says "# defoptions=quiet splash" and change it to "# defoptions=quiet splash resume=<the-swap-partition-uuid>"
# reboot normally. After this test with {{cmduser|sudo free}} or with {{cmduser|swapon -s}} if your swap is now activated
# Now you can test hibernate, too.

Thanks to various people on the bug thread.

===Bluetooth===
I do not need it, so I just switched it off using
:{{cmdroot|echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth}}

More info on how to use Bluetooth can be found in [[How to setup Bluetooth]],
nice HowTos are available in the [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup Ubuntu wiki].

==References==
* [http://gawrysiak.org/corvus/?p=4 Dapper Drake on T42]
* [[Installing_Ubuntu_6.06_on_a_ThinkPad_T43]]
* [[Installing_Ubuntu_6.10_on_a_ThinkPad_T43]]
* This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation guides survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

Hope this helped :-)
tec