https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Herrboy&feedformat=atomThinkWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T16:29:33ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.12https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Installation_instructions_for_the_ThinkPad_X61&diff=33350Installation instructions for the ThinkPad X612007-09-24T03:17:10Z<p>Herrboy: /* Suspend/Resume doesn't work out of the box (Solved) */ clarifying that you should leave the leading "#" alone, even though it looks like a comment.</p>
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<div>The X61 is apparently very similar to a T61 internally. You may be able to find helpful tips in the <br />
installation instructions for the [[Installation_instructions_for_the_ThinkPad_T61|Installation instructions for the Thinkpad T61]] for problems that are not solved here.<br />
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There is an [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=503233 Ubuntu forum thread] on installing Feisty Fawn on the X61.<br />
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These [http://slackwiki.org/ThinkPad_X61s Slackware installation instructions] are also revealing.<br />
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=== X61 won't boot from the CD-ROM/DVD drive (Solved) ===<br />
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Follow these instructions to enable your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_drive optical drive]:<br />
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# Reboot your X61. Press the ThinkVantage button quickly when you see the ThinkPad screen and then press F1 to enter [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS BIOS].<br />
# In BIOS, select Configure -> Serial ATA.<br />
# Now, select Compatibility instead of AHCI.<br />
# Exit BIOS and start your computer normally.<br />
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=== Suspend/Resume doesn't work out of the box (Solved) ===<br />
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Under GNOME, Suspend/Resume doesn't work out of the box. Fn-F4 does suspend and lid open does resume, but the backlight is off after resume.<br />
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To fix this, do the following:<br />
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# In the file /boot/grub/menu.lst, find the line beginning with "# kopt=". This is where grub sets the options for your kernel. Append to this line the following: " acpi_sleep=s3_bios". (That is, these words should be preceded by a space separating them from the existing options. Do not remove the initial "#" from the line.)<br />
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# Run the command '''update-grub''' as root.<br />
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=== Known Issues under Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 ===<br />
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# Sound doesn't work. This should be fixed by the ALSA 1.0.15 release, due out in mid-September 2007. <br />
# Wireless doesn't work.<br />
# 2D graphics works fine, but there is no 3D acceleration yet.<br />
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Fixes analogous to those for the T61 may address these.<br />
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Further note: when you get sound working through ALSA, go to System->Preferences->Sound->Devices and select PCM. This will enable your Volume button to work.</div>Herrboy