Installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a ThinkPad R50e - Revision history

Billgian: /* External Sources */

2008-03-01T16:53:27Z

‎External Sources

Jaskiern: Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R50e moved to Installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a ThinkPad R50e: No Ubuntu version included in title

2007-08-26T21:42:03Z

Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R50e moved to Installing Ubuntu 5.10 on a ThinkPad R50e: No Ubuntu version included in title

Jaskiern at 21:41, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T21:41:36Z

Wehe: /* References */ added external sources section

2006-10-21T09:35:06Z

‎References: added external sources section

AltGr: /* Display and external monitor */

2006-10-09T17:01:03Z

‎Display and external monitor

Saxphile: /* Standby, Sleep and Hibernation */

2006-06-28T12:02:40Z

‎Standby, Sleep and Hibernation

Saxphile: /* Network (Dapper with Network-Manager) */ Network-Manager 0.7.0 is worth getting.

2006-06-18T06:17:42Z

‎Network (Dapper with Network-Manager): Network-Manager 0.7.0 is worth getting.

Saxphile: /* Standby, Sleep and Hibernation */ Network-Manager sucks less than I thought.

2006-06-17T11:04:09Z

‎Standby, Sleep and Hibernation: Network-Manager sucks less than I thought.

Saxphile: /* References */ revise link comment

2006-06-17T10:55:08Z

‎References: revise link comment

Saxphile: More Dapper stuff

2006-06-17T10:51:46Z

More Dapper stuff

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	==External Sources==		==External Sources==
		+	*[http://www.linlap.com/wiki/IBM-Lenovo+Thinkpad+R50e General Linux compatibility guide for the Thinkpad R50e]
	*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].		*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

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−	This page aims to illustrate issues and (hopefully) solutions encountered while installing {{Ubuntu}} 5.10 (Breezy Badger) on a Levono ThinkPad {{R50e}}. As usual, caveat emptor. Also, don't forget to create backup CDs for your IBM Rescue and Recovery partition (see [[Ordering Recovery CDs]]).	+	This page aims to illustrate issues and (hopefully) solutions encountered while installing {{Ubuntu 5.10}} (Breezy Badger) on a Levono ThinkPad {{R50e}}. As usual, caveat emptor. Also, don't forget to create backup CDs for your IBM Rescue and Recovery partition (see [[Ordering Recovery CDs]]).

	'''Dapper Notes: '''Given that upgrading to/installing [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperUpgrades Dapper] isn't very different from Breezy, I decided to update this page with special Dapper notes instead of a new entry. Therefore, unless something is labeled as Breezy/Dapper-specific, the information here applies to both versions. I should also make it clear that the following instructions were based on my experiences with upgrading my R50e to Dapper, rather than a clean install. I also chose to overwrite all the scripts that the Dapper update prompted me to, which in retrospect was a ''bad idea''.		'''Dapper Notes: '''Given that upgrading to/installing [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperUpgrades Dapper] isn't very different from Breezy, I decided to update this page with special Dapper notes instead of a new entry. Therefore, unless something is labeled as Breezy/Dapper-specific, the information here applies to both versions. I should also make it clear that the following instructions were based on my experiences with upgrading my R50e to Dapper, rather than a clean install. I also chose to overwrite all the scripts that the Dapper update prompted me to, which in retrospect was a ''bad idea''.

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	[http://www.mk-stuff.de/artikel/linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_r50e/ Linux on an IBM ThinkPad R50e (a really good guide if you're into further tweaking your system)]		[http://www.mk-stuff.de/artikel/linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_r50e/ Linux on an IBM ThinkPad R50e (a really good guide if you're into further tweaking your system)]
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		+	==External Sources==
		+	*This guide is listed at the [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html TuxMobil Linux laptop and notebook installation survey (IBM/Lenovo)].

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	The built-in [[Intel Extreme Graphics 2]] works just fine with the built-in display. You can use [http://sourceforge.net/projects/i855crt i855crt] (proceed with caution) to make the TFT and external monitor/projector mirror each other, but I found that much less useful than screen spanning. I'm still working on this. Please contribute if you have a solution.		The built-in [[Intel Extreme Graphics 2]] works just fine with the built-in display. You can use [http://sourceforge.net/projects/i855crt i855crt] (proceed with caution) to make the TFT and external monitor/projector mirror each other, but I found that much less useful than screen spanning. I'm still working on this. Please contribute if you have a solution.

		+	If you want to experiment with it, a partial solution is proposed in the discussion section.

	== Various Tweaks ==		== Various Tweaks ==

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 '''Dapper Note:''' If you use Network-Manager with ipw2200, you might have problem reactiving it after resuming. Specifically, if you have a clean Dapper install or the Dapper updater replaced your wireless.sh, you need to edit /etc/acpi/wireless.sh so that it uses this commend to shutdown ipw2200:
    echo -n 3 > $DEVICE/device/power/state; (instead of echo -n 2 > $DEVICE/device/power/state;)
-This bug is explained in detail [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/36403 here].
+This bug is explained in detail [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/36403 here]. Alternatively, a more ''elegant'' solution can be found [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/42820 here].
 == Display and external monitor ==

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 == Network (Dapper with Network-Manager) ==
-One of the highlights of Dapper for laptop users is its support for Network-Manager. Network-Manager is a godsend for those that use their laptops with various wireless networks. Unlike the pain that is WPA support in Breezy, Network-Manager in Dapper allows WPA to work as you'd expect on a Mac or Windows PC (sort of), but the installation is complicated (particularly if you need to use the absolutely newest version). Also, Network-Manager doesn't work nicely with static IP, and, as indicated below, adds a step to RAM suspend/resume. In short, if your ThinkPad stays on your desk and uses a static IP, you're better off ''not'' using Network-Manager, although I will provide some information on this in case you decided that Network-Manager is too cool to resist (like me).
+One of the highlights of Dapper for laptop users is its support for Network-Manager. Network-Manager is a godsend for those that use their laptops with various wireless networks. Unlike the pain that is WPA support in Breezy, Network-Manager in Dapper allows WPA to work as you'd expect on a Mac or Windows PC (sort of), but the installation is complicated (particularly if you need to use the absolutely newest version). In short, if your ThinkPad stays on your desk and uses a static IP, you're better off ''not'' using Network-Manager, although I will provide some information on this in case you decided that Network-Manager is too cool to resist (like me).
 First, follow [http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Network_Manager_with_WPA this guide] to install the newest Network-Manager and WPA support. If you know what you're doing, you could just get the packages from repository and skip the part about SVN and CVS.
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 If you use WEP/WPA, Network-Manager will request your keychain password after every reboot. [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=192281 This] is the workaround.
 == Power Management ==

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	[http://columbia.edu/~em36/ubuntubreezythinkpadt42.html Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger on an IBM ThinkPad T42]		[http://columbia.edu/~em36/ubuntubreezythinkpadt42.html Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger on an IBM ThinkPad T42]

−	[http://www.mk-stuff.de/artikel/linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_r50e/ Linux on an IBM ThinkPad R50e (~~didn't really use anything from it, but it's~~ a really good guide if you're into further tweaking your system)]	+	[http://www.mk-stuff.de/artikel/linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_r50e/ Linux on an IBM ThinkPad R50e (a really good guide if you're into further tweaking your system)]

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 Installing the OS was fairly straight forward. I put in the Ubuntu install disc and pressed F12 to bring up the booting device menu. At the partitioning menu I chose to let Ubuntu resize the existing NTFS partition and create partitions it needed automatically. Everything went well and I was able to boot into both Windows XP Home and the [[Rescue and Recovery]] partition from [[GRUB]] without any extra effort. It should be noted, however, that I did this on a brand new machine. So if you had made changes to your MBR or partitioning table, you might get different results.
-'''Dapper Notes:''' As I described above, if you're upgrading from Breezy to Dapper, do ''not'' replace the various scripts on your system (e.g. sleep.sh, wireless.sh, etc) when the Dapper updater prompted you to. This should only be a problem if you're using Update Manager since apt (manual upgrade) doesn't replace them by default.
+'''Dapper Note:''' As I described above, if you're upgrading from Breezy to Dapper, do ''not'' replace the various scripts on your system (e.g. sleep.sh, wireless.sh, etc) when the Dapper updater prompted you to. This should only be a problem if you're using Update Manager since apt (manual upgrade) doesn't replace them by default.
 == Networking (Breezy/Dapper without Network-Manager) ==
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 I do not use the built-in modem, so I didn't bother testing it. However, it was suggested [http://www.kaltertee.de/R50e.html here] that [http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php Conexant's driver] works.
 == Network (Dapper with Network-Manager) ==
-One of the highlights of Dapper for laptop users is its support for Network-Manager. Network-Manager is a godsend for those that use their laptops with various wireless networks. Unlike the pain that is WPA support in Breezy, Network-Manager in Dapper allows WPA to work as you'd expect on a Mac or Windows PC (sort of), but the installation is complicated (particularly if you need to use the absolutely newest version). Also, Network-Manager doesn't work nicely with static IP, and, as indicated below, adds a step to RAM suspend/resume. In short, if your ThinkPad stays on your desk and uses a static IP, you're better off ''not'' using Network-Manager, although I will provide some information on this if you decided that Network-Manager is too cool to resist (like me).
+One of the highlights of Dapper for laptop users is its support for Network-Manager. Network-Manager is a godsend for those that use their laptops with various wireless networks. Unlike the pain that is WPA support in Breezy, Network-Manager in Dapper allows WPA to work as you'd expect on a Mac or Windows PC (sort of), but the installation is complicated (particularly if you need to use the absolutely newest version). Also, Network-Manager doesn't work nicely with static IP, and, as indicated below, adds a step to RAM suspend/resume. In short, if your ThinkPad stays on your desk and uses a static IP, you're better off ''not'' using Network-Manager, although I will provide some information on this in case you decided that Network-Manager is too cool to resist (like me).
-First, follow [http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Network_Manager_with_WPA this guide] to install the newest Network-Manager and WPA support. If you know what you're doing, you could just get the packages from repository and skip the part about SVN and CVS, but I just followed the guide.
+First, follow [http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Network_Manager_with_WPA this guide] to install the newest Network-Manager and WPA support. If you know what you're doing, you could just get the packages from repository and skip the part about SVN and CVS.
 For kernel updates, you'll only need to reinstall the ieee80211 system and ipw2200. Network-Manager and wpa_supplicant are not touched during minor kernel updates.
-Now, if you need to use static IP with Network-Manager, you need to edit /etc/network/interfaces manually to change your IP settings. Network-Manager basically ignores interfaces that don't use DHCP, but it does insisted on overwriting your /etc/resolv.conf with nothing everytime it initializes. So you'll have to manually edit /etc/resolv.conf and add your DNS servers after every reboot and resume. I'm sure you can do this with a script, but if you use DHCP with another network adapter, that would cause a problem. Anyway, please contribute if you have a more elegant suggestion (prepending your DNS servers in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf doesn't work since ).
+Now, if you need to use static IP with Network-Manager, you need to edit /etc/network/interfaces manually to change your IP settings. Network-Manager basically ignores interfaces that don't use DHCP, but it does insisted on overwriting your /etc/resolv.conf with nothing everytime it initializes. So you'll have to manually edit /etc/resolv.conf and add your DNS servers after every reboot and resume. I'm sure you can do this with a script, but if you use DHCP with another network adapter, that would cause a problem. Anyway, please contribute if you have a more elegant suggestion (prepending your DNS servers in /etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf doesn't work since DHCP is not invoked when you're using a static IP).
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 The fan seems to work fine without any tweaking as indicated [http://www.mk-stuff.de/artikel/linux_on_an_ibm_thinkpad_r50e/#acpi-fan here].
 == Standby, Sleep and Hibernation ==
-'''Standby''' Hitting Fn+F3 blanks the screen and turns the backlight off. It is supposed to lock the screen, but sometimes it doesn't work; I haven't been able to figure out what causes this. No additional changes are necessary.
+'''Standby''' Hitting Fn+F3 blanks the screen and turns the backlight off. It works right out of the box.
 '''Sleep''' To make sleeping work, the following changes are needed:
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   And uncomment "ACPI_SLEEP=true" (by removing the # character in front of it)
-  Then enter this command in terminal:
+  '''Dapper Notes:'''
     sudo cp /etc/acpi/sleep.sh /etc/acpi/sleep.sh_backup
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-Press Fn to wake up. Screen locking works consistently, unlike standby.
+Press Fn to wake up. Screen locking works consistently, unlike standby. I should note that according to [[Problem with display remaining black after resume]], just editing xorg.conf should do the trick in Dapper, but I haven't tried this yet.
 '''Hibernation''' Hibernation works straight out of the box. Press Fn+F12 or choose Hibernation from the logout menu to hibernate.
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 == Various Tweaks ==
-Refer to [[Installing Ubuntu 5.04 on a ThinkPad T43 (1875)]] for the following tweaks:
+'''Breezy Only:''' Refer to [[Installing Ubuntu 5.04 on a ThinkPad T43 (1875)]] for the following tweaks:
    *  Don't slow down boot-up by synchronizing with network time
    *  Don't slow down boot-up when no Ethernet cable is attached
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                    keycode 233 = Next
                Log out and log again.
+  '''The following are Breezy only.'''
    *  Install on-screen confirmation for the ThinkPad buttons (other than Fn+F5)
    *  Visual feedback for Fn+F5 (I'd recommend against it because the script crashed my system.)
-== Special Notes on speeding up booting by not initiating network interface(s) and/or ifplugd ==
+In Dapper, tpb module has been replaced by gdm with its built-in functions. Unfortunately at the moment it only support visual feedback for volume changes. There's no on screen feedback for brightness adjustments or the ThinkLight. It is not yet possible to remap the Access IBM button, either. Please contribute if you have a workaround.
 If you have ipw2200 configured with wpa_supplicant, you should leave HOTPLUG_INTERFACES="" in /etc/default/ifplugd as it is. Otherwise it produces an annoying error message during booting. Also, ipw2200+wpa_supplicant takes a long time to initiate, so there's still a wait during booting,
 and I haven't found a way around it yet (besides plugging in an Ethernet cable). There is a fix suggested in [http://columbia.edu/~em36/ubuntubreezythinkpadt42.html#netmanager here], but it doesn't seem to work when you have ipw2200 working with wpa_supplicant (it actually disables the wireless connection). If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
 == References ==
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 [http://columbia.edu/~em36/ubuntubreezythinkpadt42.html Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger on an IBM ThinkPad T42]