Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad R60e - Revision history

Billgian: /* External Sources */

2008-03-02T06:00:25Z

‎External Sources

Ordonnateur: /* to be continued */ Fn7

2007-11-23T23:09:48Z

‎to be continued: Fn7

Ordonnateur: /* Mouse and TrackPoint */ note re 7.10

2007-11-23T23:05:17Z

‎Mouse and TrackPoint: note re 7.10

Ordonnateur: /* Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}} */ link to F7 script page

2007-11-12T23:36:47Z

‎Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}: link to F7 script page

Ordonnateur: /* Xorg.config for two screens */

2007-10-28T21:43:22Z

‎Xorg.config for two screens

Ordonnateur: /* Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}} */

2007-10-25T12:17:09Z

‎Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}

Ordonnateur: /* Xorg.config for two screens */ warning about displayconfig-gtk

2007-10-25T12:13:25Z

‎Xorg.config for two screens: warning about displayconfig-gtk

Ordonnateur: /* {{Ubuntu 7.10}} with Intel_Graphics_Media_Accelerator_950 */ new diagram of virtual screen

2007-10-22T23:12:53Z

‎{{Ubuntu 7.10}} with Intel_Graphics_Media_Accelerator_950: new diagram of virtual screen

Ordonnateur: /* versions */

2007-10-22T23:05:43Z

‎versions

Ordonnateur: /* Xorg.config for two screens */ note about i810/Intel driver when upgrading to Gutsy

2007-10-22T23:01:55Z

‎Xorg.config for two screens: note about i810/Intel driver when upgrading to Gutsy

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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)].
 [[Category:R60e]]

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 {{key|Fn}}{{key|F5}} toggle Wireless/Bluetooth on/off
-{{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} Switch Screen? (no ibm/hotkey shown with {{cmduser|acpi_listen}} only effective if cloned displays?)
+{{key|Fn}}{{key|F7}} Switch Screen (HKEY 00000080 00001007) see [[Sample_Fn-F7_script]]
 {{key|Fn}}{{key|F8}} TrackPoint? No Effect (ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001008)

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       # echo -n 96 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/speed
       # echo -n 200 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/sensitivity
 This needs to be typed in a root window; using sudo gives a permission denied.

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 edit xorg.conf and ensure we have '''Virtual 2048 2048'''. Try again and it works: we have a laptop screen in a virtual position at the top of a 2048x2048 frame with the VGA monitor below.
-Next edit xorg.conf and set '''Virtual 2624 2048 '''
+Next edit xorg.conf and set '''Virtual 2624 2048 ''' then:
   {{cmduser| xrandr  --output VGA --mode 1600x1200 --pos 1024x0}}
 * References

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 For Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10 alpha) see section below and [[Xorg RandR 1.2]]. Note also that if upgrading to Gutsy from Feisty the old Xorg.conf will be retained and  the i810 rather than the Intel driver will be used. The graphical configuration at System: Administration: Screens and Graphics (displayconfig-gtk) may be usable with the i810 driver, whereas it will probably wreck your xorg.conf if used with the Intel driver.
-Intel 945GM
+===Intel 945GM with the i810 driver===
-The config options are described in the driver man page {{cmduser|man i810}}. The following sections are for a configuration with the laptop screen as the primary display and an second display on the D-SUB15 analog VGA port. The second display is expected to be a flat panel or a data projector ('beamer').
+The i810 driver is used in versions before {{Ubuntu 7.10}}.
 There are some tradeoffs with Xorg.conf, the version below is intended to give the best available resolution with a variety of external screens without the need to change xorg.conf. See the notes at the end of this section for some other optimisations.
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 This may be a better config if you always use the same external screen, but less satisfactory if you need to connect to a variety of external screens.
-=== {{Ubuntu 7.10}} with [[Intel_Graphics_Media_Accelerator_950]] ===
+===Intel 945GM with the xorg Intel driver===
+This driver is used by {{Ubuntu 7.10}} and later.
 With X version 7.3 and xrandr version 1.2 the configuration of X for more than one screen is simplified. This section only covers {{Ubuntu 7.10}} and the {{R60e}} for other hardware and distributions see [[Xorg RandR 1.2]]
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          Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
          DefaultDepth	24
          SubSection "Display"
              Depth		24
-            Modes		"1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
+             '''# ADD A VIRTUAL LINE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LARGEST SCREENS YOU WILL HOTPLUG'''
              '''Virtual              2048 2048 '''
          EndSubSection
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 * The Monitor and Device sections for '''Monitor-TV'''.  The {{R60e}} does not have a TV out socket though the graphics chip provides this capability. Disabling the TV will prevent the screen of the external monitor blanking for a few seconds whenever the xrandr program is used. (Later versions of the Intel driver may have a fix for this problem.)
 === Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}} ===

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 === Using ''xrandr'' with {{Ubuntu 7.10}} ===
-There is a [http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/tribe5  Graphical Configuration Tool], ([https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/0.2+20070731ubuntu1 displayconfig-gtk]) included with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}. At present [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk it dosn't work too well]. If installing from a tribe 5 CD then this will be found in the menu: 'System: Administration: Screens and Graphics'. If you have been upgrading from earlier releases you may need to install from 'Applications: Add/Remove: System Tools'
+There is a  Graphical Configuration Tool, ([https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk/0.2+20070731ubuntu1 displayconfig-gtk]) included with {{Ubuntu 7.10}}. At present [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/displayconfig-gtk it dosn't work too well].It is found in the menu: 'System: Administration: Screens and Graphics'. As using it will wreck your xorg.conf (see above) I recommend removing it.
 The command line xrandr however does work quite well. Note that Gnome places the menu bar on screen 0 and that limitations of the Intel chip and driver mean this Screen 0 (the external VGA monitor) will always be the default display if it is connected. This applies even if the external monitor is switched off but the cable connected: if you have a blank laptop monitor check if you have anything plugged in to the VGA port.

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 == Xorg.config for two screens ==
-For Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10 alpha) see section below and [[Xorg RandR 1.2]]. Note also that if upgrading to Gutsy from Feisty the old Xorg.conf will be retained and  the i810 rather than the Intel driver will be used. The Graphical Configuration (System: Administration: Screens and Graphics) is more or less usable with the i810 driver, whereas it is less useful with the Intel driver.
+For Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10 alpha) see section below and [[Xorg RandR 1.2]]. Note also that if upgrading to Gutsy from Feisty the old Xorg.conf will be retained and  the i810 rather than the Intel driver will be used. The graphical configuration at System: Administration: Screens and Graphics (displayconfig-gtk) may be usable with the i810 driver, whereas it will probably wreck your xorg.conf if used with the Intel driver.
 Intel 945GM
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-If upgrading from earlier versions your old xorg.conf file may contain much that is now obsolete, so in what follows I will assume that you are starting with a fresh version of /etc/X11/xorg.conf whichh can be generated by
+If upgrading from earlier versions your old xorg.conf file may contain much that is now obsolete, so in what follows I will assume that you are starting with a fresh version of /etc/X11/xorg.conf which can be generated by
      {{cmdroot|sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg}}
-and then restarting X.
+and then restarting X. With Gutsy ({{Ubuntu 7.10}}) using the graphical configuration (displyconfig-gtk) is likely to damage your xorg.config resulting in a 800x600 default display on reboot. In which case the above option will be useful.
 The resulting {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.conf}} should include something like

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 xrandr is a Xinerama mode, the mouse and application windows move about the entire virtual screen, the physical monitors provide a display port view of a portion of that space. So if you want the laptop LCD and an external  monitor to show different information the virtual size must be larger than the default.
-[[Image:VirtualScreen.png|monitor windows must fit within the virtual screen]]
+[[Image:Intel-DualHead.png|monitor windows must fit within the virtual screen]]
 * The Monitor and Device sections for '''Monitor-TV'''.  The {{R60e}} does not have a TV out socket though the graphics chip provides this capability. Disabling the TV will prevent the screen of the external monitor blanking for a few seconds whenever the xrandr program is used. (Later versions of the Intel driver may have a fix for this problem.)

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 === versions ===
-Most of the information here is based on a clean install of 6.06.1 with upgrade to {{Ubuntu 7.04}} via {{Ubuntu 6.10}}. Significant changes that apply to Edgy (6.10) and Feisty (7.04) are noted here. The current development version 'Gutsy Gibbon' can be installed from the 'Tribe 5 alternate CD'; significant changes likely affect the final release (7.10) will also be noted here.
+Most of the information here is based on a clean install of 6.06.1 with upgrade to {{Ubuntu 7.10}} via {{Ubuntu 6.10}} and {{Ubuntu 7.04}}. Significant changes particular to these versions are noted here..
 '''Ubuntu 6.10 "Edgy Eft"'''