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= Lenovo ThinkPad {{Z61m}} (9452-CTO) =
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To get in contact with me, write to:
  
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== Hardware Details ==
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robert (dot) markula [at] gmx -dot- net
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* [[Intel Core 2 Duo]] T7200 (2 GHz, 4 MB L2, 667MHz FSB)
 
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* 1 GB RAM (2x 512MB [[PC2-5300]] DDR2 667MHz)
 
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* 15.4" wide-screen TFT WSXGA+ 1680x1050
 
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* [[ATI Mobility Radeon X1400]] (128 MB)
 
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* 100 GB SATA, 7200 RPM
 
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* DVD Super Multiburner
 
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* Intel [[AD1981HD]] High Definition Audio 1.0 controller with 2 speakers
 
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* [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
 
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* [[Ethernet Controllers#Intel Gigabit (10/100/1000)|Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet]]
 
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* [[ThinkPad 56K Modem (MDC-1.5)]]
 
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* [[ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2)]]
 
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* [[IrDA]] 1.1 (FIR - 4Mbps)
 
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* 3x USB 2.0
 
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* Firewire
 
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* VGA out
 
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* S-Video out
 
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* [[SD_Card_slot|4-in-1 digital media reader]] (MultiMedia Card, MemoryStick, SD)
 
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* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]]
 
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* [[ThinkLight]]
 
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* [[UltraNav]]
 
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* Headphone Jack
 
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* Microphone Jack
 
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* Built-in Microphone
 
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* [[CardBus]] slot (Type 2)
 
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* [[ExpressCard slot]] (54 or 34)
 
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* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]]
 
  
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== Operating System ==
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The specs of my ThinkPad can be found [[Installing_Ubuntu_6.10_on_a_ThinkPad_Z61m|here]].
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[[Ubuntu]] 6.10 'edgy eft'.
 
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See the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/ThinkpadZ61m Ubuntu Laptop Testing Team] for up-to-date details.
 
  
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== What works out-of-the-box ==
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Cheers :)
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=== Hardware ===
 
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* 100 GB SATA, 7200 RPM
 
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* DVD Super Multiburner
 
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* Intel AD1981HD High Definition Audio 1.0 controller with 2 speakers
 
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* Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
 
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* ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate (BDC-2)
 
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* 3x USB 2.0
 
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* UltraNav
 
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* Built-in Microphone
 
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=== Power Management ===
 
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* Suspend to RAM (Fn+F4 works too)
 
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* Hibernate (Fn+F12 works too)
 
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* CPU speed stepping
 
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* LCD Brightness depending on current power scheme
 
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* Screen brightness control with Fn+Pos1/Fn+End
 
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* Lid switch
 
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=== Extra Keys ===
 
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* Volume up, Volume down, Mute
 
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* ThinkLight
 
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* Front wireless radio switch (turns off Wifi and Bluetooth)
 
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* Fn+F2 (Lock acount)
 
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* Fn+F3 (Show power manager information pop-up)
 
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* Fn+F5 (activate/deactivate WiFi and Bluetooth)
 
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== What needs to be configured ==
 
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=== Hardware ===
 
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* ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB)
 
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* Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter
 
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* IrDA 1.1 (FIR - 4Mbps)
 
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* 4-in-1 digital media reader (MultiMedia Card, MemoryStick, SD)
 
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=== Extra keys ===
 
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* Windows key (Keycode Super_L)
 
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* Context menu key (Keycode 0xe3)
 
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* ThinkVantage button (Keycode 0x9f)
 
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* Web browser back (Keycode 0xea)
 
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* Web browser forward (Keycode 0xe9)
 
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* Multimedia Keys (Fn+up, Fn+down, Fn+left arrow, Fn+right arrow)
 
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== Untested ==
 
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=== Hardware ===
 
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* ThinkPad 56K Modem (MDC-1.5)
 
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* Firewire
 
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* VGA out
 
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* S-Video out
 
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* Headphone Jack
 
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* Microphone Jack
 
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* CardBus slot (Type 2)
 
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* ExpressCard slot (54 or 34)
 
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* Integrated Fingerprint Reader
 
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* UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced
 
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== Annoyances ==
 
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* Laptop fan is constantly on. Doesn't know if this is specific to linux or is an hardware issue. See [[Problem with fan noise]].
 
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* WiFi occasionally does not work after suspend
 
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* USB mouse occasionally doesn't come up after suspend
 
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* Switching to virtual terminal (Alt+Ctrl+F1) garbles screen
 
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* Bluetooth cannot be deactivated seperately (Fn+F5 deactivates Bluetooth AND Wifi)
 
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= Solutions =
 
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== ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB) ==
 
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To get hardware acceleration and a resolution >1024x768, you need to install ATI's ''fglrx'' driver.
 
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1. Install the fglrx driver:
 
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{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx}}
 
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2. In Edgy the Composite extension is enabled by default, however, fglrx does not yet support Composite with DRI. In order to disable Composite you have to edit the ''xorg.conf'' file:
 
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{{cmduser|sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup}}
 
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{{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf}}
 
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3. Add these lines at the end of the file:
 
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<pre>
 
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Section "Extensions"
 
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Option     "Composite" "Disable"
 
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EndSection
 
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</pre>
 
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4. Now activate the fglrx driver:
 
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{{cmduser|sudo aticonfig --initial}}
 
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$ sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
 
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5. After restarting your system (or alternatively doing {{key|Ctrl}}{{key|Alt}}{{key|Backspace}} to restart the X Server) your system will be running the fglrx drivers.
 
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== Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter ==
 
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Getting WPA working with your Wifi card is easy.
 
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1. Install the ''network-manager-gnome'' package
 
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{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome}}
 
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2. You have to deactivate the GNOME network settings for all networking devices that should be controlled by network-manager:
 
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System -> Administration -> Network
 
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3. In the network settings deactivate the Wifi network.
 
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4. Log out and log in again to activate the new settings.
 
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== IrDA 1.1 (FIR - 4Mbps) ==
 
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IrDA does not work out-of-the-box because the necessary package and configuration is not included in a stock Ubuntu install.
 
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1. Install the missing package
 
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{{cmduser|sudo apt-get install irda-utils}}
 
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2. Configure irda-utils
 
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{{cmduser|sudo dpkg-reconfigure irda-utils}}
 
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3. On the configure screen set the options as the following:
 
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<pre>
 
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Activate IrDa on boot-up: yes
 
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Attempt to probe for IrDa at system boot: yes
 
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Discovery mode: yes
 
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Typ of the IrDa-adaptor: native
 
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Typ of the FIR-chip: nsc-ircc
 
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Options for the modules of the FIR-chip:
 
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Port for setserial to deactivate:
 
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</pre>
 
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4. Restart IrDA:
 
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{{cmduser|sudo /etc/init.d/irda-utils stop}}
 
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{{cmduser|sudo /etc/init.d/irda-utils start}}
 
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5. Load the FIR IrDA driver:
 
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{{cmduser|sudo modprobe irda0}}
 
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6. Now test if activating IrDA was successful. Place your IrDA device (mobile phone, PDA or whatever) in front of the IrDA eye and activate IrDA on your device. Doing a
 
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{{cmduser|cat /proc/net/irda/discovery}}
 
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should list your IrDA device.
 
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== 4-in-1 digital media reader (MultiMedia Card, MemoryStick, SD) ==
 
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The digital media reader does not work because the kernel module ''tifm_sd'' is not loaded on startup. To get it loaded, add it to the ''modules'' file:
 
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1. Open the file ''modules'' (and do a backup first, just in case):
 
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{{cmduser|sudo cp /etc/modules /etc/modules.backup}}
 
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{{cmduser|sudo gedit /etc/modules}}
 
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2. Add the following to the end of the file:
 
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tifm_sd
 
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3. Save the file and restart.
 

Latest revision as of 14:19, 28 December 2006

To get in contact with me, write to:

robert (dot) markula [at] gmx -dot- net

The specs of my ThinkPad can be found here.

Cheers :)