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**Toggle Wireless.  Use the ''Network Manager Applet'' on the ''gnome panel''.
 
**Toggle Wireless.  Use the ''Network Manager Applet'' on the ''gnome panel''.
 
*[[Active_Protection_System|Hard Drive Active Protection System]] (No luck yet)
 
*[[Active_Protection_System|Hard Drive Active Protection System]] (No luck yet)
*[[Thinkpad-acpi]].  "thinkpad_acpi: Not yet supported ThinkPad detected!" is displayed at startup.  Since acpi isn't working battery life in Ubuntu is less than in Windows.
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*[[Thinkpad-acpi]].  "Not yet supported ThinkPad detected!" is displayed at startup.  Since acpi isn't working battery life in Ubuntu is less than in Windows.
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**[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/552880 Bug report at launchpad]
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**[http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=4BD0838E.3030702%40gate-nine.de Thread at ibm-acpi-devel]
  
 
==Untested==
 
==Untested==

Revision as of 08:57, 11 July 2010

Warning: This guide is for a Thinkpad Edge 14" with Intel processors. Those with AMD models have reported WiFi problems. See this thread for more details.

Worked

  • WiFi . Must be turned on using Network Manager Applet on the gnome panel. The toggle wireless key on the keyboard doesn't work.
  • Ethernet
  • Pointing devices. Can be configured graphically using these instructions
    • TrackPoint
    • TouchPad
  • Fn+F[1-12]
  • Special Keys
    • Mute
    • Volume -
    • Volume +
    • Brightness down
    • Brigtness up
    • Previous track in Movie Player
    • Play/Pause in Movie Player
    • Next track in Movie Player
  • Hibernation
  • Suspend

Didn't work

Untested

  • Camera

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