Installing Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) on a ThinkPad Edge 14" (Intel)

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This guide is for a Thinkpad Edge 14" with Intel processors.

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. (Swap size should be greater than RAM size)
  • Suspend
  • Camera (Tested using cheese)

Didn't work

Untested

  • Bluetooth - Turns on at startup but nothing else was tested.

Tweeks

Disabling Bluetooth

By default Bluetooth Radio is enabled at startup which drains battery life. If you never use Bluetooth and want it disabled append...

service bluetooth stop

...to /etc/init.d/rc.local

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