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= Installing from USB stick=
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If you already use Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic, installing Ubuntu 10.04 from USB stick is very easy. Just download the [http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download latest ISO], plug the USB stick in and run System-->Administration-->Create a USB startup disk. Load the downloaded ISO and hit "Make Startup Disk". For more information check [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#Creating%20a%20bootable%20USB%20Drive this page]. After that reboot your Thinkpad and press F12. This will allow you to boot from USB stick and start the installation routine.
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= Tested Configuration =
 
* Lenovo ThinkPad {{Z61m}} (9450-H9G)
 
* Lenovo ThinkPad {{Z61m}} (9450-H9G)
 
** [[Intel Core 2 Duo]] T5500 (1,66 GHz, 2 MB L2, 667MHz FSB)
 
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** Built-in Microphone
 
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= HOWTOS =
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==  Setup the Middle Button Scrolling  ==
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Start a terminal and run
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sudo gedit /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-trackpoint.conf
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paste this
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Section "InputClass"
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    Identifier      "Trackpoint"
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    MatchProduct    "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint"
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    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
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    Option          "EmulateWheel" "true"
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    Option          "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
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    Option          "EmulateWheelTimeout" "200"
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    Option     "Emulate3Buttons" "false"
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    Option          "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
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    Option          "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
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EndSection
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and save. Reboot.

Revision as of 18:10, 2 May 2010

Installing from USB stick

If you already use Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic, installing Ubuntu 10.04 from USB stick is very easy. Just download the latest ISO, plug the USB stick in and run System-->Administration-->Create a USB startup disk. Load the downloaded ISO and hit "Make Startup Disk". For more information check this page. After that reboot your Thinkpad and press F12. This will allow you to boot from USB stick and start the installation routine.

Tested Configuration

Hardware Support

Device / Function Works? Comment
Suspend & Hibernate yes out of the box
Intel GMA950 2D and 3D yes out of the box
Intel 3945ABG WiFi yes out of the box
Bluetooth yes out of the box
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet yes out of the box
DVD±RW Burner yes out of the box
Ultrabay Hotswapping partial hotswapping optical drives (like DVD±RW) works out of the box, for HDD hotswapping look here
Intel HDA Sound yes out of the box, modem must be enabled in BIOS
PCMCIA yes out of the box
Express Card unknown not tested
Firewire unknown not tested
USB yes out of the box
IRDA unknown not tested
Docking unknown not tested
Fingerprint Reader unknown thinkfinger seems to be broken in Lucid. fprint and UPEK's proprietary driver haven't been tested yet
VGA out yes out of the box
S-Video out unknown not tested
Modem unknown not tested
Microphone yes both internal and external mics work out of the box, but are muted by default. See bellow
Headphones yes out of the box
Touchpad yes out of the box
Trackpoint yes out of the box, to enable middle button scrolling see bellow
Multimedia Card Reader yes? works out of the box with all kinds of SD cards. No other cards have been tested
FnFx, FnPageUp, FnHome, FnEnd yes out of the box, except of FnF9 and FnSpace
FnUp, FnDown, FnLeft, FnRight partial depends on the player, works out of the box with Rhytmbox but not Audacious. Thus, needs additional configuration
ThinkVantage yes does nothing by default, but can be easily mapped to something useful. See bellow
Volume up, Volume down, Volume mute partial the volume buttons work but don't affect the software (Pulse Audio) mixer. See bellow

HOWTOS

Setup the Middle Button Scrolling

Start a terminal and run 

sudo gedit /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-trackpoint.conf

paste this 

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier      "Trackpoint"
    MatchProduct    "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint"
    MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
    Option          "EmulateWheel" "true"
    Option          "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
    Option          "EmulateWheelTimeout" "200" 
    Option	    "Emulate3Buttons"	"false"
    Option          "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option          "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
EndSection

and save. Reboot.

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