Difference between revisions of "Installing Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) on a ThinkPad T61"
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*Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default | *Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default | ||
*Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver | *Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver | ||
+ | {{HINT| People have had problems with certain keys interfering with further keyboard input. See [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input-evdev/+bug/636311] for a possible solution.}} | ||
'''Touchpad:''' works by default | '''Touchpad:''' works by default |
Revision as of 22:52, 16 November 2010
General Information
Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
Tested: Worked "out of the box"
Video 2D/3D
- NVidia (Quadro NVS 140M): works (needs proprietary driver for hardware acceleration)
WiFi
- Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN: works by default
- Front switch (airplane mode): works by default
Ethernet (Intel Gigabit): works
Special Keys (volume, Fn-, ThinkVantage):
- ThinkVantage button: go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts and assign a task to it.
- Fn-F5 (Wireless/Bluetooth): works by default
- Fn-F8 (Enable/Disable touchpad): works by default
- Fn.F4 (Sleep button) works by default with Ubuntu and proprietary NVidia driver
Touchpad: works by default
Touchpoint: works by default
1. Use your favorite editor for creating following file - e.g.: sudo vim /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf
2. Enter this text to the newly created 20-thinkpad.conf:
Section "InputClass" Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation" MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Option "EmulateWheel" "true" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false" Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection
3. Save file and reboot your laptop.
Fingerprint reader: works but there is a bug in sudo, introduced in version 1.7.2p2 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/609645)
ACPI
- Suspend: works by default
- Hibernate: works by default
Bluetooth: works by default
DVD Drive
- Ultrabay Slim Super Multi-Burner Drive : works by default
Audio (82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio): works by default
- Headphones: works by default
- Microphone: works by default
Card Reader: works by default
Install HDAPS - IBM Active Protection System Linux Driver
To install the Active Protection System execute the following commands:
$ sudo apt-get -y install tp-smapi-dkms hdapsd
$ sudo modprobe tp-smapi
$ sudo /etc/init.d/hdapsd restart
$ echo 'tp-smapi' | sudo tee -a /etc/modules