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| Volume down || loudspeaker, down arrow || 114 || ^[[26~ || ^[[26~ || (none) || XF86AudioLowerVolume
 
| Volume down || loudspeaker, down arrow || 114 || ^[[26~ || ^[[26~ || (none) || XF86AudioLowerVolume
 
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| Volume up || loudspeaker, up arrow || 115 || || (none) || (none) || XF86AudioRaiseVolume
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| Volume up || loudspeaker, up arrow || 115 || (none) || (none) || (none) || XF86AudioRaiseVolume
 
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| {{key|ThinkVantage}} || "ThinkVantage" || 360 || KEY_VENDOR ||
 
| {{key|ThinkVantage}} || "ThinkVantage" || 360 || KEY_VENDOR ||

Revision as of 05:08, 25 February 2009

I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on a ThinkPad X61 model 7673-CTO.

Here is preliminary information.

Problems and solutions

ThinkVantage key not seen by X

The ThinkVantage key is seen and reported by ACPI

$ acpi_listen
ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001018

It is seen and reported by input-events as KEY_VENDOR which according to /usr/include/linux/input.h has the value 0x168.

It is seen by showkey as having keycode 0x168 (360 in decimal).

But it isn't seen by xev.

This is reportedly fixed in Jaunty.

Refs:

Table of keycodes for special keys and keycombinations

key combination extra symbol showkey input-events acpi_listen xev GNOME keyboard shortcuts
Mute loudspeaker with stroke 113 ^[[25~ ^[[25~ (none) XF86AudioMute
Volume down loudspeaker, down arrow 114 ^[[26~ ^[[26~ (none) XF86AudioLowerVolume
Volume up loudspeaker, up arrow 115 (none) (none) (none) XF86AudioRaiseVolume
ThinkVantage "ThinkVantage" 360 KEY_VENDOR
Fn (none) 143 (none)
Fn-Home sun, up arrow 225 KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP
Fn-End sun, down arrow 224 KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN
Fn-F1 466 KEY_FN_F1
Fn-F2 padlock 152 KEY_SCREENLOCK
Fn-F3 battery 236 KEY_BATTERY
Fn-F4 crescent moon 142 KEY_SLEEP
Fn-F5 radiating computer 385 KEY_RADIO
Fn-F6 471 KEY_FN_F6
Fn-F7 screen, line, computer 227 KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE
Fn-F8 trackpoint, line, trackpad 192 KEY_F22
Fn-F9 computer, eject symbol 194 KEY_F24
Fn-F10 143 (none)
Fn-F11 476 KEY_FN_F11
Fn-F12 screen, arrow, diskpack 205 KEY_SUSPEND
Fn-up-arrow square ("stop play" symbol) 166 (none)
Fn-down-arrow right arrow ("play" symbol) 164 (none)
Fn-left-arrow left arrow ("prev" symbol) 165 (none)
Fn-right-arrow right arrow ("next" symbol) 163 (none)
Fn-Space screen with hourglass ("zoom" symbol) 372 KEY_ZOOM
Fn-PgUp illuminated lamp ? ? ? ?

Can't load the hdaps module

# modprobe hdaps
FATAL: Error inserting hdaps (/lib/modules/2.6.27-11-generic/kernel/drivers/hwmon/hdaps.ko): No such device or address
# rmmod thinkpad_ec
# modprobe hdaps
#

The hdaps and the thinkpad_ec module conflict. Either one can be loaded in the absence of the other.

Apparently an hdaps_ec module is needed but Ubuntu doesn't currently ship it.

The hdaps loaded:

Setting up hdapsd (1:0.0.20070803-2) ...
 * Not starting hdapsd: /sys/block/hda/queue/protect does not exist,
 please read /usr/share/doc/hdapsd/README.Debian

The latter file says:

hdapsd needs the hdaps kernel module and the hdaps_protect patch
in the kernel so it WON'T work out-of-the-box on a Debian machine yet.
Look at http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS for additional information.

Atheros AR5212 801.11 abg Wi-Fi card doesn't resume

Solution: Add to /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/10NetworkManager:

 	thaw|resume)
+		ifconfig wifi0 up
 		resume_nm

Ref: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules/+bug/275692

Getting the Wi-Fi LED to flash

Add to /etc/sysctl.conf:

dev.wifi0.ledpin=1
dev.wifi0.softled=1

Do something on dock or undock

Add an /etc/udev/rules.d/55-thinkpad-local.rules file containing:

KERNEL=="dock.0", ATTR{docked}=="1", RUN+="/etc/thinkpad/dock.sh 1"
KERNEL=="dock.0", ATTR{docked}=="0", RUN+="/etc/thinkpad/dock.sh 0"

and add an /etc/thinkpad/dock.sh file containing something like this:

#!/bin/sh
# Wait for the dock state to change
sleep 1
DOCKED=$(cat /sys/devices/platform/dock.0/docked)
case "$DOCKED" in
        "0")
                xrandr -d :0.0 --output VGA --off
                ;;
        "1")
                xrandr -d :0.0 --output VGA --auto
                xrandr -d :0.0 --output LVDS --auto --right-of VGA
                ;;
esac
exit 0

Ref: http://marc.info/?l=linux-thinkpad&m=123416226107039&w=2

Other problems already fixed in Intrepid

Sound too quiet

Ref: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_8.10_(Intrepid_Ibex)_on_a_ThinkPad_T61#Sound_.28too_quiet.29

Not a problem.

Networking not working after resume

Ref: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_8.10_(Intrepid_Ibex)_on_a_ThinkPad_T61#Network_connection_after_suspend.2Fresume

Not a problem.

Links

Do something with ThinkVantage key

Ref: http://www.krizka.net/2008/06/14/the-thinkvantage-button-and-ubuntu-hardy-heron/