Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X61

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:

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/linux/+bug/217504/
• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hotkeys/Troubleshooting

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	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001018	(none)	(none)
Fn	(none)	143	(none)	^@	151	XF86WakeUp
Fn-Home	sun, up arrow	225	KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001010, video LCD0 00000086 00000000	(none)	XF86MonBrightnessUp
Fn-End	sun, down arrow	224	KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001011, video LCD0 00000087 00000000	(none)	XF86MonBrightnessDown
Fn-F1		466	KEY_FN_F1	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001001	(none)	(none)
Fn-F2	padlock	152	KEY_SCREENLOCK	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001002	(none)	XF86ScreenSaver
Fn-F3	battery	236	KEY_BATTERY	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001003	(none)	(none)
Fn-F4	crescent moon	142	KEY_SLEEP	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001004	(none)	XF86Sleep
Fn-F5	radiating computer	385	KEY_RADIO	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001005	(none)	(none)
Fn-F6		471	KEY_FN_F6	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001006	(none)	(none)
Fn-F7	screen, line, computer	227	KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001007	(none)	(none)
Fn-F8	trackpoint, line, trackpad	192	KEY_F22	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001008	(none)	(none)
Fn-F9	computer, eject symbol	194	KEY_F24	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001009	(none)	(none)
Fn-F10		143	(none)	(none)	(none)	XF86WakeUp
Fn-F11		476	KEY_FN_F11	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000100b	(none)	(none)
Fn-F12	screen, arrow, diskpack	205	KEY_SUSPEND	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000100c	(none)	(none)
Fn-up-arrow	square ("stop play" symbol)	166	(none)	(none)	(none)	XF86AudioStop
Fn-down-arrow	right arrow ("play" symbol)	164	(none)	(none)	(none)	XF86AudioPlay
Fn-left-arrow	left arrow ("prev" symbol)	165	(none)	(none)	(none)	XF86AudioPrev
Fn-right-arrow	right arrow ("next" symbol)	163	(none)	(none)	(none)	XF86AudioNext
Fn-Space	screen with hourglass ("zoom" symbol)	372	KEY_ZOOM	ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 00001014	(none)	(none)
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/