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1) Getting sound/audio drivers to work.  
 
1) Getting sound/audio drivers to work.  
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: UPDATE snd-hda-intel driver is claimed to work at [http://www.linlap.com/wiki/IBM-Lenovo+Thinkpad+T61] but I've tried near all combinations with no luck... [[User:Rybu|Rybu]]
  
 
2) Getting some basic apps to work, like Google Earth and Amarok.  Google earth complains:
 
2) Getting some basic apps to work, like Google Earth and Amarok.  Google earth complains:
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Amarok just doesn't make any noise.  It's usine the xine engine, and that doesn't seem to be working...
 
Amarok just doesn't make any noise.  It's usine the xine engine, and that doesn't seem to be working...
  
3) Wifi.  I have no idea how to get wifi up and running.  The above cryptic comments about the MadWifi 802.11 driver don't help much.  I went, downloaded and installed the driver and I'm getting nothing.  Specifically, the make / make install sequence runs fine.  Here is the output of a modinfo ath_pci call, after modprobe ath_pci:
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3) Wifi.  I have no idea how to get wifi up and running.  The above cryptic comments about the MadWifi 802.11 driver don't help much.  I went, downloaded and installed the driver and I'm getting nothing.  Specifically, the make / make install sequence runs fine, but then it just doesn't work.
 
 
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modinfo ath_pci
 
 
 
filename:      /lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.5-default/net/ath_pci.ko
 
 
 
author:        Errno Consulting, Sam Leffler
 
 
 
description:    Support for Atheros 802.11 wireless LAN cards.
 
 
 
version:        0.9.3.2
 
 
 
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
 
 
 
vermagic:      2.6.18.8-0.5-default SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1
 
 
 
depends:        ath_hal,wlan
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000007sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000012sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000A727d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v000010B7d00000013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00001014sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000101Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000015sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000016sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000017sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000018sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000019sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000001Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000001Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000001Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000001Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00009013sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
 
 
 
srcversion:    F1ED01FDEFF40A3C458CC49
 
 
 
parm:          ath_debug:Load-time debug output enable (int)
 
 
 
parm:          ratectl:Rate control algorithm [amrr|onoe|sample], defaults to 'sample' (charp)
 
 
 
parm:          autocreate:Create ath device in [sta|ap|wds|adhoc|ahdemo|monitor] mode. defaults to sta, use 'none' to disable (charp)
 
 
 
parm:          rfkill:Enable/disable RFKILL capability (int)
 
 
 
parm:          xchanmode:Enable/disable extended channel mode (int)
 
 
 
parm:          outdoor:Enable/disable outdoor use (int)
 
  
parm:           countrycode:Override default country code (int)
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: UPDATE, although I have not implemented it I've heard that there are functional drivers from intel. IWLWIFI is apparently the appropriate program, which at present requires compilation. [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi]  [[User:Rybu|Rybu]]
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4) Bluetooth doesn't seem to be working, either.
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4) Bluetooth doesn't seem to be working, either. It might be too early to tell.  
  
 
I haven't tried any of the more advanced features yet, like the fingerprint reader or webcam.  I'd be happy fixing 1 and 3...
 
I haven't tried any of the more advanced features yet, like the fingerprint reader or webcam.  I'd be happy fixing 1 and 3...
  
 
Anyone having similar problems, or found a way to fix them?
 
Anyone having similar problems, or found a way to fix them?

Revision as of 10:41, 3 September 2007

1.should install madwifi 802.11 driver 2.should install NVS 140M driver if using NVS 140M


I've been attempting to install openSUSE 10.2 on my new Thinkpad T61p. So far I've had mixed results.

The new NVIDIA drivers seem to work fine at 1920x1200 24bits/pixel. I had to go to the NVIDIA site to find them. NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-100.14.11-pkg2.run was the file. Follow the instructions there and you should be fine.

My current dilemmas are:

1) Getting sound/audio drivers to work.

UPDATE snd-hda-intel driver is claimed to work at [1] but I've tried near all combinations with no luck... Rybu

2) Getting some basic apps to work, like Google Earth and Amarok. Google earth complains:

  error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

UPDATE, I got google earth to work although I'm not sure exactly what I did to get it working. Over the past couple of days I tried installing openSUSE 10.3 beta2, and various other linux distributions without much luck. I reinstalled openSUSE 10.2 because that's what I've had the most luck with, and somehow google earth works now. Still no sound.. Rybu

Amarok just doesn't make any noise. It's usine the xine engine, and that doesn't seem to be working...

3) Wifi. I have no idea how to get wifi up and running. The above cryptic comments about the MadWifi 802.11 driver don't help much. I went, downloaded and installed the driver and I'm getting nothing. Specifically, the make / make install sequence runs fine, but then it just doesn't work.

UPDATE, although I have not implemented it I've heard that there are functional drivers from intel. IWLWIFI is apparently the appropriate program, which at present requires compilation. [2] Rybu

4) Bluetooth doesn't seem to be working, either. It might be too early to tell.

I haven't tried any of the more advanced features yet, like the fingerprint reader or webcam. I'd be happy fixing 1 and 3...

Anyone having similar problems, or found a way to fix them?