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Information on Tools helping you to get along with your Thinkpad.
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Information on Tools helping you to get along with your ThinkPad.
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
*[[tpb]] <tt>(Thinkpad buttons)</tt>
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*[[tpb]] <tt>(ThinkPad buttons)</tt>
 
*[http://rsim.cs.uiuc.edu/~sachs/tp-scroll/ tp-scroll] <tt>(Use trackpoint and middle button to scroll vertically. You may also use the built-in EmulateWheel option in both XFree86 and XOrg.)</tt>
 
*[http://rsim.cs.uiuc.edu/~sachs/tp-scroll/ tp-scroll] <tt>(Use trackpoint and middle button to scroll vertically. You may also use the built-in EmulateWheel option in both XFree86 and XOrg.)</tt>
 
*[http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/configure-trackpoint.html configure-trackpoint] <tt>(GUI TrackPoint configuration tool for the TrackPoint driver for 2.6 linux kernel)</tt>
 
*[http://tpctl.sourceforge.net/configure-trackpoint.html configure-trackpoint] <tt>(GUI TrackPoint configuration tool for the TrackPoint driver for 2.6 linux kernel)</tt>
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==Graphics==
 
==Graphics==
 
*[[radeontool]] <tt>(Tool for enabling/disabling background light and external video)</tt>
 
*[[radeontool]] <tt>(Tool for enabling/disabling background light and external video)</tt>
*[[atitvout]] <tt>(Tool to control TV out)</tt>
 
 
*[[rovclock]] <tt>(Tool to under/overclock Radeon cards)</tt>
 
*[[rovclock]] <tt>(Tool to under/overclock Radeon cards)</tt>
 
*[[s3switch]] <tt>(Tool to change the output devices and format for Savage cards)</tt>
 
*[[s3switch]] <tt>(Tool to change the output devices and format for Savage cards)</tt>
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*[http://gsynaptics.sourceforge.jp/ gsynaptics] <tt>(Tool to control synaptics touchpad on some thinkpads)</tt>
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*[http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/ disper] <tt> (Tool to switch displays quickly for Nvidia cards)</tt>
  
 
==Power Management==
 
==Power Management==
 
*[[apmd]] <tt>(APM event daemon and tools)</tt>
 
*[[apmd]] <tt>(APM event daemon and tools)</tt>
*[http://tpctl.sf.net tpctl and configure-thinkpad] <tt>(ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)</tt>
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*[[tpctl]] and configure-thinkpad <tt>(ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)</tt>
 
*[[acpid]] <tt>(ACPI event daemon)</tt>
 
*[[acpid]] <tt>(ACPI event daemon)</tt>
 
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpitool/ acpitool]<tt> (displays acpi information and can be used to set sleep mode)</tt>
 
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpitool/ acpitool]<tt> (displays acpi information and can be used to set sleep mode)</tt>
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*[[Wpa_supplicant]] <tt>(waproamd's successor, can handle WPA)</tt>
 
*[[Wpa_supplicant]] <tt>(waproamd's successor, can handle WPA)</tt>
 
*[[ifmetric]] <tt>(Tool to help set different route metrics for WLAN/cable connections, to be used in conjunction with ifplugd and waproamd)</tt>
 
*[[ifmetric]] <tt>(Tool to help set different route metrics for WLAN/cable connections, to be used in conjunction with ifplugd and waproamd)</tt>
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==Troubleshooting==
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Below are the Tools recommended / used by IBM service reps
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*[http://www.memtest86.com memtest86] for testing suspect memory
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*[http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT Drive Fitness Test] for testing suspected faulty hdd maintained and developed by Hitachi.
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==Movies==
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Installing / Adding / Removing Hardware from your thinkpad / Lenovo product?
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*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=Tpad-MOVIES Thinkpad Movies]
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*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tctr-MOVIES Thinkcentre Movies] (New desktops)
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*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=netv-MOVIES Netvista Movies] (Older Desktops)

Latest revision as of 17:04, 25 October 2016

Information on Tools helping you to get along with your ThinkPad.

Input

  • tpb (ThinkPad buttons)
  • tp-scroll (Use trackpoint and middle button to scroll vertically. You may also use the built-in EmulateWheel option in both XFree86 and XOrg.)
  • configure-trackpoint (GUI TrackPoint configuration tool for the TrackPoint driver for 2.6 linux kernel)
  • Linux Trackpoint Utilities (An earlier trackpoint configuration tool)

Graphics

  • radeontool (Tool for enabling/disabling background light and external video)
  • rovclock (Tool to under/overclock Radeon cards)
  • s3switch (Tool to change the output devices and format for Savage cards)
  • gsynaptics (Tool to control synaptics touchpad on some thinkpads)
  • disper (Tool to switch displays quickly for Nvidia cards)

Power Management

  • apmd (APM event daemon and tools)
  • tpctl and configure-thinkpad (ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)
  • acpid (ACPI event daemon)
  • acpitool (displays acpi information and can be used to set sleep mode)
  • tphdisk (Tool to create a hibernation file, an alternative to the Software Suspend 2 kernel patch)
  • laptop-mode-tools (laptop-mode configuration scripts)
  • KThinkBat (KDE-Kicker applet to show the battery fuel state)

Networking

  • ifplugd (Daemon to reconfigure your network settings on cable (un)plugging)
  • waproamd (Daemon for Wireless roaming with automatic WEP key handling)
  • Wpa_supplicant (waproamd's successor, can handle WPA)
  • ifmetric (Tool to help set different route metrics for WLAN/cable connections, to be used in conjunction with ifplugd and waproamd)

Troubleshooting

Below are the Tools recommended / used by IBM service reps

Movies

Installing / Adding / Removing Hardware from your thinkpad / Lenovo product?