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| Audio out || Works out-of-box | | Audio out || Works out-of-box | ||
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| − | | Wired LAN || | + | | Wired LAN || Works out-of-box |
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| − | | Thinkvantage Button || | + | | Thinkvantage Button || Keypress recognized, but no corresponding action |
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| − | | Wireless killswitch || | + | | Wireless killswitch || Works out-of-box |
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| Trackpoint || Works out-of-box | | Trackpoint || Works out-of-box | ||
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| − | | Trackpad || | + | | Trackpad || Works out-of-box |
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| − | | Trackpad scrolling (side or two-finger) || | + | | Trackpad scrolling (side or two-finger) || Works out-of-box |
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| Sound card || Works out-of-box | | Sound card || Works out-of-box | ||
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| Volume up/down/mute buttons || Works out-of-box | | Volume up/down/mute buttons || Works out-of-box | ||
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| − | | Microphone mute button || | + | | Microphone mute button || Keypress recognized, but no corresponding action |
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| − | | Microphone || | + | | Microphone || Requires tweaks - see below. |
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| Optical drive || Works out-of-box | | Optical drive || Works out-of-box | ||
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| FN-F12 (Hibernate) || Untested | | FN-F12 (Hibernate) || Untested | ||
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| − | | FN-Home/End (Brightness) || | + | | FN-Home/End (Brightness) || Works out-of-box |
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| − | | FN-PgUp (Thinklight) || | + | | FN-PgUp (Thinklight) || Works out-of-box |
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| FN-PrtSc (SysRq) || Untested | | FN-PrtSc (SysRq) || Untested | ||
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=== Fingerprint Reader === | === Fingerprint Reader === | ||
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| + | === Microphone Mute Button === | ||
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| + | === Microphone Recording Volume === | ||
{{W520}} | {{W520}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:14, 19 August 2011
Contents
Out-of-the-box Stats
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| Optimus | Unsupported - See the Bumblebee project |
| Intel Graphics (Integrated) | Works out-of-box |
| Nvidia Graphics (Discrete) | Requires drivers, updated kernel. |
| ultranav scrolling | Requires tweaks - See below |
| Fingerprint Reader | Requires tweaks -See below |
| ACPI - Suspend to Disk (Hibernate) | Untested |
| Webcam | Works out-of-box |
| Harddrive Active Protection | Untested |
| VGA out | Untested |
| DisplayPort out | Untested |
| eSata | Untested |
| Firewire | Untested |
| Modem | Untested |
| Wireless - Thinkpad | Untested |
| Wireless - Intel Advanced N | Untested |
| Wireless - Intel Ultimate N | Works out-of-box |
| Audio in | Works out-of-box |
| Audio out | Works out-of-box |
| Wired LAN | Works out-of-box |
| Thinkvantage Button | Keypress recognized, but no corresponding action |
| Wireless killswitch | Works out-of-box |
| Trackpoint | Works out-of-box |
| Trackpad | Works out-of-box |
| Trackpad scrolling (side or two-finger) | Works out-of-box |
| Sound card | Works out-of-box |
| Volume up/down/mute buttons | Works out-of-box |
| Microphone mute button | Keypress recognized, but no corresponding action |
| Microphone | Requires tweaks - see below. |
| Optical drive | Works out-of-box |
| USB 2 ports | Untested |
| USB 3 ports | Untested |
| Expresscard | Untested |
| ACPI - Lid Open/Close | Works out-of-box |
| ACPI - Suspend to RAM | Works out-of-box |
| SD/MMC Memory card reader | Untested |
| FN-F2 (Lock) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-F3 (Battery) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-F4 (Sleep) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-F5 (Wireless Power Cycle) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-F6 (Conferencing) | Untested |
| FN-F7 (Display) | Untested |
| FN-F8 (Mouse) | Untested |
| FN-F12 (Hibernate) | Untested |
| FN-Home/End (Brightness) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-PgUp (Thinklight) | Works out-of-box |
| FN-PrtSc (SysRq) | Untested |
| FN-ScrLk (Numlock) | Untested |
| FN-Pause (Break) | Untested |
| FN-Space (Zoom) | Untested |
| FN-Up (Stop) | Untested |
| FN-Down (Play-pause) | Untested |
| FN-Left (Previous) | Untested |
| FN-Right (Next) | Untested |
Installation
Normal CD installation works fine. However, if Optimus is enabled, it may require a hard reboot upon completion.
Kernel
- Kernel 2.6.38-8 is the shipping kernel with Ubuntu 11.04. It is buggy. For example, a common issue is to see kworker constantly hit 20% cpu when running top.
- Upgrade to a newer kernel by going to [1] and downloading the headers, image, and _all files for your type of machine. Install them (you can just double-click in the UI if you don't know the commands). Reboot.
Optimus
- BIOS
- The OS Detect option does not work. If enabled, it will present Optimus to Ubuntu.
- If graphics are set to Optimus, Ubuntu will default to using Intel graphics.
- If graphics are set to Discrete, Ubuntu will default to using Nvidia. If dual-booting windows, this will cause problems with the default lenovo system image - possible (untested) fix is to manually reinstall nvidia drivers in windows.
- If graphics are set to Integrated, Ubuntu will default to using Intel graphics.
- The current kernel provided by Ubuntu conflicts with the Nvidia driver. Until Ubuntu upgrades to a newer kernel, you must manually install one.
- run the command "sudo gedit /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad.conf"
- paste this into the file
Section "InputClass" Identifier "Trackpoint Wheel Emulation" MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint|DualPoint Stick|Synaptics Inc. Composite TouchPad / TrackPoint|ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint" MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*" Option "EmulateWheel" "true" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "false" Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "ButtonMapping" "1 1 3 4 5" EndSection
- Restart X (logout and back in)
- If you want to disable horizontal scrolling, remove the line
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
- The above also disables middle button pasting and makes the middle button act the same as the left button. If you wish to enable it, remove the line
Option "ButtonMapping" "1 1 3 4 5"
