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I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on my Lenovo ThinkPad R61i. These are the hardware specific details of my installation.
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Some of my problems are not listed here as they vanished with a kernel upgrade. Actually I use the vanilla 2.6.24(-17-generic) kernel.
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=== ThinkPad R61i ===
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This pages gives an overview of all ThinkPad R61i related topics.
  
==lspci==
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==== Standard Features ====
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
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* One of the following processors:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
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** [[Intel Pentium Dual Core]] T2330, 1.6GHz
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
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** [[Intel Pentium Dual Core]] T2370, 1.73GHz
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Pentium Dual Core]] T2390, 1.86GHz
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] T5250, 1.5GHz
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] T5450, 1.66GHz
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] T5550, 1.83GHz
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)]] T5750, 2.0GHz
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
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** [[Intel Core 2 Duo (Penryn)]] T8100, 2.1GHz
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
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* [[Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100]]
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
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* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
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** 14.1" TFT display with 1280x800 (WXGA) resolution
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
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** 14.1" TFT display with 1280x800 (WXGA) resolution, glossy
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
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** 14.1" TFT display with 1440x900  (WXGA+) resolution
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
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** 15.0" TFT display with 1024x768 (XGA) resolution
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
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** 15.0" TFT display with 1400x1050 (SXGA+) resolution
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
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** 15.4" TFT display with 1280x800  (WXGA)   resolution
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
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** 15.4" TFT display with 1280x800  (WXGA)   resolution, glossy
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
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* 512 MB, 1 or 2GB [[PC2-5300]] memory standard, upgradable to 8 GB
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
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* One of the following HDD
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
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** 80GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
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** 120GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
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** 160GB 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HDD
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
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** 160GB 7200RPM 2.5" SATA HDD
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
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* Intel HD Audio with either a [[AD1984|AD1984HD]] or [[CX20549]] codec
15:00.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21)
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* [[Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) PCI-Express]]
15:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 11)
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* [[UltraBay|UltraBay Enhanced]] with one of the following:  
15:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 11)
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** [[Ultrabay Enhanced CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive]]
15:00.5 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 11)
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** [[Ultrabay Enhanced Super Multi-Burner Drive]]
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* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with one of the following:
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** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
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** [[Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Mini-PCI Express Adapter]]
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* 1 [[CardBus slot]] (Type 2)
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* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
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* [[Ricoh_R5C843|4-in-1 Memory reader]] (MMC, MS Pro, SD, xD) on select models
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* [[Embedded Security Subsystem|Trusted Computing Group TPM 1.2]]
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* [[Active Protection System|IBM Active Protection System]]
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* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] on select models
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* [[ThinkPad_Bluetooth_with_Enhanced_Data_Rate_(BDC-2)|Bluetooth]] on select models
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* [[UltraNav]] (TrackPoint / Touchpad combo) on select models
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* 1.3MP [[Integrated camera]] on select models
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* [[Firewire Port|Firewire 400]] (IEEE1394a)
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==Hard disk issues==
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[[Category:R Series]]
The disk does approx. 25 load cycles per minute. This could be too much. I guess this is related to a Linux/disk firmware [http://www.gablog.eu/online/node/53 bug].
 
 
 
==Updateing the BIOS==
 
I had to update the BIOS prior installing Linux as a stand alone operating system because only the win32 update utility worked, the bootable FreeDOS CD-image failed to boot:
 
 
 
cdr101 not ready reading drive c.
 
 
 
==ACPI issues==
 
ACPI still remain an issue for Linux. The kernel code is made of spaghetti, full of legacy parts and crappy worksforme code.
 
 
 
=== Suspend, hibernate, resume===
 
The current ACPI code is a reason for all sorts of problems around [http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/94/ suspend, hibernate and resume], but luckily it works pretty stable for this model.
 
 
 
===Hotkeys===
 
All the hotkeys at the top work well. But the multimedia keys at the bottom (zoom,prev,play/pause,stop on space,left,down,right,up) do not work at all. They not even generate a kernel event, neither ACPI nor keyboard.
 
 
 
===Hotswap drivebay===
 
I don't have a second device, but the hotswap function obviously wouldn't work: ejecting the optical driver from the bay results in a kernel hang (no oops, no dump, just freeze). Not working at all, if no device is present at boot time, otherwise it should work.
 
 
 
===Docking station===
 
Couldn't test it, but the [http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/ thinkpad_acpi] [http://ibm-acpi.sourceforge.net/README documentation] states that it should work, but only if a docking station is present at the boot time.
 
 
 
==Fingerprint reader==
 
Does not work. Lenovo replaced the TouchStrip fingerprint module (long used in ThinkPads by IBM) with one from UPEK. According to lsusb:
 
Manufacturer TouchStrip
 
Model Fingerprint Sensor
 
Bus usb
 
Type Vendor Specific Class
 
Id 147e
 
Info2 2016
 
 
 
The fingerprint reader libthinkfinger won't work! UPEK claims to have an [http://www.upek.com/solutions/pc_and_networking/sdks/linux/ driver], but it failed to build for me. It uses proprietary code, and requires to use a scarce authentication model.
 
 
 
==Trackpoint and touchpad==
 
Works fine. You need to add
 
Section "InputDevice"
 
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
 
        Driver          "synaptics"
 
        Option          "SHMConfig"            "on"
 
EndSection
 
to xorg.conf to be able to configure it's characteristics in more detail. I prefer gsynaptics to disable tap clicking and enable a horizontal scroll.
 
 
 
==Firewire==
 
Not tested.
 
 
 
==USB==
 
Fast and flawless.
 
 
 
==Gigabit LAN==
 
Fast and flawless.
 
 
 
==Bluetooth==
 
Works well. To turn it on/off separately from the wifi (that can be done by Fn+F5), I use this script mapped to the blue 'ThinkVantage' button on the top:
 
#!/bin/bash
 
cat /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth | awk '{ print $2 }' | while read line;
 
  do
 
    if [ $line == "enabled" ]; then
 
        echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
 
    else
 
        echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
 
    fi
 
    break
 
  done
 
 
 
==Wifi==
 
It is surprisingly stable and reliable. Although the LED for wirless activity does not work.
 
 
 
==Video==
 
 
 
===Internal TFT===
 
Good image quality, stable open source driver. Ubuntu has a patch for the X.org driver to get hardware overlay for XVideo working with compiz enabled. Additional tweaks are required to get compiz working, although some effects are utterly slow. Use this in xorg.conf:
 
Section "Device"
 
        Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
 
        Driver          "intel"
 
        Option        "AccelMethod"          "EXA"
 
        Option        "ExaNoComposite"        "false"
 
        Option        "TexturedVideo"        "false"
 
        Option        "MigrationHeuristic"    "greedy"
 
EndSection
 
And add this to /etc/environment:
 
LIBXCB_ALLOW_SLOPPY_LOCK=1
 
INTEL_BATCH="1"
 
 
 
===External VGA===
 
A little more problematic. Compiz gets too slow to remain usable on two monitors. This can't be because of the Intel chip, as rendering a simple cube with textures can't require hardcore 3D acceleration.
 
Also GL screensavers result usually in a black monitor (no hang, just no console at all).
 
I had to extend xorg.conf to get an appropriate virtual screen to fit both the internal and external displays in.
 
Section "Screen"
 
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
 
        Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
 
        DefaultDepth    24
 
        SubSection "Display"
 
                Depth  24
 
                # no DRI above this
 
                Virtual 2048 2048
 
        EndSubSection
 
EndSection
 
xrandr works well for configuring the displays and managing the modes. The hotkey on the keyboard switches to clone mode. I prefer a more sophisticated control using [http://www.gablog.eu/online/node/67 this] script.
 
 
 
===S-VIDEO out===
 
I don't know whether it is working or not, but it is not listed in xrandr.
 
 
 
==Cardreader==
 
Works flawless and out of the box.
 
 
 
==Sound==
 
Sound quality is good until PCM volume is below 75%. The internal microphone does not work at all. All the external microphones I used produced a horrible recording quality. Some voice recording programs failed to work or recorded silence. This is a big issue for me.
 
 
 
==HDAPS==
 
[http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS HDAPS] should protect the hard disk in case of falling/dropping/hitting the laptop by parking the heads in case of unusual acceleration patterns. That's right, ThinkPads ship with an acceleration meter.
 
 
 
With the newest kernel the measuring works. hdaps-gl displays the orientation of the laptop in space. I submitted a kernel patch (for drivers/hwmon/hdaps.c) to lkml  to reverse an axis:
 
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata h
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_NORMAL("IBM", "ThinkPad R50"),
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_NORMAL("IBM", "ThinkPad R51"),
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_NORMAL("IBM", "ThinkPad R52"),
 
+      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_INVERT("LENOVO", "ThinkPad R61i"),
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_INVERT("IBM", "ThinkPad T41p"),
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_NORMAL("IBM", "ThinkPad T41"),
 
      HDAPS_DMI_MATCH_INVERT("IBM", "ThinkPad T42p"),
 
Or you can simply add invert=1 to the module parameters of hdaps_ec.
 
 
 
Please note, that protection will not work! It [http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/HDAPS#Kernel_patch seems] that the kernel does not apply any protection, it just makes the measured valued available to userspace. More worse, there is no userspace or kernel tool available to do the parking (yet).
 
 
 
==Battery==
 
According to powertop there are 100-300 wakeups-from-idle per seconds. This seems very high. Power usage is between 15 and 22 watts. On batteries I enabled laptop-mode, dim the backlight and if not needed, I use the RF kill switch.
 
# cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info
 
present:                yes
 
design capacity:        56160 mWh
 
last full capacity:      53240 mWh
 
battery technology:      rechargeable
 
design voltage:          10800 mV
 
design capacity warning: 2662 mWh
 
design capacity low:    200 mWh
 
capacity granularity 1:  1 mWh
 
capacity granularity 2:  1 mWh
 
model number:            42T4504
 
serial number:          42054
 
battery type:            LION
 
OEM info:                SANYO
 
After half a year of heavy usage I have the above capacity and a runtime of 2,5-3 hours on batteries.
 
 
 
==Modem==
 
Who cares?
 
 
 
==PCMCIA, CardBus==
 
Not tested.
 
 
 
==Kernel options==
 
Do NOT add irqpoll to the kernel options as it will cause a severe nondeterministic behaviour.
 

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