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− | Information on Tools helping you to get along with your | + | Information on Tools helping you to get along with your ThinkPad. |
− | == | + | ==Input== |
− | *[[tpb]] <tt>( | + | *[[tpb]] <tt>(ThinkPad buttons)</tt> |
− | *[http://rsim.cs.uiuc.edu/~sachs/tp-scroll/ tp-scroll] <tt>(Use trackpoint and middle button to scroll vertically)</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://www.slac.stanford.edu/~strauman/pers/tp4utils/ Linux Trackpoint Utilities] <tt>(An earlier trackpoint configuration tool)</tt> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Graphics== | ||
+ | *[[radeontool]] <tt>(Tool for enabling/disabling background light and external video)</tt> | ||
+ | *[[rovclock]] <tt>(Tool to under/overclock Radeon cards)</tt> | ||
+ | *[[s3switch]] <tt>(Tool to change the output devices and format for Savage cards)</tt> | ||
+ | *[http://gsynaptics.sourceforge.jp/ gsynaptics] <tt>(Tool to control synaptics touchpad on some thinkpads)</tt> | ||
+ | *[http://willem.engen.nl/projects/disper/ disper] <tt> (Tool to switch displays quickly for Nvidia cards)</tt> | ||
==Power Management== | ==Power Management== | ||
− | *[[tphdisk]] <tt>(Tool to create a hibernation file | + | *[[apmd]] <tt>(APM event daemon and tools)</tt> |
+ | *[[tpctl]] and configure-thinkpad <tt>(ThinkPad configuration programs that are compatible with APM)</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> | ||
+ | *[[tphdisk]] <tt>(Tool to create a hibernation file, an alternative to the [[Software Suspend 2]] kernel patch)</tt> | ||
+ | *[[laptop-mode-tools]] <tt>(laptop-mode configuration scripts)</tt> | ||
+ | *[[KThinkBat]] <tt>(KDE-Kicker applet to show the battery fuel state)</tt> | ||
==Networking== | ==Networking== | ||
*[[ifplugd]] <tt>(Daemon to reconfigure your network settings on cable (un)plugging)</tt> | *[[ifplugd]] <tt>(Daemon to reconfigure your network settings on cable (un)plugging)</tt> | ||
*[[waproamd]] <tt>(Daemon for Wireless roaming with automatic WEP key handling)</tt> | *[[waproamd]] <tt>(Daemon for Wireless roaming with automatic WEP key handling)</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> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Troubleshooting== | ||
+ | Below are the Tools recommended / used by IBM service reps | ||
+ | *[http://www.memtest86.com memtest86] for testing suspect memory | ||
+ | *[http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT Drive Fitness Test] for testing suspected faulty hdd maintained and developed by Hitachi. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Movies== | ||
+ | Installing / Adding / Removing Hardware from your thinkpad / Lenovo product? | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=Tpad-MOVIES Thinkpad Movies] | ||
+ | *[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tctr-MOVIES Thinkcentre Movies] (New desktops) | ||
+ | *[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
- memtest86 for testing suspect memory
- Drive Fitness Test for testing suspected faulty hdd maintained and developed by Hitachi.
Movies
Installing / Adding / Removing Hardware from your thinkpad / Lenovo product?
- Thinkpad Movies
- Thinkcentre Movies (New desktops)
- Netvista Movies (Older Desktops)