Installing Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) on an X61 Tablet
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fixing Touch
- 3 Fixing the Tablet Toolbox Button
- 4 Setup the Tablet Control-Alt-Delete Button
- 5 Setup the Tablet Rotate Button
- 6 Setup the Middle Button Scrolling
- 7 Setup ThinkVantage Button
- 8 Setup Magnify Fn Button
- 9 Setup Fingerprint Reader
- 10 Setup Automatic Screen Rotation
- 11 Setup ThinkVantage ActiveProtection
- 12 Useful Task: Disable Bluetooth on Startup
- 13 Useful Task: Enable Laptop Mode
- 14 Sources
Introduction
This page covers the additional hardware setup required after installing Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty to make the Thinkpad X61 Tablet Fully Functional. All directions are given in the HAL, fdi, and acpi thus avoiding the xorg.conf file completely.
What Works
Forward / Back Buttons, Audio Buttons, Brightness Fn Buttons, Radio Fn Button, Suspend Fn Button, Power Fn Button, Lock Fn Button, Hibernate Fn Button, Tablet L/R/U/D Buttons, Tablet Enter Button, Tablet Esc Button, Media Fn Buttons NumberLock Fn Button, Tablet Pen, Wireless Radio, Bluetooth Radio,
What Almost Works
Tablet Toolbox Button - causes lock or suspend, Tablet Touch – Requires Calibration,
What Does Not Work
Tablet Control-Alt-Delete Button, Tablet Rotate Button, Middle Mouse Button, ThinkVantage Button, Magnify Fn Button, Fingerprint Reader, Automatic Screen Rotation, ThinkVantage ActiveProtection,
Fixing Touch
Works out of the box, just needs some calibration.
Wacomcpl
The Wacom Tablet in the X61t is a serial Wacom tablet. It can be configured by using wacomcpl. Wacomcpl is part of the wacom-tools package and can be retrieved in apt:
sudo apt-get install wacom-tools
After this wacomcpl can be run by typing:
wacomcpl
in Terminal.
Helping wacomcpl
Unfortunately HAL assigns names to wacom devices in a way that the recent wacomcpl from jaunty cant find them, to help wacomcpl to find them:
Open a terminal and type :
sudo gedit /etc/init.d/wacomtohal
and paste this code in:
#! /bin/sh ## find any wacom devices for udi in `hal-find-by-property --key input.x11_driver --string wacom` do type=`hal-get-property --udi $udi --key input.x11_options.Type` ## rewrite the names that the Xserver will use hal-set-property --udi $udi --key info.product --string $type done
then run :
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/wacomtohal sudo update-rc.d wacomtohal defaults 27
now reboot and launch wacomcpl
Making Wacomcpl Settings Restore on Reboot
If you lose your calibration after reboot:
In terminal:
sudo gedit ~/.xinitrc
Find the line that says:
. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
and change it to
#. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
Save and exit.
Go to System>Preferences>Startup Applications and create a new entry named whatever you want.
The command should be:
sh /home/yourusername/.xinitrc
Your wacomcpl settings will now restore on reboot
Fixing the Tablet Toolbox Button
No Solution Yet.
Setup the Tablet Control-Alt-Delete Button
No Solution Yet.
Setup the Tablet Rotate Button
No Solution Yet.
Setup the Middle Button Scrolling
Create a new file called /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi typing:
sudo gedit /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse-wheel.fdi
And fill it with this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <match key="info.product" string="TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheel" type="string">true</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.EmulateWheelButton" type="string">2</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.XAxisMapping" type="string">6 7</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.YAxisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.ZAxsisMapping" type="string">4 5</merge> <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge> </match>
Reboot
Setup ThinkVantage Button
The ThinkVantage button does not work only in that it is not bound to anything. To bind it go to System>Preferences>Keyboard Shortcuts and set it to perform any command.
Setup Magnify Fn Button
No Solution Yet.
Setup Fingerprint Reader
The Thinkfinger driver works fine on the X61. The following is the paraphrased commands from the installing thinkfinger page that are relevant to the X61 and Ubuntu 9.04.
In terminal, add a key:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com F2A12FABE936A7BBDC4EA33351DB180D1323E149
Add the PPA repositories to your source.list (/etc/apt/source.list):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-oberheide/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/jon-oberheide/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Update installer:
sudo apt-get update
And install:
sudo apt-get install thinkfinger-tools libpam-thinkfinger
Now the driver is installed and should be working. You can try it (as root) with
sudo tf-tool --acquire
and
sudo tf-tool --verify
This will ask you to swipe your finger three times, save the fingerprint to /tmp/test.bir and then verify your fingerprint with the bir-file.
Setup Pam:
sudo /usr/lib/pam-thinkfinger/pam-thinkfinger-enable
Add user:
tf-tool --acquire $USERNAME
Optional: Change the login screen to allow keyboard-less login:
Go to: System>Administration>Login Window
Click on the 'Local' tab.
Set the drop-down boxes to: 'Themed with face browser' and 'Selected Only' and choose 'Human List' from the list of logins.
Note: it may take some time for the reader to startup, give it 5 seconds before use and before pressing enter to initiate login.
Setup Automatic Screen Rotation
To Be Posted.
Setup ThinkVantage ActiveProtection
No Solution Yet.
Useful Task: Disable Bluetooth on Startup
These instructions will disable the bluetooth radio being activated during the boot. The radio can then be activated at the users discretion using Fn F5 (Radio Fn Button).
edit /etc/rc.local and add:
chmod 666 /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth echo "disable" > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth
before the exit0 line
- note chmod 666 makes this file editable by everyone, this may compromise security, try different settings to find the one that suits your needs (655 may work)
- note proc is depreciated and may not work in future releases
Useful Task: Enable Laptop Mode
Laptop mode is a power saving tool that allows the hard drive to spin down to conserve battery power. This is disabled by default as it has been known to cause problems on some computers, but it appears to work on the X61t.
- Warning: Laptop mode stores data in ram teporarily until it needs to write to disk. Power Loss in laptop mode could lead to significant data loss.
- Warning: Excessive spin-up spin-down cycles will wear out your hard drive much more quickly than normal use. Be careful when configuring laptop mode settings.
- Warning: Do Not Use Laptop Mode if you have a SSD. It is for platter drives only.
Edit /etc/default/acpi-support
sudo gedit /etc/default/acpi-support
Set: "ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true"
Configure Laptop Mode
sudo gedit /etc/laptop-mode/laptop-mode.conf
Sources
The above is a compilation of my notes from when I installed Jaunty on my X61t. The code and many of the instructions come from various pages and sources around the Internet. I will attempt to document them when time permits. If you see anything that should be added or wish to cite a source I missed, please edit the page.