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  • '''Fglrx''' is a proprietary, Linux binary-only driver for ATI graphic chips with support fo ...TI's installer, let it build Debian packages and proceed as usual. There's a [http://jroller.com/page/erAck?entry=lot_day_6_2_fglrx detailed description
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  • TPB is a little program that enables you to use the IBM ThinkPad(tm) special keys. ...me, mute, brightness and some other informations. Furthermore TPB supports a software mixer, as the R series ThinkPads have no hardware mixer to change
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  • *All operating systems (this is a firmware bug). Note that some vendors might ship with fan-control workarou ...and for some it may accelerate a great deal every 30 seconds or so, making a lot of noise. An unofficial patched firmware exists in source code format
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  • ...the laptop should go directly to the Debian splash image prompting you for a boot parameter. If you don't see this screen, then you possibly need to cha ...should just work with all the auto-detect options in the installer. I have a SXGA monitor and the display worked correctly from the first go. The only p
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  • ...ese preinstalled versions can be reinstalled via the IBM workarea which is a bootable hidden partition ({{path|/dev/hda2}}, approximately 1GB). ...ou can install {{Gentoo}} with X.org and KDE and some development tools on a 3GB partition and have at least 1GB free.
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  • This page holds a model independent Linux driver matrix for ThinkPads. *[[Software Suspend 2]] <tt>(provides a RediSafe alike functionality)</tt>
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  • ...2.6.10] [http://www.viehland.net/jeremy/other/ultracam-2.6.10.html Install script for the IBM Ultraport Camera (Ultracam) driver for the 2.6.10 Linux Kernel] The current driver gives a 320x240 image, with White Balance control (optionaly automatic).
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  • *[[Script for configuring the CS4239 sound chip in PnP mode|CS4239 sound chip in PNP ...WLAN adaptor | ndiswrapper for IBM 11 a/b/g]] <tt>(ndiswrapper for IBM 11 a/b/g)</tt>
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  • ...may find or publish ThinkPad related configuration files here or point to a page where they are published. Please also check if a similar config already exists, give a recommended version and comment on the link to your configs page what goal
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  • Additionally it also creates a dir /dev/names.d which includes symlinks which consist drive is inserted into the Ultrabay. So you can make a script realise that the human readable
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  • *{{Debian}} Etch includes a version of the modules in its kernel or for a later version install package ipw2200-modules-2.6-486 or ipw2200-modules-2. ...some newer kernels) had a problem getting DHCP leases (it turned out to be a bug in the broadcasting code). Version 1.0.7 seems to have fixed this.
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  • ...|| Video conference || || || Starting with the T400s (icon of a camera and a headset) ...acpi]], [[#tpb configuration|tpb]] || additional actions || [[Sample Fn-F7 script]]
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  • radeontool is a hack to turn on and off the panels background light and external video. ...light whenever xscreensaver blanks the screen and back on when unblanked. A more sophisticated version can be found [http://web.utk.edu/~rmahurin/inspi
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  • ...A sensor inside the ThinkPad recognizes when the notebook is accelerated. A software applet then is triggered to park the harddisk. This way the risk o ...rddrive from parking in case of minor regular shocks such as occur when in a train or car.)
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  • and then wait a long time for each update to complete, as there may be around 100 packages ...ttp://people.freedesktop.org/~hughsient/quirk/index.html quirks pages] for a better fix
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  • The ThinkLight is a small 5-volt LED integrated into the top left or middle area of the display ...dundant. Although, there were models that featured both the ThinkLight and a backlit keyboard together.
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  • but should be possible to install after the fact for a fresh install. a complete copy of this file that is known to work is here:
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  • ...://www.brixandersen.dk/papers/X31/X31.html Henrik Brix Andersens] page for a lot of useful background information. I tested both, APM and ACPI but settled with ACPI which now works like a charm.
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  • ...hose lights are OFF). For these models the higher power drain is caused by a driver problem and can be fixed in software. Starting with linux 2.6.18 thi ...the following [[ACPI sleep power drain test script | script]]. It creates a file {{path|/var/log/battery.log}} which will tell you if you are affected
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  • ...configuration for what to do at the different events is done in the proxy script which is usually found in {{path|/etc/apmd_proxy}}. ...with 2.4 kernels also. On a RH9 distribution you can be successful using a MDK kernel.
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  • ...://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/hardware/ hdparm] is your friend. It's a tool that enables you (among other useful things) to spin the drive down, t Here is a short listing of the relevant options:
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  • ==Power saving with a framebuffer console== The xorg X server has support for a power saving feature from ATI called PowerPlay. Xorg calls this feature Dyn
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  • ...our internal modem, it is always a good advice to start with the scanModem script from: Grab a current version and have a look at its output.
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  • strange noise like a rapid series of very short high pitch noises adding to a constant kind of whistling (only as long as the movement goes) | Screetching high pitch noise, like a million crickets
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  • The following script will suspend your notebook to ram, and output some statistics about the pow Your computer is using a lot of power while sleeping.
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  • There are two sound chips in these machines, a PCI based [[CS4610|Crystal SoundFusion 4610]], and an ISA based [[CS4239|Cr A good thread on the problem can be found in the [http://www.mail-archive.com
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  • If the ThinkPad has a radeon video chip, then switching off the light with the command ...to text mode prior to sleeping. The solution in that case it to switch to a text mode console first.
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  • ...es described as a repeating '''tick tick tick''' type of ticking sound, or a '''faint beep''' at random intervals. ...clicks seem to happen when the drive is idle and the power has been on for a significant period of time. Western Digital drives (like the Scorpio series
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  • I've just got a Thinkpad T42 (2373-9VG) with the following specs: ...aded the source for the 2.6.10 kernel. I stole a 2.6.9-config file and did a "make oldconfig".
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  • ...Pad 770E. This is not meant to replace the gentoo handbook, but rather, as a guide to help fine tune certain options. Please refer to the gentoo handboo ...2.exe, it is recommended you keep a small bootable partition (10-100MB for a DOS partition). You will need this if you want to change or find out irq, m
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  • ...for n00bz, which made getting help in forums, customizing config files,.. a real pain in the ass). I was opting for debian, but gentoo's self building ...n reasons. But for the most part my system is pretty stable, I haven't had a complete system crash yet despite using direct rendering and Software suspe
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  • {{NOTE|Closed-loop fan control requires a thermal sensor sweep, which is an expensive operation. The firmware doesn' ...d according to the system's [[thermal sensors]]. In addition, they include a hack for preventing the annoying fan pulsing that occurs on some systems. N
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  • # IBM Fancontrol init script for IBM Thinkpad laptops (tested with R50) # This init script was written for gentoo 2005.1, kernel 2.6.12
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  • # This script dynamically controls fan speed on some ThinkPad models # controller. It also implements a workaround for the fan noise pulse
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  • ...ress, SATA and other happy things. Does Intel marketing really call Sonoma a "platform"? Oh well. ...s are extremely slow. Therefore I started by installing a base system with a compiler so I could build my own kernel. After building my kernel with opti
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  • ...cpid]] just executes scripts residing in {{path|/etc/acpi/actions}}. Which script to launch at which event is configured in several files in {{path|/etc/acpi ...example scripts in the {{path|config}} folder inside the tarball. They are a good starting point to adjust them to your needs.
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  • ;Permissions:If your suspend is failing, and a {{cmdroot|tail /var/log/acpid}} shows "Permission denied" errors, be sure t ...ediate Resume after Suspend:If a resume starts a few seconds after suspend a reason might be the USB modules. Unload the modules uhci_hcd and ehci_hcd b
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  • When using a 2.6 kernel with ACPI enabled, the card is not recognized properly. In fact Fixed. This was a problem with the PCI power management and resource management, which occurs
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  • This is an example ACPI action script that makes Power Management adjustments according to if you are on battery /sbin/swapoff -a
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  • ...nically, it is nothing more than a button that can be configured to launch a certain piece of software. ...95988}}. Some later models no longer had it labelled, which turned it into a simple black button with no fixed purpose.
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  • |style="vertical-align:top" |This page is meant as a collection of information on how to save memory to make Linux work reasonab ...ux environment on a low memory machine you will need to consciously choose a lot of aspects of your system, most importantly the graphical environment,
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  • There has been a problem encountered where the display stays black on resuming from suspend. *Linux (it's a kernel issue)
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 16 on a ThinkPad X40|Fedora 16]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • This is a Cirrus Logic AC'97 Audio codec ...controls using alsamixer or amixer. You might want to create the following script and run it after your suspend commands:
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  • This is a Cirrus Logic Audio controller. See also [[Problem with broken sound on some ThinkPads]] and [[Script for configuring the CS4239 sound chip in PnP mode]].
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  • This is a Cirrus Logic Audio controller with legacy SoundBlaster compatibility for DO {{NOTE|This chip is paired with a Intel AC'97 Audio controller with [[CS4297|CS4297A]] codec, only one sound
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  • This is a Cirrus Logic Audio controller Note: This sound adapter is paired with a PCI [[CS4610]] audio controller.
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  • ...put or one of the graphical front ends. For distributions that are lagging a bit (e.g. Debian Lenny and PCLOS '09) you may still want to use the old xor To do this in a script without knowing the numeric id in advance, the following will run through i
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  • ...rovide a moderate boost in battery life. The device section should contain a videocard section like the following one: # This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
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  • ...lamr module so the kernel would leave alone until the sl-modem-daemon init script is run). ...://chriscarey.com/hardware/myhardware/thinkpad-t41/ Chris Careys Debian on a T41 page]
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  • The ThinkPad {{X41t}} Digitizer Pen has red tips, a pocket clip, dual side-switch, no eraser. It fits in the X41 Tablet pen st <!-- I found number 39T7652 along 39T7302 and 39T7303 in a ebay photo - Numeric -->
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  • {{NOTE|'''Updated:''' See [[Installing Fedora Core 5 on a ThinkPad X41 Tablet]]}} The {{X41T}} requires a dock to use an optical drive. The BIOS can, however, boot from USB or the n
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  • ...t no, why would they bother? They could even have hired or at least given a donation to the folks who work on the Lucent driver since, in effect, those ...could always order the set from IBM for $45. The set from IBM consists of a "Rescue and Recovery" CD plus 6 "Product Recovery" CD's which contain the a
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  • *provides a joystick type input device A driver is included in recent Linux kernels and is actively maintained, but
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  • These buttons are supposed to act as a temporary keyboard replacement when in tablet mode, as the keyboard is comp ...a sliding lock, a Ctrl-Alt-Del shortcut button, a Screen Rotation button, a Tablet shortcut menu button, an Escape button, an Enter button, and the Pag
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  • ...it. With the exception of some Radeon problems, everything worked without a hitch. I also bought a Target USB 2.0 DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive. The X32 can boot off USB devices.
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  • Get a copy of Ubuntu from [http://www.ubuntulinux.org UbuntuLinux.org]. ...el 2.6.12-9 included in Breezy only included ibm_acpi version 0.8. However a version 0.11 is available, and included in 2.6.13.
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  • ...e driver from the ATI site and install after modifying the Debian packager script to allow dependencies to be satisfied by x.org 6.9, or just download 8.21.7 ...d94143536f6acacbccd8f0443472&t=33889029 (rage3d.com Forum Entry)]. This is a very '''dirty''' solution, and is probably violating the ATI driver license
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  • ...to ACPI tables. However, this can be overriden - in the case of Linux, by a kernel patch. {{NOTE|While under''volting'' has a clear measurable effect, it's not clear if under''clocking'' really works.
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  • {{NOTE|The patch is no longer necessary with kernel > 2.6.10. After opening a root shell with '''$sudo -s''', you should be able to run al of these comma * {{cmdroot|echo level LEVEL > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan}} sets a fan speed level between 0 and 7, where <tt>LEVEL</TT>=0 means fan off and <
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  • # This script uses the HDAPS accelerometer found on recent ThinkPad models # populated environments, it can be used as a laptop theft deterrent.
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  • ...API]] and binary-only drivers. It is based on experiences in {{Ubuntu}} on a T43. The same works on {{Fedora}} 4 and 5, RHEL4, SuSE 9.3, SuSE 10, and {{ ====Automated installation script====
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  • Installation of Fedora Core 5 (Bordeaux) on a ThinkPad T60 (2007-46G). ...ot. It can only be circumvented by booting the rescue system and modifying a Fedora startup file.
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  • ...kernel module exposes some features of the ThinkPad hardware/firmware via a <tt>sysfs</tt> interface. Currently, the main implemented functionality is If you are installing on a recent Thinkpad that has an [[Ivy Bridge]] or newer processor ({{X230}}, {{
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  • ...eterrent. The following scripts detect when the laptop is moved, and emits a loud audio alarm. This alarm can be an effective deterrent against a casual laptop-snatcher in a populated environment (e.g., typical office space). It's also useful when y
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  • # This script uses the HDAPS accelerometer found on recent ThinkPad models # populated environments, it can be used as a laptop theft deterrent.
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  • ...sp2", is an implementation of suspend-to-disk functionality in the form of a Linux kernel patch and several userspace utilities. It is an alternative to * Saving the memory image into a swap file, a swap partition or a normal file on any filesystem.
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  • This page deals with installing and running {{Gentoo}} Linux (2005.1) on a ThinkPad {{T23}}, Model 2647-4MG. After that, you will probably get a lot of ACPI error messages, generally of the form <tt>AE_NOT_EXIST</tt>. Th
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  • ...ng the base install as much as possible. That is I didn't want to install a bunch of extra software. I just wanted an 'out of the box' configuration ...efault. But, you need to install the hostap-utils package because it does a couple of things for you (like blacklisting the orinico driver so it doesn'
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  • Power consumption can be greatly improved from a stock distribution configuration to a fine tuned system. The general rules are :
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  • ==Measurement script== ...ption while the laptop is suspended, use the [[ACPI sleep power drain test script]].
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  • ...27 kernel (may be due to rfkill addition in thinkpad-acpi), here is a Bash script I use to switch Bluetooth status using the standard rfkill interface: action=/path/to/script.sh
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  • ...east as of Fedora 8 with intel chipset the following works: [[Sample Fn-F7 script]] === ...y|Fn}}{{key|F7}} switching. After installing i810switch and its i810rotate script and the missing [[ibm-acpi]] kernel module I did the following to achieve j
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  • ...th 56K Modem (BMDC-2)|BMDC-2]] device assuming your ThinkPad does not have a newer Intel ICH6 controller (e.g. ThinkPad R52 or T43).<br> ...README ALSA mode), as it avoids tainting your kernel, and does not require a recompile each time you update your kernel version.
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  • ...der]] under Linux is currently a fairly complicated process. The following script automates the installation of the fingerprint software, for some Linux dist Usage: just copy into a file and run as root.
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  • ...ity and protection, as it isn't susceptible to the same vulnerabilities as a shared hot spot connection, such as data theft.'' ...eparate pieces of technology for all aspects of your life. Time is at such a premium, that small businesses are looking for technology that not only imp
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  • Intel releases a new driver once per quarter. The latest stable release is 2.10. For the Xvideo issue a workaround in the driver is technically possible but not yet implemented.
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  • The 600 series ThinkPads have a bootable CDROM drive, therefore the installation can be done by booting fro ...is not installed, but the system hardware supports ACPI. While ACPI shows a great deal of promise for the future, numerous problems affect the operatio
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  • {{WARN|When designing fan-control applets, never ignore a valid thermal sensor. Even if it seems to be stuck at a certain temperature, you must take that sensor into account. While it will
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  • ...Tested on a ThinkPad {{600E}}). It is meant to be used as <tt>install</tt> script with <tt>modprobe</tt>. An example {{path|modprobe.conf}} snippet follows. Save this script as {{path|/usr/local/sbin/soundcard-on}}. Don't forget to make it executabl
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  • ''-tested by [[User:Jergling]] on a 32MB system with HPA display'' DSL 4.4 full (non-frugal) installed with GRUB, but required a few tries.
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  • Certain ThinkPads show a warning message during [[POST]] when a WLAN card with an Atheros chipset is present in the MiniPCI or PCMCIA slot: ...s as "ethernet". This collides with the internal ethernet controller (also a PCI device) and causes the 01C9 to appear. BIOS processing of the situation
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  • Software Suspend (<tt>swsusp</tt>) is a suspend-to-disk implementation included in the 2.6 kernel series. See [[Sof ...ecified in the kernel config. In such case specify the resume partition as a kernel parameter instead.}}
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  • # WARNING: This script is experimental and uses undocumented hardware features. # WARNING: If this script crashes, your battery may be forced to keep draining until empty.
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  • ...solutions encountered while installing {{Ubuntu 5.10}} (Breezy Badger) on a Levono ThinkPad {{R50e}}. As usual, caveat emptor. Also, don't forget to cr ...the scripts that the Dapper update prompted me to, which in retrospect was a ''bad idea''.
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  • ...n on my T60p with the Ubuntu 10.04 beta, and it's slick! I still wish for a low-power mode. --[[User:Dave abrahams|Dave abrahams]] 20:28, 31 March 2010 ...o the radeon driver the card is also supported by the [[radeonhd]] driver. A Debian package already exists in the experimental branch. 3d is still under
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  • 1. First of it all you need a working kernel 2.6 source. ...to /etc/modules and restart. Now this module gets loaded on sys bootup and a card is detected when inserted. The card reader is found as /dev/mmcblk0 an
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  • Installation Log of Kubuntu 6.10 on a {{T43}} Before installing a new OS you should create a security copy of your old system. As the IBM Rescue and Recovery tool quit
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  • ...ric <tt>ide-disk</tt> IDE driver. See [[problems with SATA and Linux]] for a list, and [[How to hotswap UltraBay devices]] for an alternative solution o At least for a thinkpad T41p with a 2.6.15 kernel I recommend to use version 0.2 of lt_hotswap - the latest ver
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  • # Make a set of Rescue and Recovery CDs (6). Reboot back to Windows XP to check the filesystem. At boot, it wanted to run a filesystem check - let it run. (after booting, it wanted to reboot again b
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  • ...Fedora Core 4 installation process mentioned [[Installing Fedora Core 4 on a ThinkPad X41 Tablet#Installation|here]]. # Map stylus to a serial port
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  • ...o directly test for the head unload function by running the following Perl script: ...ked. You'll have to listen for the characteristic sound (a faint click and a change in spinning sound) to learn if the unload worked.
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  • ...load and install the program 915resolution, read the documentation and add a line into {{path|/etc/rc.local}} such as: ...dapter does not properly report the ability to drive this mode) it will be a pleasant surprise if it happens.}}
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  • This page has a lot of old information. Some cleanup might be useful. This may be confusing, so first a quick history lesson.
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  • ...ring the Installation of {{OpenSUSE}}, so I shrinked it with QtParted from a Knoppix-DVD. [[How to get special keys to work]] gives a general overview.
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  • ...s. Since several projects and dozens of sub-projects are involved, this is a complicated task. The following script automates fetching, compilation and installation of the following:
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  • # Script to fetch and build X.org (incl. XCB and pixman), DRI, Mesa and # - Create/update a git repository for each module, under $HOME/3d-pit.
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  • Installation of Suse 10.1 on a T60. {{NOTE|To keep the "ThinkVantage" Button functionality, create a primary boot partition and let grup be installed there
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  • Disable the existing lths script. Here is the modified /etc/acpi/events/lths: # Call the LTHS script
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  • ...nd causes the first bytes read from the EEPROM to be corrupt, resulting in a random or invalid MAC address (but no other data corruption). The EEPROM ch ...until the ethernet is pluged in, and the hardware have a chance to detect a link.
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  • * Soundcard module needs [[Script for configuring the CS4239 sound chip in PnP mode|reloading]]. '''Warning:''' There's a strange problem with ACPI - the system will lock hard when the fan is first
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  • ...ting voltages when [[Pentium M undervolting and underclocking|undervolting a Pentium M processor]]. ...he system will fail months later, and the blame might be assigned to, say, a kernel upgrade or patch when really the system failed due to intermittent l
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  • ...m/hdd/micro/overvw.htm 4GB Hitachi Microdrive] in one PCMCIA type II slot, a wireless network adapter in the other PCMCIA slot, as well as configuration * 4GB Hitachi Microdrive in a PCMCIA slot, from where the root filesystem is mounted
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  • # This script dynamically controls fan speed on some ThinkPad models # controller. It also implements a workaround for the fan noise pulse
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  • ...set of 6 patches to the gentoo-sources-2.6.18-r3 kernel (if you are using a kernel >=2.6.19 applying these patches is not necessary): ...t require suspend, wireless and SMP all working at the same time Gentoo is a fine choice for the x60s. The dual cores speed up compilation time consider
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  • ...h is too old -- R60e support was added in Feb 2007) and used the following script for <!--use the next line as a scheme for your entry
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  • ...r-than-expected power draw. The ultimate goal of this script is to act as a tool that will ultimately allow you to maximize your battery time under Lin The script is written in Python.
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  • When configuring your ThinkPad, you may occasionally end up with a corrupted textmode display in which you can't see anything even though the The followings was tested on a ThinkPad {{T43}} with an [[ATI Mobility Radeon X300]] running {{Fedora}} 5.
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  • Installation Log of {{Ubuntu 6.06}} on a {{T43}} Before installing a new OS you should create a security copy of your old system. As the IBM Rescue and Recovery tool quit
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  • There are no particular problems installing Ubuntu on a {{R60e}}. Most of the information here is based on a clean install of 6.06.1 with upgrade to {{Ubuntu 7.10}} via {{Ubuntu 6.10}}
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  • ...ke to show some software I'm currently using and that I find very handy on a Tablet. ...hoose your packages (see Helpful software for detailed information). After a reboot you're ready to run with the chameleon;-)
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  • ...rocontroller (EC) which is responsible for many of the background tasks on a laptop. [[Embedded Controller Chips]] lists the different embedded microco ...y share the same BIOS and EC firmware, and also the same bugs... There is a list of the ThinkPad BIOS/EC types in the [[BIOS Upgrade Downloads]] page.
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  • ..., trying to get Ubuntu or some derivate on your good old 600E? If you have a TP 600, these directions may not work, so please try [http://ubuntuforums.o ...e may not work. Anyway, you will need a hibernation partition (FAT16) with a hibernation file on it... see [http://pepper.linuxfocus.org/~guido/gentoo-t
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  • ...directory containing CD1 via NFS, is the simplest way. Sharing the DVD as a SMB share works from windows, too. ...are, eg 'CD1'. Now the installer is loaded from the share and proceeds as a usual SUSE install. No special steps are required during the install, but
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  • * In a shell window, run {{cmdroot|xsetwacom list dev|grep stylus|grep -o '[A-Z][^\ ]\+'}} ** When kwrite pops up, copy & paste the following script into the file
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  • This problem occured on a Thinkpad T43p. It will propably occur on other models as well. Start a command prompt. Navigate to C:\IBMTOOLS. Run the cd recovery python script directly like this: Python22\python.exe utils\spi\reccd.pyc.
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  • ...U's work at the same Voltage as the normal CPUs when running in SLFM. With a simple tool (RMClock) you can use those lower voltages at every clock. ''the standard processor that works on a core voltage between 1.075V and 1.175V, the low voltage processors that wor
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  • = Installation of Kubuntu 6.10 on a ThinkPad X60s (model 1704-56G) = ...forced after suspend or hibernate, though, so I added the following short script as /etc/acpi/resume.d/99-cpufreq-ondemand:
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  • ...cally fades to the lowest level after a few seconds of inactivity. This is a simple yet effective way to save power. ...heck whether the user is active. If he is not, it lowers the brightness to a specific level. When he is active again, the brightness is reset to the pre
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  • ...to installing Ubuntu (the Ubuntu Guide at http://www.ubuntuguide.org does a very good job of that). This article is meant to describe how to get most o ...ere are those which got everything to work for me - your mileage may vary. A big thank you to all ThinkWiki users who keep contributing on improving thi
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  • ...erview - if you want to see all configuration tips please download them as a PDF: ...rsion should work without problems, too. At the moment 32 bit versions are a little bit easier to use in conjunction with multimedia codecs, Java etc. B
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  • * Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf, so each of the "Modeline" entries contains a 1600x1200 resolution as well (or whatever the top resolution of your LCD pa ..." shows two CPUs, and run fgl_glxgears and check you get around 580 frames a second.
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  • ...a few euros, using materials from your local hardware store, a digicam and a laser printer! Here are some links: ...e USB device then a reboot was claimed to work, but in fact it may just be a permissions problem. {{NOTE|Do not try to enroll using 'sudo' - it will ca
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  • On bootup,a message like this shows up: ...on your system) to '''/sbin/hwclock.dist''' and create the following shell script, which you place at /sbin/hwclock
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  • ...ps etc. yourself. A starting point is given in [[Installing Ubuntu 6.10 on a ThinkPad T43#Installation]] The T43 has a great system to protect your hard disk, the Active Protection System APS. [
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  • Tested using a Thinkpad 600e model 2645-5BT Download the full live/install CD for your chosen distribution and burn it to a blank CD:
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  • This is a ''Analog Devices'' High-Definition Audio codec ...in the Linux Kernel... Note: It is rather trivial to get this working in a standard kernel right now, It is only 3 patches on top of the stock 1.0.14
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  • # Short-Description: Starts the tp-fancontrol script as a daemon # Description: This init script starts the tp-fancontrol script as
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  • ...rom [[Installing Fedora Core 5 on a ThinkPad X41 Tablet]] and may still be a work in progress. # Map stylus to a serial port
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  • ...a start-to-finish installation of Slackware 11 on a thinkpad T42. This is a work-in-progress, so check the history page for mistakes I made (if you are Grabbed a DVD install of Slackware 11 [http://www.slackware.com/]. It failed to boot
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  • The nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M is a mobile video card with a G86 core and 128MB dedicated graphics memory (512MB shared). ...a Core 9, the nv driver fails to turn the backlight on after resuming from a suspend to RAM. I fixed this by using the proprietary NVIDIA Linux drivers
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  • ...-> Settings. Set the mount point to ''cdrom'' (regardless of whether it's a CD-ROM drive, DVD drive, etc.). At first, the Ubuntu Live CD would not start at all, this seems to be a problem with the SATA AHCI driver. I had to go into the BIOS and change th
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  • ...le, it gives control over the CPU frequency to the user instead of running a frequency daemon) * ... See the beginning lines of the script for more detailled information.
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  • ...was another story altogether. I also have an {{X22}} with {{Fedora}}6 and a {{T23}} with PCLinuxOS 93a. When I purchased the A31 over 2 years ago getting a fully functional Thinkpad using an ATI vid card in Linux was over my head.
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  • * Wifi controller: [[Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI Adapter]] on a [[MiniPCI slot]] The {{X40}} is a very small ultraportable, and doesn't have builtin CDROM or floppy drive. I
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  • '''Except for the T60p hardware setup section, THIS IS A DRAFT WRITTEN FROM MEMORY which has not been carefully checked.''' * Be sure to have a *wired* network connection ready (wifi will not work yet)
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  • - Fedora 7 Installation takes a long time to load AHCI driver, however, it does not recognize the disk. I p However, for the xen kernel, its a whole different story.
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  • ...ug to the kernel commandline at least removes the messages. Let's hope for a BIOS update from Lenovo. Debian users (both Stable/Etch and Testing) can use the small script [http://www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Lenny_on_Thinkpad_T61/#Sound 2] i
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  • ...ix and mic/headphone function. They work fine although the internal mic is a bit low on volume (this may be related to hardware and not software). The h Installing Ubuntu on a Thinkpad R61
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  • Get the rotate script from ref. A, and make some adjustments: {{WARN|Xorg 7.3 works with current linuxwacom (0.7.8-3, 0.7.9-1), but in a strange way. Keep Xorg 7.2 unless you are going to use your pen only as mou
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  • Originally equipped with a preinstalled MS Windows Vista Business. So the Harddisk was parted into two ...as the parcel with my new Thinkpad arrived I was surprized, that there was a Windows Vista DVD (only 32 Bit Version) with it.
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  • Intel releases a new driver once per quarter. The latest stable release is 2.10. ...isplay. [[http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=6927faf30920b8c03dfa007e732642a1f1f20089 commit]]}}
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  • Got a used T42 from craigslist: ...irmware.php and copied it to {{path|/lib/firmware}} -- crossing my fingers a bit, since nowhere could I find confirmation that the [[ipw2200]] driver in
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  • A kernel of the day implies the second way, since there are simply no precomp In both cases, install a recent alsa version from the additional Packman YaST package repository. [h
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  • The rest of this page refers to a laptop with a built in 1024x768 pixel screen and an external 1600x1200 VGA monitor. Simpl ...ks against the effective deployment of xrandr. So it is best to start with a new Xorg configuration.
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  • A helpful guide for me was http://luke.campagnola.me/x60tablet/ ...not resolved yet. None of them are 'show stoppers' in my book. If you have a fix, please add how to resolve the issue on this page (preferrably in the r
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  • * Having Caps Lock work as a second Control key works, but the Caps Lock status light toggles on and off ...been filed about this, and you can subscribe to it to follow the progress. A workaround is to boot the 2.6.22 kernel supplied with Gutsy. This is alread
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  • ...items will work out of the box and a base install should provide you with a completely working system. Due to the modular nature of the T61 there are *If booting with the live CD gives you a blank screen you should select the "Safe Graphics" menu choice.
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  • =Debian Lenny on a T60 6371-6NU= .../www.klabs.be/~fpiat/linux/debian/Etch_on_Thinkpad_T60.html Debian Etch on a Thinkpad T60 HowTo] and [[Installing_Debian_Lenny_on_a_ThinkPad_T61]].
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  • This installation instruction describes the steps after a Gentoo 2007.0 base installation. brightness on a vt.
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  • == Installing Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) on a T61p == ...tsy Gibbon) on your Thinkpad T61p. Most items will work out of the box and a base install will provide you with an almost completely working system. Due
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  • Intel has created a new Linux Wifi driver project for Intel Wireless cards, "[[Iwlwifi]]". Thi ...hould occur when upgrading from [[Installing Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on a Thinkpad T60 | Ubuntu 7.10]] to Ubuntu 8.04. After the upgrade you can che
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  • ...ied from [[Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad X41 Tablet]] and may still be a work in progress. The following things Just Work - with no tweaking required - after a default F8 installation:
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  • Works like a charm on X61s with Xubuntu 7.10. ...hen. When fglrx is used, aticonfig can be used for the switching in this [[Script for Dynamic Display Management with fglrx]].
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  • ...ded to be used with the docking station's CD drive. If you do not own such a drive, things get complicated. ...y do not fit on such a floppy image. To resolve it, you have to either use a large harddisk image for your bootimage (e.g. in [[:Category:X200|X200]], [
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  • This wiki is about the R61 series laptops which come with a 14.1 inch widescreen lcd & Intel graphics cards inbuilt. ...earliest but it is sorted out for Ubuntu 8.04. I have found the following script to get around it (credits to the original author).
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  • ...ng Fedora 8 on your Thinkpad T61p. Most items will work out of the box and a base install will provide you with an almost completely working system. Due ...], which is detected by default, does not give the acceleration setting to a attached mouse or the trackpoint. Please replace the section for the synapt
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  • = Installing Fedora 8 on a X61 tablet PC.= ...org/get-fedora Fedora 8]. I did not have access to DVD a burner so I used a USB HDD and flash key for the install.
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  • The following ruby script can generates the following output This is a very small script for getting some useful information about your battery
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  • ...llows dynamic display switching, e.g. to switch to an external display for a presentation. [[Xorg RandR 1.2]] allows the same, but sometimes the newer v ...hinkpad [[:Category:T43|T43]]). When an external display is connected, the script switches from internal to both internal and extarnal, then to external only
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  • ...items will work out of the box and a base install should provide you with a completely working system. Due to the modular nature of the T61 there are *If booting with the live CD gives you a blank screen you should select the "Safe Graphics" menu choice.
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  • * The fingerprint reader. There seems to be a bug in the libusb driver ...do the same, so if you are going to dual boot, you do not need to purchase a tool if you do not want. I split my disk into 2x 30GB partitions.
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  • using a script and acpid events. However this may lead to a bug (screen flickers) described on the Debian mailing list [[http://www.mai If you are using a 2.6.26 kernel, you are supposed to use the regular ACPI backlight control i
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  • This is a Python module for Windows that can control the volume, LCD brightness, [[Th ...program with similar functionality written in a different language on this script.
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  • # Default acpi script that takes an entry for all actions # NOTE: This is a 2.6-centric script. If you use 2.4.x, you'll have to
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  • This article describes installation of openSUSE 10.3 on a ThinkPad X61 performed in February 2008. (This is english translation of a [http://www.abclinuxu.cz/blog/linux/2008/3/lenovo-thinkpad-x61-3-instalace-
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  • ...hen installing the release version of Hardy; however, it depends on having a [[Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b]] card installed in the [[miniPCI slot|min [[User:Korgman|korgman]]: A nicer approach is to blacklist the modules, because in the first update tho
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  • ...{Ubuntu}} Hardy, your distribution uses <tt>pm-suspend</tt>, the following script placed in <tt>/etc/pm/sleep.d/99sata</tt> will set the link power to maximu
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  • **Only tested with a single 6-cell battery ...packages to the latest versions. You might still see the white screen for a short amount of time. For suspend functionality you might need to follow th
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  • ...the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a team of individuals. ...times for thousands of simultaneous user processes. But on notebooks it is a very usable operating system with many features for customization, includin
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  • '''ess.py stands for Enhanced Smack Script.''' I made a video that you can download there: http://www.megaupload.com/fr/?d=SC4EYGDO
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  • ...ms in this page still date from before the 8.10 final release. Please keep a close eye out, and if needed, refer to [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread. ...e hardware sensor monitor to the panel and then configure it. You will see a lot of datasources.
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  • ...console doesn't work, screen remains black except for the pointer (i have a black screensaver)) - caution here (solution below) - The 2.6.28-rc3-git1 kernel features a suspend fix for the iwl-agn (wireless) driver, so if that was an issue, it
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  • **Only tested with a single 6-cell battery ...suming ~12 Watts more than it would otherwise (which is a LOT of power for a laptop).
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  • ...off, to add a bluetooth-only-toggle (Fn+F6) that doesn't affect WLAN take a look [[ThinkPad_Bluetooth_with_Enhanced_Data_Rate_(BDC-2)|here]]. **Screen brightness control (but changing brightness is a little bit diffuse. It's getting brighter but on maximum it changes to near
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  • Select ThinkPads feature switchable graphics, where a low power consumption integrated GPU and high performance dedicated GPU is In Windows XP this switching requires a logout/login, while in Vista and Windows 7 there is support for runtime swi
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  • This is a Ericsson WWAN Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot {{NOTE|Specific versions of this card may come pre-configured for a certain carrier (AT&T)}}
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  • ...able to get a clean install with a default ThinkPad W500 configuration and a 32 bit Ubuntu 8.10 downloaded ISO burned to CD. I referenced [http://tennes ...tivating ''Support for Atheros 802.11 wireless cards''). Then, it was only a matter of grabbing the madwifi sources, doing ''make'', ''sudo make install
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  • If you have a t400 (or T500 for that matter) that has the Switchable Graphics there are s ...f discussion as to the why's and hows of this. So as a Linux user you get a choice at boot as to which one you want.
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  • ...rm. Since we're in the Ubuntu Gnome interface, we can Press Ctrl+T to open a terminal window then proceed with the following commands. ...roc and dev filesystems the commands will be as follows since we're within a LiveCD environment:
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  • Some notes to get [[:Category:Arch|Arch]] Linux running on a Thinkpad {{X40}}. functions as a livecd, I tried to get it up and running with that. Without
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  • ...documents some differences from [[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on a ThinkPad X61|the Hardy page]]. ...abase]] with a CD drive or another external CD drive, you can install from a USB drive.
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  • ...charge/discharge one battery at a time. If you have two batteries present (a system battery and an [[Ultrabay]] battery), the laptop will completely dep ...bay and dock drivers. With these there is no need any more to first issue a soft eject as hotplug is fully handled in the kernel by the ACPI bay driver
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  • With the changes below and a 9 cell battery I get over 9 hours on an idle system with backlight at the l ...), the built-in hw controller falls back to the lower speeds shortly after a CPU load subsides.
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  • ...it you look at the mentioned page and/or use the [[Example of an update on a drive with unsupported firmware]]. It might work. ...8.0 LiveCD. Use Knoppix 5.x instead, this is also nice because you can use a GUI and browse the internet during the installation. Knoppix (and later Gen
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  • ...ersion of [[Ubuntu]] is 9.10''' -> [[Install Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) on a ThinkPad T400]] **To add a bluetooth-only-toggle (Fn+F6) that doesn't affect WLAN take a look [[ThinkPad_Bluetooth_with_Enhanced_Data_Rate_(BDC-2)|here]]
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  • ...th the BIOS update. In case if you don't have any optical drive things get a little tricky. ...o</tt> form '''genisoimage''' package messes things up). I found, however, a free open-source DOS utility '''isobar''' from [http://shsucdx.adoxa.cjb.ne
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  • == Script to save power == This script reduce the power consumption to 13-16 watts
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  • ...nstalled by default, otherwise [[Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad T61#Fingerprint Reader with ThinkFinger|same fix as with 8.10]] re ...ore, but evdev is. This makes the configuration of middle-click scrolling a little bit different than previous versions of Ubuntu. In terminal:
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  • ...nstalled by default, otherwise [[Installing Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad T61#Fingerprint Reader with ThinkFinger|same fix as with 8.10]] re ...ore, but evdev is. This makes the configuration of middle-click scrolling a little bit different than previous versions of Ubuntu. In terminal:
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  • ...emoval || {{Cpart}} || Eject switch causes udev event, but no default udev script to handle the event to unmount filesystems in time. ata_piix does handle th On a couple of occasions, such as when installing a very large YUM update with hundreds of updates the following occurred
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  • ...ou will have a black display, but with functioning mouse cursor. Attaching a display afterwards also freezes the system when you try to active extended ...th xrandr. Below is a script I created that adds the most common modes for a 1400x1050 LCD ThinkPad
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  • ...otswap || {{Cpart}} || Eject switch causes udev event, but no default udev script to handle the event to unmount filesystems in time. ata_piix does handle th In addition external displays have a bogus 0x0 resolution mode listing
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  • The Wacom Tablet in the X61t is a serial Wacom tablet. It can be configured by using wacomcpl. Wacomcpl is pa Unfortunately HAL assigns names to wacom devices in a way that the recent wacomcpl from jaunty cant find them, to help wacomcpl t
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  • ...[[Installing Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) and Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on a ThinkPad X200]]. Upgrading from 8.10 may not be a painless process. There are regressions (at least with the X200Tablet).
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  • Some Thinkpads come with a Microphone Mute Button possibly with an led. It does not work on Ubuntu, a bug has been reported and a patch has been proposed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bu
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  • ArchLinux is a very good distribution for advanced, or "conscious" users, who like to tune .... My choice was: USB key x86-64 FTP installer. Please note that installing a 64-bit OS enables the recognition of 4Gb RAM (as in my case) but can create
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  • ...: go to ''System'' -> ''Preferences'' -> ''Keyboard Shortcuts'' and assign a task to it. {{HELP|Some machines are requiring a double-resume from suspend. If the machine suspends while plugged in then i
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  • Here is a very simple script that with switch your Thinkpad from the built-in display to an external dis This script relies on the program "disper", which provides a simple command to change between multiple displays. So, the first step is
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  • ...nal author, as the ThinkPad has been upgraded to [[Installing Fedora_13 on a ThinkPad T41|Fedora 13]]}} ...w_bug.cgi?id=531825 bugzilla]. boot with {{bootparm|radeon.agpmode|-1}} as a workaround.
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  • | DVI || {{Cyes}} || Requires a dock | DVI || {{Cunk}} || Requires a dock
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  • ...will no longer be updated by the original author, as the ThinkPad has had a systemboard failure and no longer boots.}} ...otswap || {{Cpart}} || Eject switch causes udev event, but no default udev script to handle the event to unmount filesystems in time. ata_piix does handle th
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  • ...your password. This works with sudo, gksudo and on the login page and with a little fix also for the screen saver. Also, you are still required to type A completed fingerprint setup should look something like this:
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  • Another way to enable scrolling even if the instructions are a little older: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint ...resh installation of karmic as I update the system immediately after I get a wired connection.<br>
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  • **To add a bluetooth-only-toggle (Fn+F6) that doesn't affect WLAN take a look [[ThinkPad_Bluetooth_with_Enhanced_Data_Rate_(BDC-2)|here]] **[[ThinkVantage Button]] (You only have to allocate a programm!)
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  • ...nal author, as the ThinkPad has been upgraded to [[Installing Fedora 13 on a ThinkPad X40|Fedora 13]]}} ...y (ACPI sleep) || {{Cno}} || Seems like it works, but after resume you get a blinking cursor, switching to another VT works, but you cannot login. This
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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. ...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].
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different Video or WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tes | DVI || {{Cyes}} || Requires a dock
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 14 on a ThinkPad X40|Fedora 14]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 14 on a ThinkPad T41|Fedora 14]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • ...or now. It will improve with time I have blatantly copied the 9.04 page as a template. ...icks when the tip isn’t touching the screen and map the single button to a left-click.
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  • ...atest ISO], plug the USB stick in and run System-->Administration-->Create a USB startup disk. Load the downloaded ISO and hit "Make Startup Disk". For |out of the box, tested with a Conrad 1 Port SATA II ExpressCard 34 (SiL3531) and an external eSATA HDD (e
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  • ...y-manager can't do this correctly currently and therefore I have written a script to automate this. The following script should be saved in the file <tt>/etc/pm/sleep.d/10_activate_monitor</tt> an
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 14 on a ThinkPad T410|Fedora 14]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 15 on a ThinkPad T410|Fedora 15]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • #depmod -a Add tpfand to DAEMON. If tpfan-admin can't work, you can write a profile yourself or install [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=24137
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 15 on a ThinkPad T41|Fedora 15]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • ...: go to ''System'' -> ''Preferences'' -> ''Keyboard Shortcuts'' and assign a task to it. ...ring with further keyboard input. See comment 56 on http://is.gd/hfb1o for a possible solution.}}
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 15 on a ThinkPad X40|Fedora 15]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...{{Cno}} || It seems the device is detected, but then it tries to register a second device and fails with "nsc_ircc_open(). can't get iobase of 0x2f8".
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  • This installation instruction describes the steps after a Gentoo base installation. The brightness control needs a workaround. Add
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  • # This script uses the HDAPS accelerometer found on recent ThinkPad models # populated environments, it can be used as a laptop theft deterrent.
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  • I had posted a howto for 10.04. This howto is similar and i changed somethings to make the Installation is very easy and a breeze. The system boots really fast. Even faster then windows. I was like
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you | Brightness control || {{Cno}} || Not out of the box but there is a workaround that works well (described below)
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  • ...aphics while using the binary ATI drivers. Switching under Linux requires a reboot and if one wishes to use binary drivers, switching is generally not ...h other. The two specific libraries are: libGL.so.1.2 and libglx.so. The script requires copies of the libraries to be stores in /usr/lib/ and /usr/lib/xor
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  • ...at case, try adding the "force" parking option to the hdapsd configuration script: $ sudo hdapsd -d sda -s 15 -a -v -y
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  • ...buntu}} (and a lot of other Linux distrubutions) the Lenovo {{T410s}} with a [[MultiTouch|touchscreen]] has the issue that it cannot go into suspend. It is the kernel module hid_ntrig that seems to be causing the problem. Thus a work around this is to turn off the kernel module hid_ntrig by running the
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...author of this page has updated his ThinkPad to [[Installing Fedora 16 on a ThinkPad T41|Fedora 16]], as such this page is no longer updated.}}
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you ...tion because ASPM is being turned off (see below in the kernel section for a workaround)
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  • ...ist xhci_hcd" (note underscore). Then suspend will work. There may also be a fix which unloads the module before suspend and reloads it after; if you ha ...a key, so it just takes someone with a little more time than me to write a script and put the pieces together to make the button work (even if not the LED).
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  • = Installing Gentoo on a Lenovo X220 with UEFI and GPT = The goal is a working {{Gentoo}} installation utilizing UEFI and GPT on an SSD. I work on
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  • ...rk out-of-the-box (very probably), but with 11.4 your kernel and X is just a little too old. ...xf86-input-wacom driver to connect to the wacom interface as well. Run the script which is included in [http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Wacom_tablet_installer] C
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you | DVI || {{Cyes}} || Requires a dock or Displayport to DVI adapter
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter, or some options I did not have. If you tested them, ...ow_bug.cgi?id=531825 bugzilla]. Boot with {{bootparm|radeon.agpmode|1}} as a workaround.
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  • {{HELP|Not all models of this ThinkPad are equal, you may have a different WiFi adapter or graphics, or some options I did not have. If you | DVI || {{Cyes}} || Requires a dock or Displayport to DVI adapter
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  • ...so getting all this to work on a desktop is simple. This essay will cover a (slightly crude) method of getting the same results on your {{T530}} runnin If this is the case, from a terminal prompt on your Debian software you can type in {{cmduser|lspci -nn
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  • tpacpi-bat is a script using acpi_call kernel module which allows one to set battery charge thresh
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  • This little script triggers the rotation of the screen when executed while the device is tilte The script was tested under Fedora 25 (4.10.13-200.fc25.x86_64).
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