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level: 0 <br> | level: 0 <br> | ||
commands: up, down<br> | commands: up, down<br> | ||
| − | commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7) | + | commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7)}} |
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level: 0 <br> | level: 0 <br> | ||
commands: up, down<br> | commands: up, down<br> | ||
| − | commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7) | + | commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7)}} |
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Revision as of 21:02, 21 October 2007
Contents
Installing Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) on a T61p
Introduction
This document outlines configuring Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy 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 to the modular nature of the T61 there are many different configuration, please read carefully and only make the changes specific to your system.
Feel free to update this Wiki with your information however please ask questions on the Talk page.
Installation Notes
- Booting with the live CD not tested; there are no problems with graphics during install with the 'alternate' cd
- fix no x session on first reboot after install
On lenovo t61p thinkpad with nVidia Corporation Quadro FX 570M graphics card the installer fails to create a usable xorg.conf file and the system reboots into an unusable black screen as x refuses to start. The installer selects the nv driver, which does not support this card.
fix: reboot into rescue mode and hand-edit xorg.conf to use vesa driver until the restricted nvidia driver is enabled.
Display/Video
The nv driver does not support the Nvidia 570M card at all. To enable accelerated 3D support click System->Administration->Restricted Drivers Manager
Brightness
source: Installing Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on a ThinkPad T61
Nvidia Quadro N140 and 570M:
The brightness controls do not work, however you can switch to a virtual terminal (ctrl+alt+F1) increase or decrease the brightness and then switch back to X (ctrl+alt+F7) without disrupting the running applications. In a few rare cases switching back to X (ctrl+alt+7) may freeze your computer with a black screen so save any open documents before switching out.
It appears that brightness is not controlled by /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness.
With brightness adjusted to the lowest level as per above:
$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
level: 0
commands: up, down
commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7)
With brightness adjusted to the highest level as per above:
$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness
level: 0
commands: up, down
commands: level <level> (<level> is 0-7)
Audio
- fix sound buttons:
source: Installing Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a ThinkPad T61 the volume control hotkeys are configured to control microphone volume out of the box.
fix: If you're using Gnome, from the System menu, click Preferences -> Sound, and in the Default Mixer Tracks field, choose PCM.
- fix volume control applet:
the volume control applet is configured to control microphone volume out of the box.
fix: If you're using Gnome, right-click the applet > preferences > Select the device and track to control
- do not change device (s/b HDA Intel)
- change track from Microphone to PCM
