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Thinkpad600E

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Contact: [http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1512 wolfchri]
Make: IBM
Brand: Thinkpad
Model: 600E
Website: [http://www.lenovo.com/Search/?q=600E&v=15&lang=en&cc=us&en=utf&Search.x=29&Search.y=11&Search=Search http://www.lenovo.com]

Current Issues

Hardware details

	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?
Installation works?		Yes (with limitations)

Hardware Information
Screen & Monitors
Device	Works?		Bug #
Device	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
Screen	Untested	GUI working fine; raw console screen (Ctrl-Alt-F2 etc.) does not use lower third of the screen
Correct resolution?	Untested	Yes
Correct refresh rate?	Untested	Yes
3D Acceleration	Untested	N/A
External monitor works?	Untested	Untested
External monitor - mirrors	Untested	Untested
External monitor - extend desktop	Untested	Untested
Power Management
Battery detected?	Untested	Yes
Hibernates?	Untested	Untested
Sleep	Untested	Untested
Dim monitor on battery	Untested	Untested
Blank monitor on inactivity	Untested	Yes
Lid Close	Untested	Untested
Cpu frequency scaling	Untested	Untested
Sound
Sound works?	Untested	Needs workaround; only for experienced ussers
Correct volume?	Untested	Yes, but volume too low
Hardware volume switch	Untested	Yes
Headphone jack	Untested	Untested
Mic jack	Untested	Untested
Networking
Wired NIC	Untested	N/A
Wireless NIC	Untested	N/A
PCMCIA NIC	Untested	LAN: Netgear FA511 working with Ndiswrapper driver; WLAN: Netgear WG511 working with NDiswrapper driver
Firewire	Untested	N/A
Bluetooth	Untested	N/A
Modem	Untested	Untested
Infrared	Untested	Untested
Touchpad & Mice
Mousestick	Untested	Yes
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click	Untested	Untested
Touchpad - Scroll down side	Untested	N/A
External mouse - USB	Untested	Yes
External mouse - Serial	Untested	Yes
Docking Station/Port Replicator
AC through replicator	Untested	Untested
USB	Untested	Yes
Serial	Untested	Untested
Parallel	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - VGA	Untested	Untested
External Monitor - DVI	Untested	N/A
Modem	Untested	Untested
NIC	Untested	Internal N/A, external see Notes
PS/2	Untested	Yes
Additional Hardware
Fingerprint reader	Untested	N/A
CD/DVD drive	Untested	Yes
PCMCIA cards	Untested	Yes, but needs changes, see Notes
Parallel Ports	Untested	Untested
Card reader(s)	Untested	N/A

Function and other keys
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Fn key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
+ Space			Untested	Untested
+ Esc			Untested	Untested
+ F1			Untested	Untested
+ F2			Untested	Untested
+ F3			Untested	Untested
+ F4			Untested	Untested
+ F5			Untested	Untested
+ F6			Untested	Untested
+ F7			Untested	Untested
+ F8			Untested	Untested
+ F9			Untested	Untested
+ F10			Untested	Untested
+ F11			Untested	Untested
+ F12			Untested	Untested
+ 1			Untested	Untested
+ 2			Untested	Untested
Other special keys
Key	Operation	Keycode	Works?		Bug #
Key	Operation	Keycode	in Breezy?	in Dapper (current development)?	Bug #
Key			Untested	Untested

Notes

Work in progress - give me some days to finish this mess below

I. Sound

Since hardware detection routines on Linux misinterpret the built-in soundchip, sound does not work out of the box, although the sound chip is perfectly supported in Linux.

So you need to tell the system manually to use the right sound driver.

* First, you need to make sure that the wrong sound driver is not being loaded from the hardware detection routine. Edit the driver blacklist in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and add these lines:

# To fix the sound issue on the Thinkpad 600e

blacklist snd_cs46xx

* Second, tell the system which drivers to load instead by adding the following lines to /etc/rc.local:

modprobe ad1848

modprobe uart401

modprobe snd-cs4236

* Third, you need to tell the system that you want to use a specific driver for your sound card and some hardware details about the sound device. Add to your file /etc/modprobe.d/sound the following lines:

alias snd-card-0 snd-cs4236

options snd-cs4236 port=0x530 cport=0x538 isapnp=0 dma1=0 dma2=1 irq=5

Attention: You might have to find out the right hardware addresses, IRQ and DMA channel of your sound device. You can use the PS2.exe program in order to do so. --> PS2.exe, Link to guides here

II. PCMCIA

In order to get PCMCIA working, you need to add at least the following kernel parameter (in /boot/grub/menu.lst): pci=noacpi

Some people (depending on your BIOS settings) also need in addition: pnpbios=off acpi=off

Add that to the end of the line in which your kernel is being loaded, i.e.:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-20-amd64-generic root=/dev/sda7 ro quiet splash pci=noacpi'

This line can typically be found close to the ## ## End Default Options ## tag.

III. PCMCIA network cards

You can use the Netgear WG511 WLAN card without any further work if you do not require WPA encryption. The Linux prism54 driver for the card currently only supports WEP.

If you need WPA encryption, or if you want to use the Netgear FA511 LAN card, one needs to install the ndiswrapper driver along with the respective Windows driver for the cards.

First, install ndiswrapper. The SetupNdiswrapperHowto will be helpful how to do that. In addition, get ndisgtk from the repositories, a little program that provides you with a GUI for installing the Windows drivers for Ndiswrapper.

1. Netgear FA511 (LAN / Ethernet)

Then, get the FA511 Windows drivers from the Netgear webpage or from your driver CD. Unzip them to a local directory. Use ndisgtk to install them for ndiswrapper.

2. Netgear WG511 (WLAN)

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If you need WPA encryption, or if you want to use the Netgear FA511 LAN card, one needs to install the ''ndiswrapper'' driver along with the respective Windows driver for the cards. 

First, install ndiswrapper. The SetupNdiswrapperHowto will be helpful how to do that. In addition, get ''ndisgtk'' from the repositories,  a little program that provides you with a GUI for installing the Windows drivers for Ndiswrapper.
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