ThinkpadX31

* Contact: SebastianBoell

Current Issues

Hardware details

in Hoary?

in Breezy (current stable)?

Installation works?

Untested

yes

Hardware Information

Screen & Monitors

Device

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy (current stable)?

Screen

Untested

yes

Correct resolution?

Untested

yes

Correct refresh rate?

Untested

yes

3D Acceleration

Untested

yes

External monitor works?

Untested

yes

External monitor - mirrors

Untested

yes

when external display is plugged in during startup the Laptop's screen stays dark; console 1-6 are working, nothing under X, even when the external screen is removed!

External monitor - extend desktop

Untested

Untested

Power Management

Battery detected?

Untested

yes

Hibernates?

Untested

yes

uptime (grub2desktop) 38sec; downtime 22sec

Sleep

Untested

yes

uptime 11sec; downtime 6sec

Dim monitor on battery

Untested

yes

Blank monitor on inactivity

Untested

yes

Lid Close

Untested

yes

Cpu frequency scaling

Untested

yes

Sound

Sound works?

Untested

yes

Correct volume?

Untested

yes

Hardware volume switch

Untested

yes

onscreen display needs installation of 'tpb' then 'adduser ??? nvram'and last adding tpb to gnome-menue settings/startup

Headphone jack

Untested

yes

build in Mic

Untested

yes

Mic jack

Untested

yes

Networking

Wired NIC

Untested

yes

Wireless NIC

Untested

yes

Firewire

Untested

Untested

Bluetooth

Untested

N/A

Modem

Untested

Untested

Infrared

Untested

no

Touchpad & Mice

Trackpoint

Untested

yes

no z-axis support = press to select

External mouse - USB

Untested

yes

External mouse - Serial

Untested

N/A

Docking Station/Port Replicator (EU Mini-Dock 67P8984)

AC through replicator

Untested

yes

USB

Untested

yes

Serial

Untested

Untested

Parallel

Untested

yes

External Monitor - VGA

Untested

yes

External Monitor - DVI

Untested

N/A

DVI is not supported by the X31, but available on the Dock

Modem

Untested

Untested

NIC

Untested

yes

PS/2

Untested

yes

Additional Hardware

USB-CD/DVD-RW drive

Untested

yes

USB-HDD

Untested

yes

PCMCIA cards

Untested

Untested

Parallel Port

Untested

yes

CF-Card reader

Untested

yes

Function and other keys see IBM for details: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-42883

Fn key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy (current stable)?

+ Space (zoom Window)

Untested

no

+ F3 (blank screen)

Untested

yes

+ F4 (suspend)

Untested

yes

+ F5 (wlan)

Untested

yes

+ F7 (ext. screen)

Untested

no

+ F12 (hybernate)

Untested

yes

+ Home (increse brightness)

Untested

yes

+ End (decrese brightness)

Untested

yes

+ Pg-Up (Thinklight)

Untested

yes

Other special keys

Key

Operation

Keycode

Works?

Bug #

in Hoary?

in Breezy (current stable)?

+ Fn

Untested

yes

Some Users like to switch the left-Ctrl Key with the Fn-Key because they expect Ctrl there

IBM-Page-Forward

page-Forward

Untested

yes

choose microsoft internet keyboard to enable key event

IBM-Page-Backward

page-Backward

Untested

yes

choose microsoft internet keyboard to enable key event

Access-IBM

Access-IBM

Untested

no

works when event is assigned with tpb, but there is no user-friendly gui for that. For general problem with tpb see hardware volume switch

Notes

See also "Installing Ubuntu on a Thinkpad X31" at Thinkwiki.org: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_on_a_Thinkpad_X31

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