ThinkpadZ61m
Contact: Robert Markula (Ro2)
- Brand: Lenovo/IBM
- Make : Thinkpad Z61m
- Model: 9452-CTO
Website (for edgy): ThinkWiki - Installing Ubuntu 6.10 on a ThinkPad Z61m
Website (for feisty): ThinkWiki - Installing Ubuntu 7.04 on a ThinkPad Z61m
Website (for gutsy): ThinkWiki - Installing Ubuntu 7.10 on a ThinkPad Z61m
gutsy
What needs to be configured
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB) (1)
- The live CD doesn't work out-of-the-box; but you can make it work (8)
Current annoyances
- I hope you can live without suspend and hibernate - due to a bug in ATI's fglrx video driver, neither work. (9)
feisty
What needs to be configured
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB) (1)
- IrDA 1.1 (2)
- 4-in-1 digital media reader (3)
- The live CD doesn't work; you have to install from the alternate desktop CD (6)
- Suspend-to-RAM (7)
Current annoyances
None - everything works perfectly once properly configured
edgy
What needs to be configured
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (128 MB) (1)
- Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Mini-PCI Express Adapter with WPA (4)
- IrDA 1.1 (2)
- 4-in-1 digital media reader (3)
- Switching to virtual terminal (Alt+Ctrl+F1) garbles screen (5)
A model specific description on how to configure these issues can be found at ThinkWiki.
Current annoyances
WiFi occasionally does not work after suspend (fixed in feisty)
- USB mouse occasionally doesn't come up after suspend (fixed in feisty)
- Laptop occasionally does not suspend correctly after closing the lid (screen goes blank and computer freezes) (fixed in feisty)
- Bluetooth cannot be deactivated seperately (Fn+F5 deactivates Bluetooth AND Wifi) (fixed in feisty)
System Info
bios-version:7FET88WW (2.06 ) system-manufacturer:LENOVO system-product-name:9452W5Q system-version:ThinkPad Z61m
Hardware details
|
in Dapper? |
in Edgy? |
in Feisty (current stable)? |
In Gutsy |
Installation works? |
Yes |
Yes |
No (6) |
No (8) |
Hardware Information |
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Screen & Monitors |
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Device |
Works? |
Bug # |
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in Dapper? |
in Edgy? |
in Feisty |
in Gutsy (current stable)? |
||
Screen |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Correct resolution? |
Untested |
yes (1) |
yes (1) |
yes (1,7) |
|
Correct refresh rate? |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
3D Acceleration |
Untested |
yes (1) |
yes (1) |
yes (1,7) |
|
External monitor works? |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
|
External monitor - mirrors |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
|
External monitor - extend desktop |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
|
Power Management |
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Battery detected? |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Hibernates? |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
no (9) |
|
Sleep |
Untested |
yes |
yes (7) |
no (9) |
|
Dim monitor on battery |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Blank monitor on inactivity |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Lid Close |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Cpu frequency scaling |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Sound |
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Sound works? |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Correct volume? |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Hardware volume switch |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Headphone jack |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
|
Mic jack |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
|
Networking |
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Wired NIC |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Wireless NIC |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
PCMCIA NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Firewire |
Untested |
Untested |
yes |
Untested |
|
Bluetooth |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Infrared |
Untested |
yes (2) |
yes (2) |
Untested |
|
Touchpad & Mice |
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Touchpad |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Touchpad - Doubletap = double click |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Touchpad - Scroll down side |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Touchpad - turned off while typing |
Untested |
yes |
no |
no |
|
External mouse - USB |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
External mouse - Serial |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Docking Station/Port Replicator |
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AC through replicator |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
USB |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Serial |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Parallel |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - VGA |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
External Monitor - DVI |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Modem |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
NIC |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
PS/2 |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Additional Hardware |
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Fingerprint reader |
Untested |
partly (10) |
partly (10) |
partly (10) |
|
CD/DVD drive |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
PCMCIA cards |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
PCI Express cards |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
Untested |
|
Parallel Ports |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Card reader(s) |
Untested |
yes (3) |
yes (3) |
yes |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
||
Active Protection System (APS) |
Untested |
yes (11) |
yes (11) |
yes (11) |
Function and other keys |
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Fn key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
|||
in Dapper? |
in Edgy? |
in Feisty |
in Gutsy (current stable)? |
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+ Space |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ Esc |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F1 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F2 |
Lock account |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ F3 |
Show power manager information pop-up |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ F4 |
Suspend |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ F5 |
Activate/deactivate WiFi and Bluetooth |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes (toggles between: wifi+bluetooth off, only bluetooth on, only wifi on, wifi-bluetooth on) |
yes (toggles between: wifi+bluetooth off, only bluetooth on, only wifi on, wifi-bluetooth on) |
|
+ F6 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F7 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F8 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F9 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F10 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F11 |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ F12 |
Hibernate |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ ArrowUp |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
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|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
||
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
||
+ PgUp |
Toggle ThinkLight |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ PgDown |
|
|
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
+ End |
Increase display brightness |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ Home |
Decrease display brightness |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
+ roll |
Numlock on/off |
|
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Other special keys |
|||||||
Key |
Operation |
Keycode |
Works? |
Bug # |
|||
in Dapper? |
in Edgy? |
in Feisty |
in Gutsy (current stable)? |
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Windows key |
|
Super_L |
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
Context menu key |
|
0xe3 |
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
Mute |
Audio mute |
0xa0 |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Vol up |
Audio volume up |
0xb0 |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Vol down |
Audio volume down |
0xae |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
opens ThinkVantage productivity center |
0x9f |
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
||
Front wireless radio switch |
Turns on/off WLAN and bluetooth |
n/a |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Web browser back |
Web browser back |
0xea |
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
Web browser forward |
Web browser forward |
0xe9 |
Untested |
no assignment |
no assignment |
no assignment |
|
Fn key |
Special functions |
0xe3 |
Untested |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Notes
(1) To get a resolution >1024x768, you need to install ATI's fglrx driver. Simply use the Driver from Ubuntu's repositories and follow the instructions at the Unofficial ATI Linux Driver Wiki for edgy (method 1 should work fine). For Feisty, see Unofficial ATI Linux Driver Wiki for feisty
(2) To get infrared working, follow this guide: IrdaHowto
(3) To get the card reader working, add the module 'tifm_sd' to /etc/modules. A detailed instruction can be found at ThinkWiki.
(4) Getting WPA to work with your Wifi card is a commonly known problem. It is easy to solve though; just install NetworkManager and deactivate the Wifi card in the Gnome network settings.
(5) A solution to the 'garbled screen' problem can be found at ThinkWiki.
(6) You have to install feisty from the alternate desktop cd. The live cd won't work. Sorry.
(7) The Laptop won't suspend correctly until you edit your /etc/default/acpi-support as follows:
... # Should we attempt to warm-boot the video hardware on resume? POST_VIDEO=false ...
(8) If you start from the live CD, X will fail to load - it will attempt to start six times, then an error message is shown. Wait for this error message to appear, switch to a console using <Alt>+<F1> and type
''startx''
The X server will start now.
(9) ATI's video driver fglrx (up to at least version 8.42.3) has a serious bug in it which prevents the computer to suspend or hibernate correctly. The hibernate LED will flash indefinitely without the computer ever to shut down. This problem is well known, but without a fix from ATI (which is yet to be released) suspend and hibernate simply won't work. If you can do without 3D hardware acceleration, try the open-source mesa driver (which means, simply do not install fglrx).
(10) see ThinkWiki - Integrated Fingerprint Reader.
(11) see ThinkWiki - Active Protection System
LaptopTestingTeam/Old/ThinkpadZ61m (last edited 2010-02-26 18:20:25 by host226-241-dynamic)