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Post subject: sidux on linux-on-laptops.com
 Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 12:10 AM
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just found this article via LXer and thought i share! 
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/hosted/ ... -x61s.html
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I chose sidux as I wanted to have a nice current distro (also because of the current hardware), but I wanted some more support and testing done on it than just plain Debian Sid. Besides that, sidux is probably one of the quickest booting and running distro's available at the moment.
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Post subject: RE: sidux on linux-on-laptops.com
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 11:32 AM
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nice. an X61s.
Core 2duo...
seems to be a bit different to my X60s besides the processor though.
i have an X60s and most of the things described there are also true for me.
even suspend to RAM works again with slhs 2.6.22.1. (used to work some time in the past, stopped working with 2.6.21 and works again with 2.6.22.1 *lol*)
I do not share the sound-problem because i guess my (slightly older) model has a different codec-chip.
but iwlwifi does not work correct for me, can not reliably associate with the AP it seems.
the thinkpad-buttons work in regards to thinkLight, volume-controls and backlight.
the specail meanings of the F-keys are handled through ACPI rather than tpb and the "thinkvantage" - button can be given any meaning through tpb (i use it as wlan off/on-switch)
well...nice, did not know there is anyone else running sidux with a Thinkpad of that size 
gretgins,
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Post subject: RE: sidux on linux-on-laptops.com
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 11:53 AM
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Hello Eumel, Georgy,
The X61s is mine. As for wireless: I used ipw3945d instead of iwlwifi, as I couldn't be sure about the connection with iwlwifi. I think I'll try it wit a future version again, but right now ipw3945 suits my needs.
As for the buttons: Lenovo made quite some changes here: brightness is now controlled thru acpi, so the buttons do not work. or at least.. with 2.6.22 they sort of do, but they seem to be connected wrongly thru thinkpad-acpi.
Kpowersave can be used to adjust the brightness.
Volume also doesn't work (I patched alsa, and that works in the sense that I now have sound), but the mute button does. Pressing either volume up or down makes the mute switch off.
Sound is an issue as the AD1984 codec is not yet supported by Alsa. If there is ever going to be a 1.0.15, then that should be solved.
Thinklight works fine. (try pidgin blinklight; great app ).
the thinkvantage button is currently used to start a web browser.
Georgy, as you said: suspend to ram is working fine, as is hibernate.
These machines are really great with linux!
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Post subject: RE: sidux on linux-on-laptops.com
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 02:09 PM
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Post subject: RE: sidux on linux-on-laptops.com
Posted: Jul 16, 2007 - 04:27 PM
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ok, then they changed quite a lot in the 61.
as i said, in my case even volume control works...well, may all be related to this alsa stuff.
if the brightness controls do generate ACPI-events now its quite easy to get them working.
just start "acpi_listen" on a console and press the buttons.
if the events are captured correctly you should get some printouts.
If you have this IDs of the ACPI-events all you need is a little script in /etc/acpi
which is bound to those events and issues some echo-command to /proc/acpi/ibm/brightness.
namely the "up" -command for increasing the brightness and the "down" - command for decreasing it.
quite simple if you know it and if the events are captured through acpi correctly.
i thought i've read about brightness being availlable via ACPI and also the "usual" way (as tpb acesses it)
in some models. Don't remember exactly.... should check thinkwiki.org more often.
the sound-problem is only a matter of time until new alsa becomes default and sound controls will work.
greetings,
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