[ltp] Hardy on T61 has few annoying issues...

[Chris Penn]

if you are using hardy, I would be careful just expecting the same
results from a howto for gutsy, just my opinion.
Also, those two links are in reference to different video cards.
Thank might make a difference.
have you tried the newest video drivers from nvidia?  Might help.
In general, the suspend needs tweaking and the hiberate does not work yet.

Regarding the evolution.  I would use thunderbird instead.  Not a
solution there, just a suggestion.
Also, if you use the thunderbird, get the thunderbird update add-on,
and it will update regularly.  There
is also a cool addon for google calendars.

here is my xorg file wrt the keyboard and mouse:
#################################
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
        Driver          "kbd"
        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
        Option          "XkbLayout"     "us"
EndSection

#Section "InputDevice"
#       Identifier      "Configured Mouse"
#       Driver          "mouse"
#       Option          "CorePointer"
#EndSection

# added for middle mouse button
Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Trackpoint"
        Driver          "mouse"
        Option          "CorePointer"
        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
        Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
        Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier      "Synaptics Touchpad"
        Driver          "synaptics"
        Option          "SendCoreEvents"        "true"
        Option          "Device"        "/dev/psaux"
        Option          "Protocol"      "auto-dev"
        Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"
EndSection
##################################


Chris ....

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:21 AM, Petar Milin <pmilin@ff.ns.ac.yu> wrote:
> Hello ALL!
> I have T61 (NH3DCAX: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, 2.40GHz, 15.4", nVidia
> Quadro etc.). Recently I installed Hardy Heron on it, following basic
> instructions on ThinkWiki, and doing two-three updates meanwhile.
> Everything works fine except few quite annoying things:
>
> First, although I followed exactly links:
> (a)
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_7.10_(Gutsy_Gibbon)_on_a_ThinkPad_T61#How_to_Suspend_with_nVidia_140m.2F570m
> which precedes:
> (b)
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_8.04_(Hardy_Heron)_on_a_ThinkPad_T61#Suspend_with_Nv140m
> Suspend is not stable. Sometimes I got only blinking cursor in the
> upper-left corner. It could be that this happens when my TP is not
> plugged in power, but running on battery.
>
> Second, I use three keyboard layouts: GBr, Svn, SRB. After adding NVIDIA
> graphic driver, from System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers, I
> setup /etc/X11/xorg.conf, adding:
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier      "Generic Keyboard"
>        Driver          "kbd"
>        Option          "XkbRules"      "xorg"
>        Option          "XkbModel"      "pc105"
>        Option          "XkbLayout"     "gb,si,cs"
>        Option          "XkbOptions" "grp:lshift_rshift_toggle"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
>        Identifier      "Trackpoint"
>        Driver          "mouse"
>        Option          "CorePointer"
>        Option          "Device"                "/dev/input/mice"
>        Option          "Protocol"              "ImPS/2"
>        Option          "ZAxisMapping"          "4 5"
>        Option          "Emulate3Buttons"       "true"
>        Option          "EmulateWheel"          "true"
>        Option          "EmulateWheelButton"    "2"
> EndSection
> Upper for keyboard, and lower for track point. But, neither I can toggle
> with both shifts, nor use mid-button to scroll, as with wheel.
>
> Third, after last update, Evolution is asking for "Password for default
> keyring to unlock", when I start it for the first time. When I supply my
> SUDO password, Evolution behaves normally.
>
> In conclusion, if anyone could help me with this issues, and give me
> some hints/tips/advices, I would be very grateful. I do not know why
> those things happened, but it seems to my that Hardy behaves
> unpredictably and unstable.
>
> Please, again, help!
>
> Best,
> PM
>
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