thinkpad x301 linux setup tweaks

2009-11-16

I’ve got Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic (64 bit) running on the laptop now, and its a big stablity improvement over the previous.

There’s a couple of little tweaks I had to put in place to get things to work perfectly:

Bluetooth Power on Resume

Write the following to: /etc/hibernate/scriptlets.d/x301_bluetooth

x301_bluetooth_enable() {
logger "Waking up Bluetooth"
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/bluetooth_enable
}

AddResumeHook 33 x301_bluetooth_enable

… and on that note, how many times must that particular rc.d wheel be reinvented?

(more later)


Linux / X301 Redux

2009-08-11

So I’ve had this thing for a month or so now, and it is very very good. Some comments:
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New Toys: Ubuntu Jaunty on Thinkpad X301

2009-07-10

I just got a new toy. Thinkpad X301. Happy happy joy joy. I feel a bit sorry for the poor old Portege now.  Original post bitching about Vista has been replaced, as has Vista: some comments on installing Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” follow! Read the rest of this entry »


Linux on Portege 3480

2009-05-20

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this blog was getting redirected hits from my old “How to install Linux on a Portege 3480″ page.  Sorry folks, here’s the old text, in case you needed it or something. Read the rest of this entry »