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## System Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad T61 - Intel Centrino Pro

- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 (2.00GHz, 4MB, 800MHz)
- Mobile Intel 965GM Express Chipset
- 2GB PC2-5300/677MHz
- 80-GB 5400 rpm SATA Harddrive
- 14.1-inch color TFT WXGA+ (1440 x 900, 200 nit)
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator GM965 (128MB)
- 82801H ICH8 Family HD Audio Controller
- DVD-ROM, CD-RW/DVD Combo, Multi-Burner Plus
- Modem; Gigabit Ethernet
- Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AG
- 1 Type II PC Card slot
- 1 ExpressCard 34/54
- Dual pointing devices (both Pointstick and Touchpad)

Output of lshwd:

    00:00.0 Class 0600: Intel Corporation|Mobile Memory Controller Hub (unknown)
    00:02.0 Class 0300: Intel Corporation|Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (vesa)
    00:02.1 Class 0380: Intel Corporation|Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (vesa)
    00:19.0 Class 0200: Intel Corporation|Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (unknown)
    00:1a.0 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB UHCI Controller #4 (unknown)
    00:1a.1 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB UHCI Controller #5 (unknown)
    00:1a.7 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (unknown)
    00:1b.0 Class 0403: Intel Corp.|ICH8 HD Audio DID (snd-hda-intel)
    00:1c.0 Class 0604: Intel Corporation|PCI Express Port 1 (unknown)
    00:1c.1 Class 0604: Intel Corporation|PCI Express Port 2 (unknown)
    00:1c.2 Class 0604: Intel Corporation|PCI Express Port 3 (unknown)
    00:1c.3 Class 0604: Intel Corporation|PCI Express Port 4 (unknown)
    00:1c.4 Class 0604: Intel Corporation|PCI Express Port 5 (unknown)
    00:1d.0 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB UHCI Controller #1 (unknown)
    00:1d.1 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB UHCI Controller #2 (unknown)
    00:1d.2 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB UHCI Controller #3 (unknown)
    00:1d.7 Class 0c03: Intel Corporation|USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (unknown)
    00:1e.0 Class 0604: Intel Corp.|82801 Hub Interface to PCI Bridge (hw_random)
    00:1f.0 Class 0601: Intel Corporation|Mobile LPC Interface Controller (unknown)
    00:1f.2 Class 0101: Intel Corporation|Mobile SATA Controller cc=IDE (ata_piix)
    00:1f.3 Class 0c05: Intel Corporation|SMBus Controller (i2c-i801)
    03:00.0 Class 0280: Intel Corporation|SMBus Controller (unknown)
    15:00.0 Class 0607: Ricoh Co Ltd.|RL5c476 II (yenta_socket)
    15:00.1 Class 0c00: Ricoh Co Ltd.|RL5c476 II (unknown)
    15:00.2 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd.|SD Card reader (unknown)
    15:00.3 Class ffff: Ricoh Co Ltd.|SD Card reader (unknown)
    15:00.4 Class 0880: Ricoh Co Ltd.|R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (unknown)
    15:00.5 Class 0880: Ricoh Co Ltd.|xD-Picture Card Controller (unknown)

### What works/What does not

Pretty much everything works on this laptop. The modem is untested.

## Pre-installation notes

Remember to back up the restore partition if you plan to restore it, or leave it.

Follow the official Arch Linux install guide

## Accessing the recovery partition with GRUB

Edit your `/boot/grub/menu.lst` file and add the following:

    # booting "Rescue and Recovery" partition from Lenovo
    title Thinkpad Maintenance
    unhide (hd0,0)
    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    chainloader +1

## Configuration

### Video Driver

#### Nvidia

Follow the instructions in NVIDIA.

### Network

#### Wireless

Uses either module, varies with different setups:

- iwl3945
- iwl4965

Requires firmware be installed to work.

Refer to Wireless network configuration#Intel.

### Mouse settings

See TrackPoint and Synaptics.

### ThinkFinger

See ThinkFinger.

### Hotswap UltraBay devices

If you want to be able to eject devices from the Thinkpad's UltraBay using `Fn+F9` create a script named for example `tp_ultrabay_eject.sh` with the content from [1].

As stated at the top of the script, the variable `DEVPATH`" (near the top of the script) has to be changed to match your system. Insert the UltraBay optical drive and run:

    udevadm info --query=path --name=/dev/sr0 | perl -pe 's!/block/...$!!'

Replace the value of `DEVPATH` with the output of that command.

Now change ownership and permissions of the script:

    chown root:root tp_ultrabay_eject.sh
    chmod 555 tp_ultrabay_eject.sh

Move it somewhere save and add it to your `/etc/acpi/handler.sh` (under section `ibm/hotkey)`):

    00001009) # Eject from dock
        DISPLAY=:0.0 /path/to/tp_ultrabay_eject.sh
        ;;

`DISPLAY=:0.0` is necessary to tell X where to send notifications to.

Now, pressing `Fn+F9` unmounts the relevant filesystems, powers off the UltraBay and notifies you (using notify-send) about what's happening. If a filesystem cannot be unmounted you get a warning message.

It is also possible to achieve the above by just releasing the UltraBay eject lever (without pressing `Fn+F9` before). Consult https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_hotswap_Ultrabay_devices for detailed instructions on how to get it working.

### Multimedia Keys

See Extra keyboard keys.

### HDAPS

See HDAPS.

## Other Tweaks

### HDD clicks

Install hdparm and run the following command on system startup:

    # hdparm -B 244 /dev/sda

Details: https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_hard_drive_clicking

## See also

- ThinkWiki

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- Lenovo

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