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Thread: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

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    Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Hi all.
    I've a thinkpad T60 and 9.10 installed. I did some search on the forums and found the workaround with tpb package to fix thinkpad volume buttons issue.
    My problems with that fix are:
    -tbp package depens on xosd (or whatever like that, NOT Notify-OSD) so the result is not the best...
    -tpb package is not neccessary at all, because thinkpad_acpi module can take care about volume buttons as well, you just have to enable the hotkey mask! http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Thinkpad-acpi

    So my workaround on T60 (in terminal):
    9.04 jaunty:
    Code:
    sudo echo enable,0x00ffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
    9.10 karmic: (using sysfs): (also works on 10.04 and 10.10 as well...)
    Code:
    sudo cp /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_all_mask /sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/hotkey_mask
    Update:
    The solutions only works till next reboot or suspend/resume cycle.
    you should put the commands in:
    /etc/rc.local
    without sudo of course, to make it permanent.


    Please confirm if the solution works on other thikpad models.

    As soon as I find solution for all the things I need on my T60 I will put it up on Thinkwiki and paste the link here.
    (Active protection - hdaps)
    (Trackpoint additional functions - you just have to install the: gpointing-device-settings package)
    (fingerprint reader - thinkfinger)

    Hope it helped for someone.
    Last edited by juhaszjozsef; October 1st, 2010 at 06:08 PM.

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Hmm... the sound buttons worked out of the box on my t43p (maybe because I'm lucky ) This should help others though. Maybe you should post this in the Linux section of the Thinkpad Forums. Make sure you you edit the wiki page as well.
    Last edited by rCXer; November 17th, 2009 at 04:13 AM.

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Hi!
    The buttons worked for me as well. (Since they are hw buttons on thinkpads)
    But only wwithout notification. The workaroud above is to fix the notification only!.

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Wow that's brilliant! The notification wasn't working for me and your method worked I had to become root by "sudo -i". Otherwise I got "permission denied"...

    Code:
    sudo -i
    sudo echo enable,0x00ffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
    This has been a long-standing bug on thinkpads and this might be the workaround needed. Since you discovered this, could you post your solution in the bug report in the link? I'm sure they'll appreciate it. Thanks!
    Last edited by rCXer; November 18th, 2009 at 05:52 AM. Reason: It worked!

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Quote Originally Posted by juhaszjozsef View Post
    Code:
    sudo echo enable,0x00ffffff > /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
    This won't work, since you are using sudo only for 'echo'

    I'm at work but I think this should be working as expected:
    Code:
    echo enable,0x00ffffff | sudo tee /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Quote Originally Posted by Forlong View Post

    I'm at work but I think this should be working as expected:
    Code:
    echo enable,0x00ffffff | sudo tee /proc/acpi/ibm/hotkey
    Worked Perfect on Lenovo T60 Type: 2007-63G
    / Denbert
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    * For minor problems, reboot
    * For major problems, reinstall - http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Awesome! Thanks for fixing my problem so easily!

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Cool! Just worked for me too. I found this while looking for something else, now I'm glad I did. I have a t41 that is being traded to someone else tomorrow that koala just went on yesterday, I'll try this and report back.

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    Works on the t41 running 9.10!

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    Re: Thinkpad T60 volume buttons in 9.04 and 9.10

    thanks! this works for me on my t60. it was annoying me for a long time!

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