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#1 2008-12-18 01:40:38

zephyrus17
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T61p volume controls

I've blocked off hotplugging and downloaded tpb. And installed it according to the Arch wiki article. But it doesn't mention anything of configuration or configuring it for gnome.

Currently, only a few things work, such as the keyboard light, brightness. The rest are still a no-go. Do I add tpb to sessions or something?

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#2 2008-12-18 14:48:47

bgc1954
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Re: T61p volume controls

Well you could make a script following the wiki and add it to startup sessions, or have you seen http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/IBM_Thinkpad_T61 where they use xmodmap or xbindkeys?

Edit: My old T21 buttons worked out of the box, BTW, without tpb.

Last edited by bgc1954 (2008-12-18 16:03:58)


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#3 2008-12-18 16:02:44

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Re: T61p volume controls

tpb isnt even needed for volume keys to work. its just needed if you want on screen display

Last edited by dolby (2008-12-18 16:03:05)


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#4 2008-12-18 16:09:38

zephyrus17
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Re: T61p volume controls

My T61p worked out of the box as well. But after the xorg update, it all just went splat. I'll try the xmodmap.

I just don't really understand why an update has to spoil everything that we have to use workarounds. *sigh*

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#5 2008-12-18 16:15:48

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Re: T61p volume controls

I guess alot of times trying to keep up with newer hardware makes our older stuff not work.  How can you prevent that??  I must admit I disabled hotplugging so my third trackpoint button for scrolling would work--too lazy to experiment with evdev for now. tongue


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#6 2008-12-18 16:19:02

zephyrus17
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Re: T61p volume controls

So the proper xorg 7.4 was supposed to use evdev with hal?

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#7 2008-12-18 16:23:01

bgc1954
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Re: T61p volume controls

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … otplugging wink

Edit: Sorry, I forgot what you wrote in your OP.  Must be this damned head cold. sad

Last edited by bgc1954 (2008-12-18 16:31:54)


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#8 2008-12-18 16:25:58

zephyrus17
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Re: T61p volume controls

that's the same wiki I got with the initial xorg keyboard problem. I guess more reading is in order.

As for the xmodmap, do I add xmodmap to the Sessions or xcapkeys?

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#9 2008-12-18 16:37:04

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Re: T61p volume controls

I don't use it so I'd just guess that what it says in the T61 wiki link I posted would be what you do:

"Use pacman to install xmodmap, then create a text file ~/.Xmodmap and put this in it: ... etc. etc."

I'm getting so confused...:/


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#10 2008-12-18 16:40:26

zephyrus17
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Re: T61p volume controls

Well, I did a "yaourt xmodmap" and xkeykaps came out.. I'll try xmodmap, then.

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