In my X60: For brightness, blacklisting video in /etc/modprobe.d allows the brightness keys to work.
For external monitor, Fn+F7 doesn’t work, but patched i810switch works for me: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/92528 -- Connecting External Monitor does not work on Thinkpad x60 https://launchpad.net/bugs/42898 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs