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differences in the entry: vendor
Lenovo
differences in the entry: model name
Thinkpad X61s
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
x86
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
yes
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2008
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
gnewsense_3_0_parkes
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
A-platinum
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.32-5gnewsense1-686
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
yes
differences in the entry: webcam model
No Webcam
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
there-is-no-webcam
differences in the entry: Description
[h1]Wifi card whitelist[/h1]
All [p]All thinkpads have a Wifi card whitelist at the BIOS level that prevent installing certain WiFi cards. The restriction can be bypassed with a BIOS modification: Either installing Libreboot, Coreboot or editing the official Lenovo/IBM BIOS.[/p]
[p]This X61s laptop was manufactured in March 2008 and has the subtype 7667-CG7. The X series laptops that have the s suffix feature lower voltage and slightly slower processor chips compared to models without the s suffix.[/p]
[p]It has an Atheros WiFi adaptor which uses the ath5k fully free driver. All the other functions that I have been able to test work with the gNewSense 3.0 installation, including suspend to RAM, hibernate, brightness buttons, volume buttons.[/p]
[p]Video is Intel integrated graphics; Compiz works fine, and the Stellarium star chart program which uses 3d graphics for its display reports around 20fps, so I assume 3d graphics is fully supported. I have not yet tested external monitor or data projector connections but I intend to as that is an important part of my use case.[/p]
[p]I installed the 32 bit version because I had that installer to hand, the laptop is has Duo Core 2 processor and should run 64 bit. As the laptop has 3Gb of RAM, I use the plain i686 kernel rather than the PAE version.[/p]
[p]A search using the lspci -vmmnn tool shows a duplicate SD card reader that is flagged as requiring a non-free driver, just as shown in the X61 entry. This is probably a mis-detection of the PCI card interface.[/p]
[p]Not a driver or compatibility issue but the fan on this laptop will always be running at around 3800 rpm with any GNU/Linux or BSD operating system. I use the thinkfan script to set temperature thresholds for the fan under the control of the kernel.[/p]
[p]Below is the output of the [b]lspci -vmmnn[/b] command[/p]
[code]Slot: 00:00.0
Class: Host bridge [0600]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [2a00]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: T61 [20b3]
Rev: 0c
Slot: 00:02.0
Class: VGA compatible controller [0300]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [2a02]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: T61 [20b5]
Rev: 0c
Slot: 00:02.1
Class: Display controller [0380]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [2a03]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: T61 [20b5]
Rev: 0c
Slot: 00:19.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection [1049]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: Device [20de]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1a.0
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [2834]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20aa]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1a.1
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [2835]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T60 [20aa]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1a.7
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [283a]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20ab]
Rev: 03
ProgIf: 20
Slot: 00:1b.0
Class: Audio device [0403]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [284b]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20ac]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1c.0
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [283f]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1c.1
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [2841]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1d.0
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [2830]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20aa]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1d.1
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [2831]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20aa]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1d.7
Class: USB Controller [0c03]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [2836]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20ab]
Rev: 03
ProgIf: 20
Slot: 00:1e.0
Class: PCI bridge [0604]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [2448]
Rev: f3
ProgIf: 01
Slot: 00:1f.0
Class: ISA bridge [0601]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801HBM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller [2811]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: T61 [20b6]
Rev: 03
Slot: 00:1f.1
Class: IDE interface [0101]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [2850]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20a6]
Rev: 03
ProgIf: 8a
Slot: 00:1f.2
Class: SATA controller [0106]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller [2829]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20a7]
Rev: 03
ProgIf: 01
Slot: 00:1f.3
Class: SMBus [0c05]
Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086]
Device: 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [283e]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: ThinkPad T61 [20a9]
Rev: 03
Slot: 03:00.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Atheros Communications Inc. [168c]
Device: AR5212 802.11abg NIC [1014]
SVendor: IBM [1014]
SDevice: ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter (AR5BXB6) [058a]
Rev: 01
Slot: 05:00.0
Class: CardBus bridge [0607]
Vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd [1180]
Device: RL5c476 II [0476]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: Device [20c6]
Rev: ba
Slot: 05:00.1
Class: FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]
Vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd [1180]
Device: R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [0832]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: Device [20c7]
Rev: 04
ProgIf: 10
Slot: 05:00.2
Class: SD Host controller [0805]
Vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd [1180]
Device: R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [0822]
SVendor: Lenovo [17aa]
SDevice: Device [20c8]
Rev: 21[/code]
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