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differences in the entry: vendor
Lenovo
differences in the entry: model name
Thinkpad X120e
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
netbook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
not-specified
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
not-specified
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
debian_7
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
B-gold
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
differences in the entry: video card model
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
yes
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
yes
differences in the entry: Description
[h1]Wifi card whitelist[/h1]
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]
In general, this machine works well. It seems impossible to change the wireless card and the builtin wireless card isn't really reliable. It is unclear if it is a firmware problem or just the design of the wireless card, but signal is often weak and the "bars" always look full even if the signal is weak.
See also http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X120e
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