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notebook ThinkPad X60s
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model: ThinkPad X60s(model id: 488)
subtype (notebook, netbook, motherboard, tablet):
notebook
vendor:
Lenovo
architecture:
x86-64/amd64
does it have a free boot firmware (BIOS,UEFI,...) ?
can be installed
can free operating systems be installed?
yes
does the device prevent installing wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
yes (see the details inside the description entry)
year of commercialization:
2006
compatibility with free software:
C-silver
tested on:
Trisquel 5.0 Dagda
Trisquel 6.0 Toutatis
tested with the following kernel libre:
3.2.0-60-generic
video card model:
8086:27a2 (Intel 945 GM) (works with 3D acceleration)
wifi model:
802.11abg wireless (it does not work)
webcam model:
(there is no webcam)
Description:
Wifi card whitelist

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.

Thinkpad X60 vs X60s

The X series laptops that have the s suffix feature lower voltage and slightly slower processor chips compared to models without the s suffix.

lspci -nnk

x60s@x60s-ThinkPad-X60s:~$ lspci -nnk
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27a0] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:2017]
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:201a]
	Kernel driver in use: i915
	Kernel modules: intelfb, i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:201a]
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:2010]
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200a]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200a]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200a]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200a]
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200b]
	Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:2009]
	Kernel modules: leds-ss4200, iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200c]
	Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200d]
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200f]
	Kernel modules: i2c-i801
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:109a]
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad X60s [17aa:207e]
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
	Kernel modules: e1000e
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002a] (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. T77H053.00 802.11bgn Wireless Mini PCIe Card [AR9281] [105b:e006]
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k
	Kernel modules: ath9k
05:00.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II [1180:0476] (rev b4)
	Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
	Kernel modules: yenta_socket
05:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0552] (rev 09)
	Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
	Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
05:00.2 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 18)
	Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
	Kernel modules: sdhci-pci

lsusb:

x60s@x60s-ThinkPad-X60s:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0483:2016 STMicroelectronics Fingerprint Reader
x60s@x60s-ThinkPad-X60s:~$

lsmod

x60s@x60s-ThinkPad-X60s:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
bluetooth             158447  0 
msr                    12772  0 
parport_pc             32114  0 
ppdev                  12849  0 
binfmt_misc            17292  1 
pcmcia                 39826  0 
dm_multipath           22747  0 
xfs                   743438  1 
psmouse                97180  0 
yenta_socket           27428  0 
pcmcia_rsrc            18367  1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core            21511  3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc
arc4                   12473  2 
serio_raw              13027  0 
snd_hda_codec_analog    75395  1 
thinkpad_acpi          73942  0 
nvram                  14029  1 thinkpad_acpi
ath9k                 117559  0 
snd_hda_intel          32719  2 
snd_hda_codec         109562  2 snd_hda_codec_analog,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep              13276  1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm                80916  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
mac80211              436493  1 ath9k
snd_seq_midi           13132  0 
snd_rawmidi            25424  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event     14475  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                51592  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              28931  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device         14172  3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
ath9k_common           13781  1 ath9k
snd                    62218  14 snd_hda_codec_analog,thinkpad_acpi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
ath9k_hw              391626  2 ath9k,ath9k_common
ath                    19387  3 ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
cfg80211              178877  3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
soundcore              14635  1 snd
snd_page_alloc         14115  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
mac_hid                13077  0 
lp                     17455  0 
parport                40930  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
raid10                 34917  0 
raid456                61565  0 
async_raid6_recov      12946  1 raid456
async_pq               12959  2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
raid6_pq               88297  2 async_raid6_recov,async_pq
async_xor              12738  3 raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq
async_memcpy           12481  2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_tx               13123  5 raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq,async_xor,async_memcpy
raid1                  34983  0 
raid0                  17031  0 
multipath              12977  0 
linear                 12766  0 
dm_raid45              76451  0 
xor                    25987  2 async_xor,dm_raid45
dm_mirror              21822  0 
dm_region_hash         16100  1 dm_mirror
dm_log                 18193  3 dm_raid45,dm_mirror,dm_region_hash
btrfs                 638387  0 
zlib_deflate           26622  1 btrfs
libcrc32c              12543  1 btrfs
firewire_ohci          40180  0 
sdhci_pci              18324  0 
firewire_core          56940  1 firewire_ohci
sdhci                  28241  1 sdhci_pci
crc_itu_t              12627  1 firewire_core
i915                  428383  2 
drm_kms_helper         45466  1 i915
drm                   197641  3 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit           13199  1 i915
e1000e                140131  0 
video                  19115  1 i915
x60s@x60s-ThinkPad-X60s:~$

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