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.
lspci -vmmnn
Slot: 00:00.0 Class: Host bridge [0600] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub [27a0] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60 [2015] Rev: 03 Slot: 00:01.0 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port [27a1] Rev: 03 Slot: 00:1b.0 Class: Audio device [0403] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [27d8] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [2010] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1c.0 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [27d0] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1c.1 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [27d2] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1c.2 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 [27d4] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1c.3 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 [27d6] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1d.0 Class: USB controller [0c03] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [27c8] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200a] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1d.1 Class: USB controller [0c03] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [27c9] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200a] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1d.2 Class: USB controller [0c03] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [27ca] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200a] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1d.3 Class: USB controller [0c03] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [27cb] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200a] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1d.7 Class: USB controller [0c03] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [27cc] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200b] Rev: 02 ProgIf: 20 Slot: 00:1e.0 Class: PCI bridge [0604] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [2448] Rev: e2 ProgIf: 01 Slot: 00:1f.0 Class: ISA bridge [0601] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [27b9] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [2009] Rev: 02 Slot: 00:1f.1 Class: IDE interface [0101] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [27df] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200c] Rev: 02 ProgIf: 8a Slot: 00:1f.2 Class: SATA controller [0106] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [27c5] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200d] Rev: 02 ProgIf: 01 Slot: 00:1f.3 Class: SMBus [0c05] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller [27da] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [200f] Rev: 02 Slot: 01:00.0 Class: VGA compatible controller [0300] Vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI [1002] Device: Radeon Mobility X1400 [7145] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: Thinkpad T60 model 2007 [2006] Slot: 02:00.0 Class: Ethernet controller [0200] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller [109a] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60 [2001] PhySlot: 2 Slot: 03:00.0 Class: Network controller [0280] Vendor: Intel Corporation [8086] Device: PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [4227] SVendor: Intel Corporation [8086] SDevice: ThinkPad R60e/X60s [1011] PhySlot: 3 Rev: 02 Slot: 15:00.0 Class: CardBus bridge [0607] Vendor: Texas Instruments [104c] Device: PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller [ac56] SVendor: Lenovo [17aa] SDevice: ThinkPad T60/R60 series [2012]
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 [17aa:2015] 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:27a1] (rev 03) Kernel driver in use: pcieport Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02) Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:2010] Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 N10/ICH 7 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 Kernel modules: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02) Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:200f] Kernel modules: i2c-i801 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Radeon Mobility X1400 [1002:7145] Subsystem: Lenovo Thinkpad T60 model 2007 [17aa:2006] Kernel driver in use: radeon Kernel modules: radeon 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:109a] Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60 [17aa:2001] Kernel driver in use: e1000e Kernel modules: e1000e 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection [8086:4227] (rev 02) Subsystem: Intel Corporation ThinkPad R60e/X60s [8086:1011] Kernel driver in use: iwl3945 Kernel modules: iwl3945 15:00.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller [104c:ac56] Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T60/R60 series [17aa:2012] Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus Kernel modules: yenta_socket
3G cards | 34 |
Acquisition cards | 34 |
Bluetooth | 57 |
Ethernet cards | 172 |
Fingerprint readers | 11 |
Host Controllers | 170 |
Modems | 18 |
Notebooks | 793 |
Printers | 126 |
RAID adapters | 20 |
Scanners | 24 |
SD card readers | 57 |
Sound cards | 142 |
Video cards | 343 |
Webcams | 132 |
Wifi cards | 234 |
TOTAL | 2367 |