Lenovo ThinkPad T400

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A Lenovo ThinkPad with libreboot support.

Hardware

Standard

Device	Make/model	Status	Bus ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
CPU	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26GHz	Works	N/A	N/A	4.0.5	N/A
Video Card	Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)	Works	00:02.1	i965	4.0.5	N/A
Ethernet controller	Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)	Works	00:19.0	e1000e	4.0.5	N/A
Audio device	Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)	Works	00:1b.0	snd_hda_intel	4.0.5	N/A
Network controller	Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN [Shiloh] Network Connection	Works	03:00.0	iwlwifi	4.0.5	N/A

Accessories

Device	Make/model	Status	Bus ID	Kernel driver(s)	Kernel version	Notes
Dock	ThinkPad Pro Dock	Not tested	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Installation

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Firmware

Kernel

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Emerge

Install the ThinkPad SMAPI BIOS driver

root #emerge --ask app-laptop/tp_smapi

Configuration

make.conf

FILE /etc/portage/make.conf

CFLAGS="-O2 -march=native -pipe"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"

CPU_FLAGS_X86="mmx mmxext sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3"

VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965"                    
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics"

Synaptics Touchpad

FILE /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-touchpad.confSynaptics enhanced configuration

Section "InputDevice"
        identifier      "touchpad0"
        driver          "synaptics"
        option          "AutoServerLayout" "on"

        # Some extra options for touchpad.
        Option  "LeftEdge"      "1700"
        Option  "RightEdge"     "5300"
        Option  "TopEdge"       "1700"
        Option  "BottomEdge"    "4200"
        Option  "FingerLow"     "25"
        Option  "FingerHigh"    "30"
        Option  "MaxTapTime"    "180"
        Option  "MaxTapMove"    "220"
        Option  "MinSpeed"      "0.7"
        Option  "MaxSpeed"      "0.8"
        Option  "AccelFactor"   "0.0010"
        Option  "SHMConfig"     "on"
        Option  "TapButton1"    "1"
        Option  "VertTwoFingerScroll"   "1"
        Option  "HorizTwoFingerScroll"  "1"
        Option  "VertScrollDelta"       "100"
EndSection

Video

For detailed graphics card configuration follow the Intel wiki article. The video card can be found out following way:

root #

lspci -nn |grep -i vga

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 07)

VendorId: 8086 DeviceId: 2a42

The VendorID: 8086 says it is a Intel Chipset, and DeviceID 2a42 defines the VGA Controller as a GMA 4500MHD graphics, and a GM45 chipset.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units#Fourth_generation

Troubleshooting

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