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Models covered
Lenovo ThinkPad T420
4177, 14.0" (1600x900), Intel Core i7-2640M, 8GB, 256 GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, Bluetooth 3.0, DVD burner, SD card reader, modem, express card reader.
Overall Status
Core Components |
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Boot Standard Kernel: |
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LAN network card (Generic Ethernet): |
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Detect CD/DVD (Generic DVD+RW) : |
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Sound: |
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Detect hard drives: |
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Extra Features |
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CPU Frequency Scaling |
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Hibernation |
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Sleep / Suspend |
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Xorg |
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- OpenGL |
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- Resize-and-Rotate(randr) |
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Switch to External Screen |
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Mouse |
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- Built-in (Trackpoint) |
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- Built-in (Touchpad) |
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Bluetooth |
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Webcam |
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Wireless/Wifi |
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Keyboard's Hotkeys |
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Modem |
[?] |
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Express card reader |
[?] |
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SD card reader |
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External dock |
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Legend :
= OK ; 
Unsupported(No Driver) ; ![/!\](/htdocs/debwiki/img/alert.png "/!\"){kind=small}
= Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
= Configuration Required; 
= Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware
Configuration
Audio
The snd_hda_intel driver included in alsa-base works out of the box.
Dock audio
TODO
Power Management
Suspend-to-RAM works out of the box.
To prevent the laptop from suspending when the lid is closed, set the following in /etc/systemd/logind.conf:
HandleLidSwitch=lock
Putting the following kernel module options in /etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf has been suggested to reduce the power consumption of the GPU at rest:
options i915 i915_enable_rc6=7 i915_enable_fbc=1 lvds_downclock=1
laptop-mode-tools
WiFi
Wireless did not work out-of-the box, but required installation of the non-free Debian package firmware-iwlwifi.
System Summary
lspci
lsusb
TODO
Resources
Attachments
Some configuration files and sample outputs.