Lenovo ThinkPad T400

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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	i915	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

Emerge

Install the ThinkPad SMAPI BIOS driver

root #emerge --ask app-laptop/tp_smapi

Configuration

make.conf

FILE /etc/portage/make.conf

MAKEOPTS="-j3"

CPU_FLAGS_X86="mmx mmxext sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3"

VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965"                    
INPUT_DEVICES="libinput"

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

Showing video card using x11-apps/igt-gpu-tools

root #intel_gpu_top

intel-gpu-top: Intel Cantiga (Gen4) @ /dev/dri/card0 - ----/---- MHz; ---% RC6
          0 irqs/s
   
         ENGINES     BUSY                                     MI_SEMA MI_WAIT
       Render/3D   30.51% |██████████▏                      |    ---%      0%
           Video    0.00% |                                 |    ---%      0%

External resources

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