Lenovo ThinkPad X61

Hardware configuration

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7250 (2.0GHz)
4GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM (extended from 1GB)
120GB SSD SATA2 (changed from HDD 100GB 7200rpm)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (Intel GM965)
12.1" TFT display with 1024x768 resolution
Active Protection System (APS, not applicated for SSD)
Intel HD Audio
Intel Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 PCI-Express
Atheros Wireless AR2425 Mini-PCI Express Adapter
ThinkPad 56K Modem (not used)
Trusted Computing Group TPM (not used)
SD Card slot
CardBus slot (PC Card Type 2, not tested)
Firewire 400 (IEEE1394a, not tested)
Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2) Bluetooth
Mono speaker and microphone
4-cell battery with 2-3 hours life (model:42T4505, battery voltage:14.4V, power:38Wh, capacity:2600mAh, color:black, dimension:209.55x59.95x23.59mm, weight:228.3g)
Weight is ~1.6kg

Printout of lspci -nn:

root #lspci -nn

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary) [8086:2a03] (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:1049] (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2834] (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2835] (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:283a] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:284b] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:283f] (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2841] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2830] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2831] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:2836] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2811] (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller [8086:2850] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:2829] (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:283e] (rev 03)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:001c] (rev 01)
05:00.0 CardBus bridge [0607]: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II [1180:0476] (rev ba)
05:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 04)
05:00.2 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 21)

Printout of lspci -kk:

root #lspci -kk


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) (rev 0c)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (secondary) (rev 0c)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 20de
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Thinkpad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
	Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport
	Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T61/R61
	Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0034
	Kernel driver in use: ath5k
05:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad R61
	Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
	Kernel modules: yenta_socket
05:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad R61
	Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
05:00.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21)
	Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad W500
	Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci

Printout of lsusb (no external devices connected):

root #lsusb

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 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 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2110 Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2) [Bluetooth Controller]
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Printout of lsmod (builtin devices, no external devices connected):

root #lsmod

Module                  Size  Used by
snd_hda_codec_analog     7673  1 
snd_hda_codec_generic    39119  1 snd_hda_codec_analog
microcode               7558  0 
snd_hda_intel          16879  3 
snd_hda_controller     13921  1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec          68019  4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller,snd_hda_codec_analog
snd_hwdep               5373  1 snd_hda_codec
shpchp                 21721  0 
snd_pcm                62839  3 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
snd_timer              15326  1 snd_pcm
thinkpad_acpi          54157  0 
nvram                   5119  1 thinkpad_acpi
snd                    48241  13 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,thinkpad_acpi
acpi_cpufreq            5890  1 
xt_multiport            1526  16 
xt_conntrack            2793  21 
iptable_filter          1304  1 
iptable_mangle          1400  0 
iptable_nat             2406  0 
nf_conntrack_ipv4      10876  22 
nf_defrag_ipv4          1267  1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4             3016  1 iptable_nat
nf_nat                 10154  2 nf_nat_ipv4,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack           59005  5 nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,xt_conntrack,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4
xts                     2727  0 
gf128mul                5242  1 xts
aes_x86_64              7263  0 
cbc                     2456  0 
sha512_generic          4728  0 
sha1_generic            1830  0 
iscsi_tcp               7852  0 
libiscsi_tcp           10570  1 iscsi_tcp
libiscsi               31451  2 libiscsi_tcp,iscsi_tcp
scsi_transport_iscsi    60988  2 iscsi_tcp,libiscsi
nfs                    98770  0 
lockd                  52398  1 nfs
sunrpc                151788  2 nfs,lockd
sx8                    10844  0 
mptsas                 32858  0 
scsi_transport_sas     21333  1 mptsas
mptfc                  10188  0 
scsi_transport_fc      39365  1 mptfc
mptspi                 11202  0 
scsi_transport_spi     17275  1 mptspi
mptscsih               16081  3 mptfc,mptsas,mptspi
mptbase                54327  4 mptfc,mptsas,mptspi,mptscsih
BusLogic               19039  0 
sg                     21817  0 
pcmcia                 29243  0 
yenta_socket           18633  0 
pcmcia_rsrc             7048  1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core            10792  3 pcmcia,pcmcia_rsrc,yenta_socket

Patching Linux kernel to get Atheros WIFI [168c:001c] LED works

cd /usr/src/linux

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/serge123/atheros-ar242x-ar542x-wifi-laptop-led-support/master/ath5kled-patch

patch -p0 < ath5kled-patch

Kernel config

Example of kernel configuration: X61-kernel-config

Updating BIOS to get SATA2 interface with increased speed

Official BIOS release has a limited SATA2 interface speed - 1.5 Gb/s.

Modified BIOS with SATA2 3 Gb/s