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Installing Debian on an X230

2013-07-11T13:23:17Z

Fabian: /* Wireless */ Added details about the unauthorized MiniPCI card problem and USB adapters workaround

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected.

If you use Gnome 3, you can use the [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/231/brightness-control/ Brightness Control] extension to control up to 16 levels of brightness.

Another way consists of adding the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. Normally moving the Trackpoint while pressing the middle-button (identified by blue dots, just above the trackpad) should provide scrolling motions for applications that support it (the web browser for example).

=== Using a configuration file ===
This has been verified to work in Debian 7 (Wheezy):

# Edit {{path|/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad-trackpoint.conf}}
# Insert the following:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "ThinkPad TrackPoint"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

The UltraNav button will work as expected after rebooting your system.

Credit: [http://blog.liw.fi/posts/scroll-wheel-emulation/#comment-7599116ecad457275d09c7d4ebcac7e3 Sebastian]

=== Using gpointing-devices-settings (broken) ===
{{WARN|This used to work - now it doesn't!}}

To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' is mentioned in several places as a way to configure it. Unfortunately it seems with Gnome 3 it doesn't anymore.

Once installed, look for the '''Pointing devices''' application, or launch '''gpointing-devices-settings''' from command line. Select the TrackPoint device, check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

[[Image:GPointing_Device_Settings_002.png]]

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).
* [[Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card]]

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used. When using such external adapters, consult ThinkPenguin's support as even firmware published under free licenses is not installed by default and may require manual compilation or installation.
* [http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2013/07/09/atheros-ar9170-ar9271-debian-wheezy Atheros AR9170 0cf3:1002 & Atheros AR9271 0cf3:9271 on Debian 7 (Wheezy)] (French)

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-07-11T13:02:41Z

Fabian: Added X230 details

== Problem description ==

Although the MiniPCI slot is an industry standard and can accept any MiniPCI adapter, the ThinkPad BIOS is set to only allow you to boot with an "authorized" adapter installed. Attempts to install an unsupported card will result in the following message:

1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card.

This is because the card's sub-vendor PCI-ID (which can be seen using ''lspci -v'') are checked against a [[Wikipedia:Whitelist|whitelist]] in the BIOS. IBM/Lenovo's reasoning for this is that the combination of MiniPCI card and the integrated antenna in the ThinkPad needs to be certified by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).{{footnote|1}} or similar agencies in other countries.

== Affected models ==

All machines with integrated WiFi, or machines with WiFi added. The problem is in the BIOS.

== Solutions ==

{{NOTE|Any of the following solutions should suffice to make the wireless card useable. You only need to perform one of them.}}

It may be possible to use the computer with the unauthorized card deactivated (but not removed). Press {{key|F1}} to enter the BIOS and deactivate the WLAN card, then attempt to boot with the card disabled. This does not make the wireless card work, but it may allow you to boot the computer normally.

=== Modifying the card's ID ===

A safer and better method than modifying the BIOS is modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card to match the authorized one:

# You'll risk the wireless card instead of the motherboard.
# Future BIOS updates will not create any problems.
# No problem with newer laptops with different BIOS; the only reqirement is to find an ID that is already listed in the BIOS, which can be easily achieved if the community maintaina a compatibility table.

The instructions are [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here] (link down, 2011/05/14 - archive.org mirror [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016063645/http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here], second mirror [http://www.broken.com/mirror/thinkpad here]). This page is for Atheros-based cards and HP notebooks, but it applies to Thinkpads as well. It also has links on how to edit the PCI-ID on Intel Pro Wireless cards. Instruction for intel 2200/2915 cards are [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html here] or [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ here] or [http://www.thinkpad-forum.de/thinkpad-hardware/zubeh%C3%B6r/44192-tutorial-nicht-ibm-wlan-karte-2200-2915-im-thinkpad/ here] (in German). The second one is much simpler because it provides an already patched and compiled ipw2200 driver required to do the job.
{{NOTE|On Linux-based distributions, the driver is loaded based on the PCI-ID. Keep this in mind when "faking" other models. }}

{{NOTE|Modifying your PCI-ID will require either a laptop without a BIOS lock or a PCI adapter for your desktop. Also, this procedure can render your card useless, but that's better than bricking your laptop.}}

{{NOTE| According to the information found from the links above the authors suggest a change in the network card memory (ethtool -E ethX magic 0x2200 offset 0x8 value 0x12). However, this doesn't work on my Thinkpad X40. Further modifications were needed to eliminate the 1802 error. The value of the first register inside the memory of the PCI card should be modified to read:

<code>
Offset: 0x0000
Values: 02 a5 00 80 20 42 86 80 12 27 86 80 18 00 01 03
</code>

one [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ source] suggest that one more value should be modified:

<code>
offset 0xa8 value 0xf9
</code>

although it might not be necessary.}}

=== Use the spare slot ===

Another safer method: you can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI express slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card. Pin #20 is located on the underside of the miniPCI Express board, second pin from the notch, on the side with more pins. Here is [http://pinoutsguide.com/Slots/mini_pcie_pinout.shtml detailed MiniPCIe pinout]. Combinations reported to work:
* Thinkpad X61s / Intel Wifi link 4965agn
* Thinkpad X61 / Intel 3945abg (bulk)
* Thinkpad X200 / Intel 5300
* Thinkpad T60p (widescreen) / Sierra MC8781

* On the Lenovo Y530 with an Intel 4965AGN, moving the card to the second miniPCI slot was sufficient. There was no need to tape any pins. Also with an X61t (7762-94G), an Atheros 5008X scavenged from a MacBook Pro, worked flawless (ok, without hardware switch and WLAN status LED) in the WWAN slot w/out taping.

* On the X61s (and probably others), if you tape pin 20 from the card, it works if plugged into the second (WWAN) mini-PCIE-slot.

Taping over any Mini PCI-e pin is a delicate exercise in patience, the connectors are less than the width of most ball point pens and even smaller than fine wires. Transparent scotch type tape is easier to work with since it is possible to see where you're cutting but it's effectiveness in blocking the connection is debatable. (see embedded pic under discussion page)

See the discussion page for other reports.

=== Modifying the BIOS ===

{{WARN|It is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Proceed with caution!}}

{{NOTE|On the {{R32}}, {{T43}}, {{X41}}, {{X60}}, {{W500}}, {{X230}} and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.}}

See the table below for links to modified BIOS images with the whitelist disabled. Information on making this BIOS modification for newer ThinkPads can be found [http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html here].

Alternatively, you may can modify the whitelist to include the PCI-ID of the card you wish to use. The complete instructions for this procedure are [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

* You can try googling for your model number + "whitelist removal", there are lots of pre-hacked BIOSes out there.

* You can use the [[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD]] without applying the no-01C9 patch. It is very convenient to use and based on the C code below.

* You can use the DOS [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com no-1802] utility, written by Tisheng Chen.{{footnote|2}} It will set a certain bit in the CMOS memory which disables the whitelist check, but it has been reported not to work on the latest machines, such as the T43 and X41

* You can compile and run (as root) the following C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. It was based on the code written by Vojtech Pavlik, which in turn was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. {{footnote|3}}

<code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main(void)
{
int fd;
unsigned char data;

fd = open("/dev/nvram", O_RDWR);
if (fd==-1) {
printf("Opening /dev/nvram failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Disabling WiFi whitelist check.\n");

/* BIG INFORMATIONAL WARNING */
/* The linux nvram driver doesn't give access to the first 14 bytes of
the CMOS. As a result, we seek to 0x5c rather than 0x6a. If you're
implementing this under another OS, then you'll have to go to whichever
address is appropriate for your access method */

lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
read(fd, &data, 1);
printf("CMOS address 0x5c: %02x->", data);
data |= 0x80;
printf("%02x\n", data);
lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
if (write(fd, &data, 1)<0) {
printf("Unable to write to /dev/nvram - hack failed\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}

</code>

== BIOS modifications status ==

{{WARN|This table is meant to give users an idea of what/how attempts have been made at BIOS modifications and what their success rate is. As stated before, it is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Please proceed with caution!}}

The following table contains information about ThinkPad models BIOS modification status to run an unauthorized Mini PCI card. {{footnote|4}}

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| BIOS Version
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Method
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad 240
| 2609-21G
| 1.18
| Damn Small Linux
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2652-P3M
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.25-2-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2653-CU3
| 1.13 (1GET41WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31p
| 2653-R8U
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad G40
| 2388-2UU
| 1.21 (2006/2/24; 1TETA6WW)
| Windows XP Home
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-6FG
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-E4U
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R32
| 2656-EG1
| 2.16 (16-06-2006)
| DOS Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2656-69U
| ?
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-F7G
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| ?
| Debian Etch
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2896-J3U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Fedora Core 4
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-L7U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DG1
| 1.26
| Ubuntu Linux 8.10 2.6.27-9
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40e
| 2684-LKG
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CDG
| 1.27 (10-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DM2
| 1.09 (2003)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2723
| ?
| Slackware Linux 12
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CFM
| 1.24 (10-17-2005)
| Gentoo & XP Pro
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724
| 1.30 (10-19-2005)
| FreeBSD 6.1-p1
| code by Matthew Garrett, compiled and run on bactrack
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724-3XU
| 1.33 (06-29-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| 1.01 (2003-01-24)
| Debian GNU/Linux etch (March 2007)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33 (2006/6/29)
| Lunar Linux (2007/03/04)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1829-7RG
| 3.21 (02-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| no-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1830-6FG
| 3.05a (14-05-2004)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50e
|
| 2.10 (2006-12-22)
|
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50p
| 1832-2AG
| 3.19 (13-10-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-10-686)
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R51
| 2887-W2C
| 1.27 (03-03-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R52
| 1849-BMU
|1.27 (09-20-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from external USB floppy)
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R61
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T23
| 2647-4MU
| 1.18 (08-06-2004)
| Windows XP Pro/SP2
| no-1802 utility (W98se-bootfloppy)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-68G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-ES1
| 2.10
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-97G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.10 (26-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86G
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2 and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Intel BG2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86M
| 2.05 (12-06-2003)
| Mepis 7
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-DU9
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Suse Linux 10.1
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2367-RU1
| 2.01 (06-08-2002)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81M
| 2.10 (1IET71WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.24-1-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PM1
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-4BG
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-75U
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Fedora 6 w Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-82U
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP/ SUSE 10.1
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.05a (2004-05-14)
| Arch Linux
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.15 (2005-03-29)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/[http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Communication&ProductID=985&ProductName=GN-WI01GS Gigabyte GN-WI01GS]
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PU7
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Windows XP Professional
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-42G
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CG
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS w/Intel Pro Lan2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.03 (07 Apr 2004)
| Windows XP
| no-1802 utility (applied via FreeDos bootable USB stick)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-DG1
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Broadcom 4306
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.16 (2006-02-21)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
| no-1802 W98 boot floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G1G
| 3.19 (10-13-2005)
| Debian GNU/Linux (sid)
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G5G
| 3.21 (2006-06-02)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 / Gentoo 2007.0
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-1FG
| 3.21 (2007-06-18)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-5G1
| 2004
| Fedora Core 6 w/Intel 5ABG a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-9HU
| n/a
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Atheros 5212 a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-2FG
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SR2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| no-1802 utility
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2373-GEG
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| Gentoo / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2374-GGU
| 3.21 (1RETDPWW) 6/2/2006
| Slackware / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-K32
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| CentOS 5.0 w/Atheros 5212 (CM9)
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-6UU
| Not noted
| Fedora 7 w/Atheros 5212
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-4TG
| 3.13 (1RETDHWW) (29-10-2004)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-Y8N
| 1RETDRWW (3.23)
| openSUSE 11.1 / Intel 2915abg
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42p
| 2373-HTU
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-K2G
| 3.17 (07-27-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-M1U
| 3.13 1RETDHWW (10/29/2004)
| Fedora 7 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-LM1
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Debian Lenny (2.6.21-2-686) w/ Intel PRO 2915ABG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2378-EXU
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-F3G
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T43
| 1871-F1G
| 1.19 (70ET59WW) (2005-09-20)
| n/a
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T60
| 6371-CTO
| 1.04 (7IET23WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T61}}
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61p
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X22
| 2662-95G
| 1.32 (2003-06-10)
| Debian GNU/Linux testing, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X24
| 2662-MPG
| 1.26 (2002-05-22)
| Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| AR5212
| ?
| Debian Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-41j
| 1.08 (08-09-2005)
| Gentoo Kernel 2.6.15
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-4XU
| 1.09
| Win XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2673-EU2
| 1.09
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.22-rc7
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PG9
| 2.04 (2003-11-10)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.21-2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2673-C27
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-9-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-1UG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| FreeBSD 6-STABLE
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.17-2-686
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CXU
| 2.04
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PBU
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-I5A
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C8G
| 3.02
| Debian (kernel 2.6.16.20-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 2.11 (02/13/2004)
| Debian (kernel 2.6.18-4-686, gcc 4.1.2)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2884-BRU
| 1.03 (1QET34WW) 2003-04-08
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| ?
| Win XP Pro, w/ Gigabyte GN-WI03N-RN
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-BAU
| 3.02 (1QET97WW)
| Windows Vista w/ Broadcom 43XG, Ubuntu 7.10
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X32
| 2672-58G
| 3.02
| Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-CTO
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 9
| modify PCI-CARD EEPROM
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 1.42 (2004/09/16; 1UET92WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP3, Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 1866-6SU
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2525-A2U
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2528-ELU
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro / OSX 10.4.8 / Ubuntu Edgy
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JU
| ?
| Debian Testing
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (bricked)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JG
| 2.18 (2008/11/20; 7BETD7WW)
| Slackware
| Modded BIOS (7buj27us_TC-5M_SLIC21.zip)
! style ="color:green;"| YES
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X61t
| 7762-94G
| ?
| Windows 7 Ent
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or in WWAN slot (no taping)
! style ="color:green;"| YES (no LED/HW-switch)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200
| ?
| 1.43
| Ubuntu Karmic7
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (tape pin 20 instead)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| Thinkpad X200
| 7454-2QU
| 3.05
| Windows 7 32-bit
| Tape over pin 20
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200s
| ?
| 3.14 (2010-07-07)
| Ubuntu
| tape over 20-pin, place card into 2nd(!) slot (WWAN). Without taping there will be no error but it won't work. (Led doesn't work after all)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201i (X201)
| 3249-CTO
| 1.16 (2010-06-07; 6QET46WW)
| Debian Squeeze
| tape-over 20-pin
! style ="color:red;"| No; BIOS hacks not attempted
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-LUU
| 1.27 (2006-06-29; 1OET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| jmp1802.cmd
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{W500}}
| 4061-A97
| 1.16 (2008-09-24; 6FET46WW)
| Ubuntu 8.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Zender's BIOS tools
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.32 (6QET62WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?s=e297b8f49bacb66d235829696df53c6a&p=366208&viewfull=1#post366208 This modified BIOS]
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X301
| 2777-CTO
| 3.10 (2010-03-16; 6EET50WW)
| Ubuntu 10.04
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| no
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3680-VV8
| 1.34 (6QET64WW)
| Arch (updated 05.05.2011)
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/5866-LENOVO--Bioses-especially-Thinkpad.?p=402987&viewfull=1#post402987 This modified BIOS] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| yes, 2*5 Beep on Startup (see [[http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?p=352910&viewfull=1#post352910]])
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X300
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X220}}
| ?
| 1.21 (8duj10us)
| Arch Linux
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?d2el2b94u5ty5#5nk3h666our5o BIOS by cmuelasl] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X230}}
| 2306-CTO
| 2.50, 2.51
| Debian, Trisquel
| [http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-REQUEST-Lenovo-X230-Whitelist-Removal BIOS-MODS forum request for the X230], tape-over pin 20 failed, no-1802 utility failed
! style ="color:red;"| No
|}

==Problem with WiFi LED==
After getting an unauthorized card to work, you may notice that the WiFi LED found on the ThinkPad is not working. This doesn't happen with all unauthorized cards. The general cause for this is the fact that the MiniPCI standard leaves the implementation of the LED signals available on the MiniPCI connector to the card vendors. Therefore some newer WiFi cards use one of the signals originally meant for LEDs to implement the "radio kill" switch input. As a result, the LED doesn't get proper signals and fails.

====Details====
The WiFi LED found in ThinkPads is connected to following pins on the MiniPCI connector.
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
!style="background:#efefef;"|Pin
!style="background:#efefef;"|Signal
!style="background:#efefef;"|Description
|-style="background: white;"
|11
|LED1_GRNP
|WiFi active LED +
|-style="background: white;"
|13
|LED1_GRNN
|WiFi active LED - (older cards) / RF Silent input (newer cards)
|}
Note: The descriptions are specific to this article.

If your LED is not working, the problem could be the pin 13. Newer cards may no longer provide the necessary negative signal there to drive the LED. Before you apply any fixes, be sure to check the voltage between pin 11 and ground (can be found for example on the MiniPCI latch arms) - it should give you about 3.3V while the WiFi is active and 0V otherwise. The voltage between pin 13 and ground should measure about 2.5V. The notebook has to be running while you perform the tests so be extremely careful. All the mentioned pins are on the upper side so it's quite easy to get to them with a multimeter. If all the voltages match, your LED is fixable.

Reference:<br>
[http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/specs/mpci10.pdf MiniPCI Specification] (PDF, 724KB)<br>
[http://www.interfacebus.com/MiniPCI_Pinout_124Pin.html MiniPCI Pinout]

====Solution====
The solution is to connect the ground (GND) to the pin 13. However, since the new ''RF Silent input'' signal is active low, grounding the card side will tell it to turn itself off. Therefore, we have to separate pin 13 of the card from the system board and connect ground to the system board side only.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One which doesn't require any soldering is to mask pin 13 on the card with a cellophane tape and use about 3cm of thin wire to connect pin 13 of the connector to the ground. Place one end of the wire on the masked pad and insert the card into the slot. Check if the wire is centered on the pad and try pulling it (but not too hard) to see if it holds. If it comes out easily, pull the card out and repeat. If you successfully attach it, you have to connect the other end to the ground. The best place is the left MiniPCI latch arm. Bend it outside and insert the wire into the small gap between the two pieces of metal the arm is made from. Finally, make sure that the wire doesn't touch anything else and doesn't stand out too much, it must not touch the touchpad electronics when you put the palmrest back on. If in doubt, cover the wire with some insulator.

{{WARN|Do this fix ONLY if you know exactly what you are doing and at your own risk! If you're not sure about any part, don't even try it or you may damage your WiFi card and/or brick your laptop. You have been warned.}}

{{NOTE|If your card is not listed in the table below, your WiFi LED may not work for some other reason. Therefore, make sure you understood the problem described here and made all the measurements carefully. This way you will know if this apply to your card and if it can be fixed this way. Otherwise, if you're skilled enough, please try to find out why your LED doesn't work and contribute to this article.}}

====Successful WiFi LED fixes====
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| WiFi card
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
! style="background:#efefef;"| Comments
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|T41
|2374-312
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG,
Spares No: 373830-001
|Windows XP SP2,
Ubuntu 7.10
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|The WiFi card seems to be a HP one (tip: google for spares no.). Not sure thou - received it with an already changed PCI-ID.
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|X31
|2672-PG9
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG, Broadcom BCM4306
|Debian Sid
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|Both cards are non-IBM ones, BIOS was patched. ipw2200 needed the {{bootparm|led|1}} option to be enabled while loading the module.
|}

== External Sources ==

* Additional Information about "Unauthorised" MiniPCI adapters can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080803233214/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html Matthew Garrett's website].

* Thinkpad Mini PCI Wireless [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221633/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/tables.html compatibility matrix].

* Bootable "no-1802" [http://www.command-tab.com/2006/02/26/unauthorized-wireless-cards/ CD and floppy image]

{{footnotes|
# This is explained in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/3/162 message to the LKML] and subsequently [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/9/50 clarified].
# The no-1802 tool was announced and explained in a [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018253.html message to the Linux-Thinkpad ML].
# Vojtech Pavlik's C-code was originally posted in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/13/69 message to the LKML]. It was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. Matthew Garrett [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221623/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html rewrote] the code to provide more error checking.
# This information has been added by users. Please feel free to add systems if you have had personal success or failure.
# The user Middleton has released [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 patched BIOS] for R61/T61/X61/X300 on the NotebookReview forums. The BIOS disables the MiniPCI whitelist, as well as unlocking full SATA-II speed.
}}

Installing Debian on an X230

2013-04-14T01:57:26Z

Fabian: Added the Brightness Control extension info

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected.

If you use Gnome 3, you can use the [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/231/brightness-control/ Brightness Control] extension to control up to 16 levels of brightness.

Another way consists of adding the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. Normally moving the Trackpoint while pressing the middle-button (identified by blue dots, just above the trackpad) should provide scrolling motions for applications that support it (the web browser for example).

=== Using a configuration file ===
This has been verified to work in Debian 7 (Wheezy):

# Edit {{path|/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad-trackpoint.conf}}
# Insert the following:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "ThinkPad TrackPoint"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

The UltraNav button will work as expected after rebooting your system.

Credit: [http://blog.liw.fi/posts/scroll-wheel-emulation/#comment-7599116ecad457275d09c7d4ebcac7e3 Sebastian]

=== Using gpointing-devices-settings (broken) ===
{{WARN|This used to work - now it doesn't!}}

To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' is mentioned in several places as a way to configure it. Unfortunately it seems with Gnome 3 it doesn't anymore.

Once installed, look for the '''Pointing devices''' application, or launch '''gpointing-devices-settings''' from command line. Select the TrackPoint device, check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

[[Image:GPointing_Device_Settings_002.png]]

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installing Debian on an X230

2013-03-18T01:51:36Z

Fabian: /* Using gpointing-devices-settings (broken) */

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
The following information applied to a Trisquel installation and is being verified for Debian.

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. Normally moving the Trackpoint while pressing the middle-button (identified by blue dots, just above the trackpad) should provide scrolling motions for applications that support it (the web browser for example).

=== Using a configuration file ===
This has been verified to work in Debian 7 (Wheezy):

# Edit {{path|/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad-trackpoint.conf}}
# Insert the following:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "ThinkPad TrackPoint"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

The UltraNav button will work as expected after rebooting your system.

Credit: [http://blog.liw.fi/posts/scroll-wheel-emulation/#comment-7599116ecad457275d09c7d4ebcac7e3 Sebastian]

=== Using gpointing-devices-settings (broken) ===
{{WARN|This used to work - now it doesn't!}}

To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' is mentioned in several places as a way to configure it. Unfortunately it seems with Gnome 3 it doesn't anymore.

Once installed, look for the '''Pointing devices''' application, or launch '''gpointing-devices-settings''' from command line. Select the TrackPoint device, check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

[[Image:GPointing_Device_Settings_002.png]]

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installing Debian on an X230

2013-03-18T01:50:43Z

Fabian: Added solution to UltraNav scrolling

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
The following information applied to a Trisquel installation and is being verified for Debian.

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. Normally moving the Trackpoint while pressing the middle-button (identified by blue dots, just above the trackpad) should provide scrolling motions for applications that support it (the web browser for example).

=== Using a configuration file ===
This has been verified to work in Debian 7 (Wheezy):

# Edit {{path|/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-thinkpad-trackpoint.conf}}
# Insert the following:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "ThinkPad TrackPoint"
MatchProduct "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "EmulateWheel" "true"
Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2"
Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

The UltraNav button will work as expected after rebooting your system.

Credit: [http://blog.liw.fi/posts/scroll-wheel-emulation/#comment-7599116ecad457275d09c7d4ebcac7e3 Sebastian]

=== Using gpointing-devices-settings (broken) ===
To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' is mentioned in several places as a way to configure it. Unfortunately it seems with Gnome 3 it doesn't anymore.

Once installed, look for the '''Pointing devices''' application, or launch '''gpointing-devices-settings''' from command line. Select the TrackPoint device, check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

[[Image:GPointing_Device_Settings_002.png]]

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad X230

2013-02-17T05:02:54Z

Fabian: Added Debian

* [[Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230]]
* [[Installing Debian on an X230]]

Installing Debian on an X230

2013-02-17T05:00:23Z

Fabian: Added Pointing devices app capture

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
The following information applied to a Trisquel installation and is being verified for Debian.

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' package has to be installed.

Once installed, look for the '''Pointing devices''' application, or launch '''gpointing-devices-settings''' from command line. Select the TrackPoint device, check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

[[Image:GPointing_Device_Settings_002.png]]

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

File:GPointing Device Settings 002.png

2013-02-17T04:54:41Z

Fabian: uploaded a new version of "File:GPointing Device Settings 002.png": License: Creative Commons CC-BY-CA - Fabián Rodríguez - http://www.magicfab.ca

Licensed under CC-BY-SA - Fabian Rodriguez - http://magicfab.ca

File:GPointing Device Settings 002.png

2013-02-17T04:47:24Z

Fabian:

Licensed under CC-BY-SA - Fabian Rodriguez - http://magicfab.ca

File:GPointing Device Settings 002.png

2013-02-17T04:46:45Z

Fabian: Licenced under CC-BY-SA - Fabian Rodriguez - http://magicfab.ca

Licenced under CC-BY-SA - Fabian Rodriguez - http://magicfab.ca

Installing Debian on an X230

2013-02-17T04:45:37Z

Fabian: Draft

These notes refer to installation of Debian 7 (Wheezy) on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
The following information applied to a Trisquel installation and is being verified for Debian.

Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== UltraNav scrolling ==
The UltraNav scrolling is not supported out of the box. To enable this functionality, the '''gpointing-devices-settings''' package has to be installed.

Once installed, select the TrackPoint device, and check the '''Use wheel emulation''' option and choose button #2.

Also make sure to check both options for vertical and horizontal scrolling if you will be using them.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy '''non-free''' component includes [http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi support for such non-free drivers installation].

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any GNU/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230

2013-01-22T02:17:02Z

Fabian: /* Brightness */

These notes refer to installation on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

{{NOTE|Although more brightness levels will be supported, the Gnome indicator will not display the brightness level acurately. See the bug report link below.}}

Check these links for more information:
* http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Contact-to-engineers-developers-for-fixing-ACPI-Backlight-broken/td-p/992621
* https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51231

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any Gnu/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

When testing the newest Libre kernels as indicated on the Trisquel wiki, some functionality was lost (like wireless access and brightness controls)

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230

2013-01-22T02:04:58Z

Fabian:

These notes refer to installation on an {{X230}} system, model 2306-CTO.

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any Gnu/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

When testing the newest Libre kernels as indicated on the Trisquel wiki, some functionality was lost (like wireless access and brightness controls)

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installation

2013-01-15T05:14:25Z

Fabian: /* Installation instructions for specific ThinkPads */ Added "Trisquel 6 on X230" + parent

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Here you will find specific information on how to install different operating systems on your ThinkPad.
|}

==General installation instructions==
*[[Pre-Installation steps]]
*[[Installation on ThinkPads without CD-ROM drive]]
*[[How to setup boot loaders]]
*[[Supported Boot Devices]]
*[[How to disable the pc speaker (beep!)]]
*[[Create your personal and up-to-date distribution]]

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==External Sources==
*[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=ibm&lndocid=MIGR-48NT8D IBMs Linux on Personal Systems page]
*[http://www.linux-laptop.net Linux on Laptops] features a [http://www.linux-laptop.net/ibm.html list of installation guides for IBM Notebooks]
*[http://tuxmobil.org/ TuxMobil] also features a [http://tuxmobil.org/ibm.html list of installation guides for IBM Notebooks]
*[http://ce.et.tudelft.nl/~zhijiangchang/index.html#useful How to make Windows, Linux and AcessIBM working all together]

Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230

2013-01-15T05:13:12Z

Fabian: /* References */

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any Gnu/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

When testing the newest Libre kernels as indicated on the Trisquel wiki, some functionality was lost (like wireless access and brightness controls)

== References ==
#[http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]

Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230

2013-01-15T05:11:48Z

Fabian: Draft

== Thinklight and backlit keyboard ==
Both of these features work as expected out of the box.

== Brightness ==
Brightness control works using the expected Fn + function keys, however only 6 levels are detected. To control up to 16 levels of brightness, you can add the {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} kernel parameter to the boot options{{footnote|1}} :
# Edit the {{path|/etc/default/grub}} file:<BR/>{{cmduser|gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub}}
# Append {{bootparm|acpi_backlight|vendor}} to the default kernel parameters:<BR/>GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor"
# Update GRUB:<BR/>{{cmduser|sudo update-grub}}

Reboot to make the changes effective.

== Wireless ==
Wireless does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box. The internal half mini PCIe card can't be replaced by a compatible card as this system uses BIOS whitelisting. There isn't a modified BIOS available yet (as of Jan 15 2013).

As a workaround, an external USB adapter such as those sold by [http://libre.thinkpenguin.com ThinkPenguin] can be used.

== Fingerprint reader ==
The fingerprint reader does not work with 100% free drivers out of the box.

== Battery ==
Several optimizations are needed to maximize battery time. Most apply to any Gnu/Linux distributions, except for running Libre kernels. See [https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/optimizing-battery-time Optimizing battery time] on the Trisquel wiki.

When testing the newest Libre kernels as indicated on the Trisquel wiki, some functionality was lost (like wireless access and brightness controls)

== References ==
{{footnotes|
# [http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=106568&start=0 Ubuntu 12.04/Mint 13 and X60s - brightness controls issue]
}}

Installation instructions for the ThinkPad X230

2013-01-15T04:34:24Z

Fabian: â†Created page with '* Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230'

* [[Installing Trisquel 6 on an X230]]

Talk:Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-01-09T16:43:38Z

Fabian: Added test result on X230

== Solution for R32, T43, T6x ==
Basically solved [http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=55837 here]. Will be finalized into some user-friendly thing hopefully.

== Affected Models ==
I am unsure about which models this applies to. I have seen reports of this problem affecting a T41p, T43, X40, R31, X31, and T30; but I do not know how far back this problem goes or if there are exceptions. If anyone has better information, please clarify/specify the "Affected Models" section. --[[User:Kevinoid|Kevinoid]] 05:44, 14 Dec 2005 (CET)

I have a R40 model 2681-K9G that came without any mini-pci card so I bought a Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG mini-pci card for it. When I discovered that it would not work in my Thinkpad I came to this site to see if there was a fix. Seemed like there was, so I bought a mini-pci-to-PCI adapter and installed the card(s) in my desktop. Now I need to know what vendor and device ID strings to use when I flash the card's BIOS. Anyone have a list?

== Solution on T43? ==
There were several edits to the previous page to the effect that "this didn't work for my T43". Although I do not weight this as highly credible (please just ask for help on the ML rather than adding random comments to pages), I did feel that it deserved a mention that the solution may not work on the T43. If anyone can confirm or deny this statement, please do so (and possibly ask on the ML for solutions if it does not work for you). --[[User:Kevinoid|Kevinoid]] 05:44, 14 Dec 2005 (CET)

== Confirmation - patch not working on T43 ==
I can confirm, that a "nvram/cmos" patch is not working on my T43, exact type 1871-A62. I tried several cards (some working without patch in another thinkpads (t40, t42, x40), but no success.--[[User:Jap|Jap]] 09:50, 13 June 2006 (CEST)

== Hotplugging PCI device ==
I'd like to send out a '''BIG FAT WARNING''' that 'hotplugging' the mini-PCI card can easily lead to frying the system board, mini-PCI bus, or both. Yes, it happened to me... :-( Interrupting the boot process at the lilo boot menu, and then inserting the ipw2915abg card worked as a charm to circumvent the BIOS white list. However, somewhere it must have gone wrong because now the laptop hangs immediately when the IBM/Intel boot logos appear. --[[User:LJSBrokken|LJSBrokken]] 13:01, 20 July 2006 (GMT+1)

== Z60 series ==
I tried this on a Lenovo Z60t. Bought an Intel Wireless card since the linux drivers for the madwifi are crap. I applied the C-Patch from here. Then after booting with the intel device installed I get some weird broadcom PXE boot messages displayed ontop of the key symbol for startup security. Even if I don't put my finger on the sensor, it continues with GRUB. At this point I can't use the keyboard, the key symbol is still displayed in the upper left corner. After a few secons grub starts with its default entry (Gentoo Linux). It all works, but no Wireless Adapter shows up in lspci.

So, I don't have that 1802 error, but still can't use my wifi card. Any ideas?

== Z60t ==
I have tested the C code in my Z60t. I have BIOS 1.24 and Embedded Controller 1.18.
Nvram was succesfully changed, but no difference in how the bios work: with original card works properly and no strange errors. With Atheros AR9285: still Unauthorized error.
--[[User:Msxisalive|Msxisalive]] 20:20, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

== G40 series ==
According to [[http://www.wifi-forum.com/wf/showthread.php?t=60620|this forum post]], the CMOS hack (I assume they are referring to the bit-twiddling code) works. Does anyone else have anything to confirm this? I might well try it myself (in which case I'll update the main table), but I'll have to at least get an aerial first.

[[User:lentinj|lentinj]]

== no dice on T43 ==

Also can confirm the T43 is much more resistant to the unauthorized mini pci card problem. No 1802 didn't work (it worked for my T40). Changing the PCI class id to 0x0280 (networking device - other) also didn't shake the message. Finally, I tried to masquerade the card as a one of the whitelisted ones via the ath_info utility from madwifi. I made a mistake at this point and didn't update the subsystem vendor id / subsystem device id, just the primary pci vendor and device ids. I *still* got the warning message, and now the ath driver doesn't pick up the card, so I can't use ath_info. The card is basically bricked, unless I find time (ha ha) for some kernel hacking. Moral of the story is be careful with ath_info.

You should be able to use ath_info _without_ the madwifi driver use some low level pci tool to manually configure the card. Have a look into the source code comments at the begin of ath_info.c. On the other hand adding a new set of vendor ids in the madwifi driver isn't a big deal either. - [[User:jal2|jal2]]

== IBM R40e ==

Have an IBM R40 & R40e, R40 - linux no-1802 cd worked flawlessly, r40e - linux no-1802 cd - hangs on confirmation the patching - maybe a keyboard error, but I dont have dock nor USB keyboard to try, the DOS CD, worked perfectly on the r40e (although I was a little nervous about bricking the R40e ;-). A little note - the r40e obviously dont have an antena - i'll have to get some, but its working even without antena for short range indoor (the accesspoint is about 3 meters away)

== Other issues with unauthorized cards ==

I'm not sure if this is common but my Intel Pro 2915ABG (not from IBM) works on my T41 (both from eBay so some patch was probably already applied) except that the WLAN LED on the laptop stays off all the time. If this is common to all non-authorized cards, this wiki article should mention this. (yak - 24.01.2004)

It does the same for my r40 and not IBM intel 2200, I think that the led would work only if the PCI ID of the minipci card would be changed to IBM, but i dont know excatly how to do this, I just remember seeing it somewhere (kajencik - 24.01.2008)

I now know that someone changed the PCI-ID of my Intel 2915ABG card so it looks like an IBM one. Yet the LED didn't work. However, I've found a way to fix this: [http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?p=395350#395350 see here]. Changing PCI-ID is quite easy, see [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html this] (also helpful: '''Patching the EEPROM''' section of [[Ipw2200]] article). (yak - 4.03.2008)

I've added a new section called "Problem with WiFi LED". Comments and contributions are welcome. (yak - 5.03.2008)

== IBM Thinkpad R31 ==

I have the BIOS hacked in my R31 so it boots with the unauthorized card and XP picks it up, but XP will randomly lock up with the current card (Atheros 5005G) I have tried another of the same chipset and it does the same thing. What I shall try soon is to swap the 5005G with a friend for a Realtek card from his laptop. Does anyone know if there is an incompatibility issue with Atheros card in the R31?

== dead links ==
i'm just trying to fix the 1802 error, but several links indicated in the useful solutions section don't work any more:
* modification of the BIOS whitelist: [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html]
* modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card for atheros: [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php]
* use the no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD: [http://rapidshare.com/files/134063984/ibm_wifi_v2.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/134063984/ibm_wifi_v2.zip]
* use the DOS no-1802 utility: [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com]
well, it remains to compile and run (as root) the C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. that seems to be easy and has worked for t40, ubuntu and a broadcom pci card, according to the list of successful BIOS modifications (in this case only the CMOS has to be changed, which is more secure). therefore i'll try it. but is anyone able to retrieve equivalent links or to upload the live cd again? --[[User:Jwollbold|Jwollbold]] 22:03, 6 September 2008 (CEST)

== Success on X61s ==

I bought a non-IBM Intel 4965 from eBay and was able to get it running without twiddling the BIOS. I'm running Ubuntu Intrepid.
* The X61s doesn't seem to check the second Mini PCIe slot (near the audio sockets) against the whitelist. The antenna cables are long enough to reach if you (carefully) untape them from the plastic cover sheet.
* The card reported that the killswitch was always on, regardless of its actual state. I assume that it's only wired to the first PCIe slot. I got around this by taping over pin 20 with a tiny piece of a post-it note. (I can come up with some photos if it helps).
This disables the killswitch, but it never worked with the original Atheros card anyway, so it's no big loss to me.

Interestingly, I had no problems running the machine with two WiFi cards. I recall that others have reported the BIOS complains if there are two. Maybe someone has a use for this.

== How many people have really successfully taped over a MiniPCIe PiN ==
I keep finding instructions to "tape over PiN 20", or "just tape PiN 18" and this casually dispensed advice seems like disingenuous rebroadcasts of something they've never done themselves. The PiNs are smaller than the tip of a pen, even a ThinkPad stylus is wider. The task itself is frustrating and should be undertaken with a new, sharpest of razor blades, a good magnifier glass/visor in a well lit area on a stable surface. Anyone should thoroughly research a software based solution for your hardware/unsupported card combination before attempting to tape over a MiniPCI-e PiN.
* Tested on {{X230}}, taped pin 20 and tried both half-mini-PCIE and WWAN mini-PCIE slots, didn't work - [[User:Fabian|MagicFab]] 17:43, 9 January 2013 (CET)

Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-01-09T16:42:36Z

Fabian: /* Use the spare slot */

== Problem description ==

Although the MiniPCI slot is an industry standard and can accept any MiniPCI adapter, the ThinkPad BIOS is set to only allow you to boot with an "authorized" adapter installed. Attempts to install an unsupported card will result in the following message:

1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card.

This is because the card's sub-vendor PCI-ID (which can be seen using ''lspci -v'') are checked against a [[Wikipedia:Whitelist|whitelist]] in the BIOS. IBM/Lenovo's reasoning for this is that the combination of MiniPCI card and the integrated antenna in the ThinkPad needs to be certified by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).{{footnote|1}} or similar agencies in other countries.

== Affected models ==

All machines with integrated WiFi, or machines with WiFi added. The problem is in the BIOS.

== Solutions ==

{{NOTE|Any of the following solutions should suffice to make the wireless card useable. You only need to perform one of them.}}

It may be possible to use the computer with the unauthorized card deactivated (but not removed). Press {{key|F1}} to enter the BIOS and deactivate the WLAN card, then attempt to boot with the card disabled. This does not make the wireless card work, but it may allow you to boot the computer normally.

=== Modifying the card's ID ===

A safer and better method than modifying the BIOS is modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card to match the authorized one:

# You'll risk the wireless card instead of the motherboard.
# Future BIOS updates will not create any problems.
# No problem with newer laptops with different BIOS; the only reqirement is to find an ID that is already listed in the BIOS, which can be easily achieved if the community maintaina a compatibility table.

The instructions are [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here] (link down, 2011/05/14 - archive.org mirror [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016063645/http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here], second mirror [http://www.broken.com/mirror/thinkpad here]). This page is for Atheros-based cards and HP notebooks, but it applies to Thinkpads as well. It also has links on how to edit the PCI-ID on Intel Pro Wireless cards. Instruction for intel 2200/2915 cards are [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html here] or [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ here] or [http://www.thinkpad-forum.de/thinkpad-hardware/zubeh%C3%B6r/44192-tutorial-nicht-ibm-wlan-karte-2200-2915-im-thinkpad/ here] (in German). The second one is much simpler because it provides an already patched and compiled ipw2200 driver required to do the job.
{{NOTE|On Linux-based distributions, the driver is loaded based on the PCI-ID. Keep this in mind when "faking" other models. }}

{{NOTE|Modifying your PCI-ID will require either a laptop without a BIOS lock or a PCI adapter for your desktop. Also, this procedure can render your card useless, but that's better than bricking your laptop.}}

{{NOTE| According to the information found from the links above the authors suggest a change in the network card memory (ethtool -E ethX magic 0x2200 offset 0x8 value 0x12). However, this doesn't work on my Thinkpad X40. Further modifications were needed to eliminate the 1802 error. The value of the first register inside the memory of the PCI card should be modified to read:

<code>
Offset: 0x0000
Values: 02 a5 00 80 20 42 86 80 12 27 86 80 18 00 01 03
</code>

one [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ source] suggest that one more value should be modified:

<code>
offset 0xa8 value 0xf9
</code>

although it might not be necessary.}}

=== Use the spare slot ===

Another safer method: you can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI express slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card. Pin #20 is located on the underside of the miniPCI Express board, second pin from the notch, on the side with more pins. Here is [http://pinoutsguide.com/Slots/mini_pcie_pinout.shtml detailed MiniPCIe pinout]. Combinations reported to work:
* Thinkpad X61s / Intel Wifi link 4965agn
* Thinkpad X61 / Intel 3945abg (bulk)
* Thinkpad X200 / Intel 5300
* Thinkpad T60p (widescreen) / Sierra MC8781

* On the Lenovo Y530 with an Intel 4965AGN, moving the card to the second miniPCI slot was sufficient. There was no need to tape any pins. Also with an X61t (7762-94G), an Atheros 5008X scavenged from a MacBook Pro, worked flawless (ok, without hardware switch and WLAN status LED) in the WWAN slot w/out taping.

* On the X61s (and probably others), if you tape pin 20 from the card, it works if plugged into the second (WWAN) mini-PCIE-slot.

Taping over any Mini PCI-e pin is a delicate exercise in patience, the connectors are less than the width of most ball point pens and even smaller than fine wires. Transparent scotch type tape is easier to work with since it is possible to see where you're cutting but it's effectiveness in blocking the connection is debatable. (see embedded pic under discussion page)

See the discussion page for other reports.

=== Modifying the BIOS ===

{{WARN|It is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Proceed with caution!}}

{{NOTE|On the {{R32}}, {{T43}}, {{X41}}, {{X60}}, {{W500}}, {{X230}} and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.}}

See the table below for links to modified BIOS images with the whitelist disabled. Information on making this BIOS modification for newer ThinkPads can be found [http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html here].

Alternatively, you may can modify the whitelist to include the PCI-ID of the card you wish to use. The complete instructions for this procedure are [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

* You can try googling for your model number + "whitelist removal", there are lots of pre-hacked BIOSes out there.

* You can use the [[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD]] without applying the no-01C9 patch. It is very convenient to use and based on the C code below.

* You can use the DOS [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com no-1802] utility, written by Tisheng Chen.{{footnote|2}} It will set a certain bit in the CMOS memory which disables the whitelist check, but it has been reported not to work on the latest machines, such as the T43 and X41

* You can compile and run (as root) the following C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. It was based on the code written by Vojtech Pavlik, which in turn was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. {{footnote|3}}

<code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main(void)
{
int fd;
unsigned char data;

fd = open("/dev/nvram", O_RDWR);
if (fd==-1) {
printf("Opening /dev/nvram failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Disabling WiFi whitelist check.\n");

/* BIG INFORMATIONAL WARNING */
/* The linux nvram driver doesn't give access to the first 14 bytes of
the CMOS. As a result, we seek to 0x5c rather than 0x6a. If you're
implementing this under another OS, then you'll have to go to whichever
address is appropriate for your access method */

lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
read(fd, &data, 1);
printf("CMOS address 0x5c: %02x->", data);
data |= 0x80;
printf("%02x\n", data);
lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
if (write(fd, &data, 1)<0) {
printf("Unable to write to /dev/nvram - hack failed\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}

</code>

== Successful BIOS modifications ==

{{WARN|This table is meant to give users an idea of what models have been successfully modified and how. As stated before, it is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Please proceed with caution!}}

The following table contains information about ThinkPad models that have been successfully modified to run an unauthorized Mini PCI card. {{footnote|4}}

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| BIOS Version
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Method
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad 240
| 2609-21G
| 1.18
| Damn Small Linux
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2652-P3M
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.25-2-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2653-CU3
| 1.13 (1GET41WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31p
| 2653-R8U
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad G40
| 2388-2UU
| 1.21 (2006/2/24; 1TETA6WW)
| Windows XP Home
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-6FG
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-E4U
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R32
| 2656-EG1
| 2.16 (16-06-2006)
| DOS Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2656-69U
| ?
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-F7G
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| ?
| Debian Etch
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2896-J3U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Fedora Core 4
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-L7U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DG1
| 1.26
| Ubuntu Linux 8.10 2.6.27-9
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40e
| 2684-LKG
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CDG
| 1.27 (10-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DM2
| 1.09 (2003)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2723
| ?
| Slackware Linux 12
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CFM
| 1.24 (10-17-2005)
| Gentoo & XP Pro
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724
| 1.30 (10-19-2005)
| FreeBSD 6.1-p1
| code by Matthew Garrett, compiled and run on bactrack
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724-3XU
| 1.33 (06-29-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| 1.01 (2003-01-24)
| Debian GNU/Linux etch (March 2007)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33 (2006/6/29)
| Lunar Linux (2007/03/04)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1829-7RG
| 3.21 (02-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| no-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1830-6FG
| 3.05a (14-05-2004)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50e
|
| 2.10 (2006-12-22)
|
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50p
| 1832-2AG
| 3.19 (13-10-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-10-686)
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R51
| 2887-W2C
| 1.27 (03-03-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R52
| 1849-BMU
|1.27 (09-20-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from external USB floppy)
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R61
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T23
| 2647-4MU
| 1.18 (08-06-2004)
| Windows XP Pro/SP2
| no-1802 utility (W98se-bootfloppy)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-68G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-ES1
| 2.10
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-97G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.10 (26-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86G
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2 and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Intel BG2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86M
| 2.05 (12-06-2003)
| Mepis 7
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-DU9
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Suse Linux 10.1
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2367-RU1
| 2.01 (06-08-2002)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81M
| 2.10 (1IET71WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.24-1-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PM1
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-4BG
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-75U
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Fedora 6 w Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-82U
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP/ SUSE 10.1
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.05a (2004-05-14)
| Arch Linux
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.15 (2005-03-29)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/[http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Communication&ProductID=985&ProductName=GN-WI01GS Gigabyte GN-WI01GS]
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PU7
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Windows XP Professional
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-42G
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CG
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS w/Intel Pro Lan2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.03 (07 Apr 2004)
| Windows XP
| no-1802 utility (applied via FreeDos bootable USB stick)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-DG1
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Broadcom 4306
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.16 (2006-02-21)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
| no-1802 W98 boot floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G1G
| 3.19 (10-13-2005)
| Debian GNU/Linux (sid)
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G5G
| 3.21 (2006-06-02)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 / Gentoo 2007.0
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-1FG
| 3.21 (2007-06-18)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-5G1
| 2004
| Fedora Core 6 w/Intel 5ABG a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-9HU
| n/a
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Atheros 5212 a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-2FG
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SR2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| no-1802 utility
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2373-GEG
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| Gentoo / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2374-GGU
| 3.21 (1RETDPWW) 6/2/2006
| Slackware / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-K32
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| CentOS 5.0 w/Atheros 5212 (CM9)
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-6UU
| Not noted
| Fedora 7 w/Atheros 5212
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-4TG
| 3.13 (1RETDHWW) (29-10-2004)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-Y8N
| 1RETDRWW (3.23)
| openSUSE 11.1 / Intel 2915abg
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42p
| 2373-HTU
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-K2G
| 3.17 (07-27-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-M1U
| 3.13 1RETDHWW (10/29/2004)
| Fedora 7 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-LM1
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Debian Lenny (2.6.21-2-686) w/ Intel PRO 2915ABG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2378-EXU
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-F3G
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T43
| 1871-F1G
| 1.19 (70ET59WW) (2005-09-20)
| n/a
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T60
| 6371-CTO
| 1.04 (7IET23WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T61}}
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61p
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X22
| 2662-95G
| 1.32 (2003-06-10)
| Debian GNU/Linux testing, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X24
| 2662-MPG
| 1.26 (2002-05-22)
| Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| AR5212
| ?
| Debian Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-41j
| 1.08 (08-09-2005)
| Gentoo Kernel 2.6.15
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-4XU
| 1.09
| Win XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2673-EU2
| 1.09
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.22-rc7
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PG9
| 2.04 (2003-11-10)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.21-2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2673-C27
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-9-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-1UG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| FreeBSD 6-STABLE
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.17-2-686
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CXU
| 2.04
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PBU
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-I5A
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C8G
| 3.02
| Debian (kernel 2.6.16.20-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 2.11 (02/13/2004)
| Debian (kernel 2.6.18-4-686, gcc 4.1.2)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2884-BRU
| 1.03 (1QET34WW) 2003-04-08
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| ?
| Win XP Pro, w/ Gigabyte GN-WI03N-RN
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-BAU
| 3.02 (1QET97WW)
| Windows Vista w/ Broadcom 43XG, Ubuntu 7.10
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X32
| 2672-58G
| 3.02
| Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-CTO
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 9
| modify PCI-CARD EEPROM
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 1.42 (2004/09/16; 1UET92WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP3, Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 1866-6SU
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2525-A2U
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2528-ELU
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro / OSX 10.4.8 / Ubuntu Edgy
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JU
| ?
| Debian Testing
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (bricked)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JG
| 2.18 (2008/11/20; 7BETD7WW)
| Slackware
| Modded BIOS (7buj27us_TC-5M_SLIC21.zip)
! style ="color:green;"| YES
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X61t
| 7762-94G
| ?
| Windows 7 Ent
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or in WWAN slot (no taping)
! style ="color:green;"| YES (no LED/HW-switch)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200
| ?
| 1.43
| Ubuntu Karmic7
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (tape pin 20 instead)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| Thinkpad X200
| 7454-2QU
| 3.05
| Windows 7 32-bit
| Tape over pin 20
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200s
| ?
| 3.14 (2010-07-07)
| Ubuntu
| tape over 20-pin, place card into 2nd(!) slot (WWAN). Without taping there will be no error but it won't work. (Led doesn't work after all)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201i (X201)
| 3249-CTO
| 1.16 (2010-06-07; 6QET46WW)
| Debian Squeeze
| tape-over 20-pin
! style ="color:red;"| No; BIOS hacks not attempted
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-LUU
| 1.27 (2006-06-29; 1OET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| jmp1802.cmd
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{W500}}
| 4061-A97
| 1.16 (2008-09-24; 6FET46WW)
| Ubuntu 8.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Zender's BIOS tools
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.32 (6QET62WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?s=e297b8f49bacb66d235829696df53c6a&p=366208&viewfull=1#post366208 This modified BIOS]
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X301
| 2777-CTO
| 3.10 (2010-03-16; 6EET50WW)
| Ubuntu 10.04
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| no
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3680-VV8
| 1.34 (6QET64WW)
| Arch (updated 05.05.2011)
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/5866-LENOVO--Bioses-especially-Thinkpad.?p=402987&viewfull=1#post402987 This modified BIOS] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| yes, 2*5 Beep on Startup (see [[http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?p=352910&viewfull=1#post352910]])
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X300
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X220}}
| ?
| 1.21 (8duj10us)
| Arch Linux
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?d2el2b94u5ty5#5nk3h666our5o BIOS by cmuelasl] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|}

==Problem with WiFi LED==
After getting an unauthorized card to work, you may notice that the WiFi LED found on the ThinkPad is not working. This doesn't happen with all unauthorized cards. The general cause for this is the fact that the MiniPCI standard leaves the implementation of the LED signals available on the MiniPCI connector to the card vendors. Therefore some newer WiFi cards use one of the signals originally meant for LEDs to implement the "radio kill" switch input. As a result, the LED doesn't get proper signals and fails.

====Details====
The WiFi LED found in ThinkPads is connected to following pins on the MiniPCI connector.
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
!style="background:#efefef;"|Pin
!style="background:#efefef;"|Signal
!style="background:#efefef;"|Description
|-style="background: white;"
|11
|LED1_GRNP
|WiFi active LED +
|-style="background: white;"
|13
|LED1_GRNN
|WiFi active LED - (older cards) / RF Silent input (newer cards)
|}
Note: The descriptions are specific to this article.

If your LED is not working, the problem could be the pin 13. Newer cards may no longer provide the necessary negative signal there to drive the LED. Before you apply any fixes, be sure to check the voltage between pin 11 and ground (can be found for example on the MiniPCI latch arms) - it should give you about 3.3V while the WiFi is active and 0V otherwise. The voltage between pin 13 and ground should measure about 2.5V. The notebook has to be running while you perform the tests so be extremely careful. All the mentioned pins are on the upper side so it's quite easy to get to them with a multimeter. If all the voltages match, your LED is fixable.

Reference:<br>
[http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/specs/mpci10.pdf MiniPCI Specification] (PDF, 724KB)<br>
[http://www.interfacebus.com/MiniPCI_Pinout_124Pin.html MiniPCI Pinout]

====Solution====
The solution is to connect the ground (GND) to the pin 13. However, since the new ''RF Silent input'' signal is active low, grounding the card side will tell it to turn itself off. Therefore, we have to separate pin 13 of the card from the system board and connect ground to the system board side only.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One which doesn't require any soldering is to mask pin 13 on the card with a cellophane tape and use about 3cm of thin wire to connect pin 13 of the connector to the ground. Place one end of the wire on the masked pad and insert the card into the slot. Check if the wire is centered on the pad and try pulling it (but not too hard) to see if it holds. If it comes out easily, pull the card out and repeat. If you successfully attach it, you have to connect the other end to the ground. The best place is the left MiniPCI latch arm. Bend it outside and insert the wire into the small gap between the two pieces of metal the arm is made from. Finally, make sure that the wire doesn't touch anything else and doesn't stand out too much, it must not touch the touchpad electronics when you put the palmrest back on. If in doubt, cover the wire with some insulator.

{{WARN|Do this fix ONLY if you know exactly what you are doing and at your own risk! If you're not sure about any part, don't even try it or you may damage your WiFi card and/or brick your laptop. You have been warned.}}

{{NOTE|If your card is not listed in the table below, your WiFi LED may not work for some other reason. Therefore, make sure you understood the problem described here and made all the measurements carefully. This way you will know if this apply to your card and if it can be fixed this way. Otherwise, if you're skilled enough, please try to find out why your LED doesn't work and contribute to this article.}}

====Successful WiFi LED fixes====
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| WiFi card
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
! style="background:#efefef;"| Comments
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|T41
|2374-312
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG,
Spares No: 373830-001
|Windows XP SP2,
Ubuntu 7.10
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|The WiFi card seems to be a HP one (tip: google for spares no.). Not sure thou - received it with an already changed PCI-ID.
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|X31
|2672-PG9
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG, Broadcom BCM4306
|Debian Sid
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|Both cards are non-IBM ones, BIOS was patched. ipw2200 needed the {{bootparm|led|1}} option to be enabled while loading the module.
|}

== External Sources ==

* Additional Information about "Unauthorised" MiniPCI adapters can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080803233214/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html Matthew Garrett's website].

* Thinkpad Mini PCI Wireless [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221633/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/tables.html compatibility matrix].

* Bootable "no-1802" [http://www.command-tab.com/2006/02/26/unauthorized-wireless-cards/ CD and floppy image]

{{footnotes|
# This is explained in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/3/162 message to the LKML] and subsequently [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/9/50 clarified].
# The no-1802 tool was announced and explained in a [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018253.html message to the Linux-Thinkpad ML].
# Vojtech Pavlik's C-code was originally posted in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/13/69 message to the LKML]. It was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. Matthew Garrett [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221623/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html rewrote] the code to provide more error checking.
# This information has been added by users. Please feel free to add systems if you have had personal success or failure.
# The user Middleton has released [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 patched BIOS] for R61/T61/X61/X300 on the NotebookReview forums. The BIOS disables the MiniPCI whitelist, as well as unlocking full SATA-II speed.
}}

Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-01-09T15:05:36Z

Fabian: /* Successful BIOS modifications */

== Problem description ==

Although the MiniPCI slot is an industry standard and can accept any MiniPCI adapter, the ThinkPad BIOS is set to only allow you to boot with an "authorized" adapter installed. Attempts to install an unsupported card will result in the following message:

1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card.

This is because the card's sub-vendor PCI-ID (which can be seen using ''lspci -v'') are checked against a [[Wikipedia:Whitelist|whitelist]] in the BIOS. IBM/Lenovo's reasoning for this is that the combination of MiniPCI card and the integrated antenna in the ThinkPad needs to be certified by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).{{footnote|1}} or similar agencies in other countries.

== Affected models ==

All machines with integrated WiFi, or machines with WiFi added. The problem is in the BIOS.

== Solutions ==

{{NOTE|Any of the following solutions should suffice to make the wireless card useable. You only need to perform one of them.}}

It may be possible to use the computer with the unauthorized card deactivated (but not removed). Press {{key|F1}} to enter the BIOS and deactivate the WLAN card, then attempt to boot with the card disabled. This does not make the wireless card work, but it may allow you to boot the computer normally.

=== Modifying the card's ID ===

A safer and better method than modifying the BIOS is modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card to match the authorized one:

# You'll risk the wireless card instead of the motherboard.
# Future BIOS updates will not create any problems.
# No problem with newer laptops with different BIOS; the only reqirement is to find an ID that is already listed in the BIOS, which can be easily achieved if the community maintaina a compatibility table.

The instructions are [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here] (link down, 2011/05/14 - archive.org mirror [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016063645/http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here], second mirror [http://www.broken.com/mirror/thinkpad here]). This page is for Atheros-based cards and HP notebooks, but it applies to Thinkpads as well. It also has links on how to edit the PCI-ID on Intel Pro Wireless cards. Instruction for intel 2200/2915 cards are [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html here] or [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ here] or [http://www.thinkpad-forum.de/thinkpad-hardware/zubeh%C3%B6r/44192-tutorial-nicht-ibm-wlan-karte-2200-2915-im-thinkpad/ here] (in German). The second one is much simpler because it provides an already patched and compiled ipw2200 driver required to do the job.
{{NOTE|On Linux-based distributions, the driver is loaded based on the PCI-ID. Keep this in mind when "faking" other models. }}

{{NOTE|Modifying your PCI-ID will require either a laptop without a BIOS lock or a PCI adapter for your desktop. Also, this procedure can render your card useless, but that's better than bricking your laptop.}}

{{NOTE| According to the information found from the links above the authors suggest a change in the network card memory (ethtool -E ethX magic 0x2200 offset 0x8 value 0x12). However, this doesn't work on my Thinkpad X40. Further modifications were needed to eliminate the 1802 error. The value of the first register inside the memory of the PCI card should be modified to read:

<code>
Offset: 0x0000
Values: 02 a5 00 80 20 42 86 80 12 27 86 80 18 00 01 03
</code>

one [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ source] suggest that one more value should be modified:

<code>
offset 0xa8 value 0xf9
</code>

although it might not be necessary.}}

=== Use the spare slot ===

Another safer method: you can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI express slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card. Pin #20 is located on the underside of the miniPCI Express board, second pin from the notch, on the side with more pins. Here is [http://pinoutsguide.com/Slots/mini_pcie_pinout.shtml detailed MiniPCIe pinout]. Combinations reported to work:
* Thinkpad X61s / Intel Wifi link 4965agn
* Thinkpad X61 / Intel 3945abg (bulk)
* Thinkpad X200 / Intel 5300
* Thinkpad T60p (widescreen) / Sierra MC8781

* On the Lenovo Y530 with an Intel 4965AGN, moving the card to the second miniPCI slot was sufficient. There was no need to tape any pins. Also with an X61t (7762-94G), an Atheros 5008X scavenged from a MacBook Pro, worked flawless (ok, without hardware switch and WLAN status LED) in the WWAN slot w/out taping.

* On the X61s (and probably others), if you tape pin 20 from the card, it works if plugged into the second (WWAN) mini-PCIE-slot.

Taping over any Mini PCI-e pin is a delicate exercise in patience, the connectors are less than the width of most ball point pens and even smaller than fine wires. Transparent scotch type tape is easier to work with since it is possible to see where you're cutting but it's effectiveness in blocking the connection is debatable. (see embedded pic under discussion page)

=== Modifying the BIOS ===

{{WARN|It is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Proceed with caution!}}

{{NOTE|On the {{R32}}, {{T43}}, {{X41}}, {{X60}}, {{W500}}, {{X230}} and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.}}

See the table below for links to modified BIOS images with the whitelist disabled. Information on making this BIOS modification for newer ThinkPads can be found [http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html here].

Alternatively, you may can modify the whitelist to include the PCI-ID of the card you wish to use. The complete instructions for this procedure are [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

* You can try googling for your model number + "whitelist removal", there are lots of pre-hacked BIOSes out there.

* You can use the [[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD]] without applying the no-01C9 patch. It is very convenient to use and based on the C code below.

* You can use the DOS [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com no-1802] utility, written by Tisheng Chen.{{footnote|2}} It will set a certain bit in the CMOS memory which disables the whitelist check, but it has been reported not to work on the latest machines, such as the T43 and X41

* You can compile and run (as root) the following C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. It was based on the code written by Vojtech Pavlik, which in turn was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. {{footnote|3}}

<code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main(void)
{
int fd;
unsigned char data;

fd = open("/dev/nvram", O_RDWR);
if (fd==-1) {
printf("Opening /dev/nvram failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Disabling WiFi whitelist check.\n");

/* BIG INFORMATIONAL WARNING */
/* The linux nvram driver doesn't give access to the first 14 bytes of
the CMOS. As a result, we seek to 0x5c rather than 0x6a. If you're
implementing this under another OS, then you'll have to go to whichever
address is appropriate for your access method */

lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
read(fd, &data, 1);
printf("CMOS address 0x5c: %02x->", data);
data |= 0x80;
printf("%02x\n", data);
lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
if (write(fd, &data, 1)<0) {
printf("Unable to write to /dev/nvram - hack failed\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}

</code>

== Successful BIOS modifications ==

{{WARN|This table is meant to give users an idea of what models have been successfully modified and how. As stated before, it is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Please proceed with caution!}}

The following table contains information about ThinkPad models that have been successfully modified to run an unauthorized Mini PCI card. {{footnote|4}}

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| BIOS Version
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Method
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad 240
| 2609-21G
| 1.18
| Damn Small Linux
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2652-P3M
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.25-2-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2653-CU3
| 1.13 (1GET41WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31p
| 2653-R8U
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad G40
| 2388-2UU
| 1.21 (2006/2/24; 1TETA6WW)
| Windows XP Home
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-6FG
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-E4U
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R32
| 2656-EG1
| 2.16 (16-06-2006)
| DOS Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2656-69U
| ?
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-F7G
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| ?
| Debian Etch
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2896-J3U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Fedora Core 4
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-L7U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DG1
| 1.26
| Ubuntu Linux 8.10 2.6.27-9
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40e
| 2684-LKG
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CDG
| 1.27 (10-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DM2
| 1.09 (2003)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2723
| ?
| Slackware Linux 12
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CFM
| 1.24 (10-17-2005)
| Gentoo & XP Pro
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724
| 1.30 (10-19-2005)
| FreeBSD 6.1-p1
| code by Matthew Garrett, compiled and run on bactrack
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724-3XU
| 1.33 (06-29-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| 1.01 (2003-01-24)
| Debian GNU/Linux etch (March 2007)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33 (2006/6/29)
| Lunar Linux (2007/03/04)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1829-7RG
| 3.21 (02-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| no-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1830-6FG
| 3.05a (14-05-2004)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50e
|
| 2.10 (2006-12-22)
|
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50p
| 1832-2AG
| 3.19 (13-10-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-10-686)
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R51
| 2887-W2C
| 1.27 (03-03-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R52
| 1849-BMU
|1.27 (09-20-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from external USB floppy)
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R61
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T23
| 2647-4MU
| 1.18 (08-06-2004)
| Windows XP Pro/SP2
| no-1802 utility (W98se-bootfloppy)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-68G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-ES1
| 2.10
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-97G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.10 (26-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86G
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2 and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Intel BG2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86M
| 2.05 (12-06-2003)
| Mepis 7
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-DU9
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Suse Linux 10.1
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2367-RU1
| 2.01 (06-08-2002)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81M
| 2.10 (1IET71WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.24-1-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PM1
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-4BG
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-75U
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Fedora 6 w Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-82U
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP/ SUSE 10.1
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.05a (2004-05-14)
| Arch Linux
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.15 (2005-03-29)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/[http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Communication&ProductID=985&ProductName=GN-WI01GS Gigabyte GN-WI01GS]
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PU7
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Windows XP Professional
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-42G
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CG
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS w/Intel Pro Lan2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.03 (07 Apr 2004)
| Windows XP
| no-1802 utility (applied via FreeDos bootable USB stick)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-DG1
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Broadcom 4306
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.16 (2006-02-21)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
| no-1802 W98 boot floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G1G
| 3.19 (10-13-2005)
| Debian GNU/Linux (sid)
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G5G
| 3.21 (2006-06-02)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 / Gentoo 2007.0
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-1FG
| 3.21 (2007-06-18)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-5G1
| 2004
| Fedora Core 6 w/Intel 5ABG a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-9HU
| n/a
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Atheros 5212 a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-2FG
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SR2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| no-1802 utility
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2373-GEG
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| Gentoo / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2374-GGU
| 3.21 (1RETDPWW) 6/2/2006
| Slackware / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-K32
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| CentOS 5.0 w/Atheros 5212 (CM9)
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-6UU
| Not noted
| Fedora 7 w/Atheros 5212
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-4TG
| 3.13 (1RETDHWW) (29-10-2004)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-Y8N
| 1RETDRWW (3.23)
| openSUSE 11.1 / Intel 2915abg
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42p
| 2373-HTU
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-K2G
| 3.17 (07-27-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-M1U
| 3.13 1RETDHWW (10/29/2004)
| Fedora 7 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-LM1
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Debian Lenny (2.6.21-2-686) w/ Intel PRO 2915ABG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2378-EXU
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-F3G
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T43
| 1871-F1G
| 1.19 (70ET59WW) (2005-09-20)
| n/a
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T60
| 6371-CTO
| 1.04 (7IET23WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T61}}
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61p
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X22
| 2662-95G
| 1.32 (2003-06-10)
| Debian GNU/Linux testing, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X24
| 2662-MPG
| 1.26 (2002-05-22)
| Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| AR5212
| ?
| Debian Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-41j
| 1.08 (08-09-2005)
| Gentoo Kernel 2.6.15
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-4XU
| 1.09
| Win XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2673-EU2
| 1.09
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.22-rc7
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PG9
| 2.04 (2003-11-10)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.21-2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2673-C27
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-9-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-1UG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| FreeBSD 6-STABLE
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.17-2-686
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CXU
| 2.04
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PBU
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-I5A
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C8G
| 3.02
| Debian (kernel 2.6.16.20-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 2.11 (02/13/2004)
| Debian (kernel 2.6.18-4-686, gcc 4.1.2)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2884-BRU
| 1.03 (1QET34WW) 2003-04-08
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| ?
| Win XP Pro, w/ Gigabyte GN-WI03N-RN
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-BAU
| 3.02 (1QET97WW)
| Windows Vista w/ Broadcom 43XG, Ubuntu 7.10
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X32
| 2672-58G
| 3.02
| Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-CTO
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 9
| modify PCI-CARD EEPROM
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 1.42 (2004/09/16; 1UET92WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP3, Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 1866-6SU
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2525-A2U
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2528-ELU
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro / OSX 10.4.8 / Ubuntu Edgy
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JU
| ?
| Debian Testing
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (bricked)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JG
| 2.18 (2008/11/20; 7BETD7WW)
| Slackware
| Modded BIOS (7buj27us_TC-5M_SLIC21.zip)
! style ="color:green;"| YES
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X61t
| 7762-94G
| ?
| Windows 7 Ent
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or in WWAN slot (no taping)
! style ="color:green;"| YES (no LED/HW-switch)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200
| ?
| 1.43
| Ubuntu Karmic7
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (tape pin 20 instead)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| Thinkpad X200
| 7454-2QU
| 3.05
| Windows 7 32-bit
| Tape over pin 20
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200s
| ?
| 3.14 (2010-07-07)
| Ubuntu
| tape over 20-pin, place card into 2nd(!) slot (WWAN). Without taping there will be no error but it won't work. (Led doesn't work after all)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201i (X201)
| 3249-CTO
| 1.16 (2010-06-07; 6QET46WW)
| Debian Squeeze
| tape-over 20-pin
! style ="color:red;"| No; BIOS hacks not attempted
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-LUU
| 1.27 (2006-06-29; 1OET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| jmp1802.cmd
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{W500}}
| 4061-A97
| 1.16 (2008-09-24; 6FET46WW)
| Ubuntu 8.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Zender's BIOS tools
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.32 (6QET62WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?s=e297b8f49bacb66d235829696df53c6a&p=366208&viewfull=1#post366208 This modified BIOS]
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X301
| 2777-CTO
| 3.10 (2010-03-16; 6EET50WW)
| Ubuntu 10.04
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| no
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3680-VV8
| 1.34 (6QET64WW)
| Arch (updated 05.05.2011)
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/5866-LENOVO--Bioses-especially-Thinkpad.?p=402987&viewfull=1#post402987 This modified BIOS] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| yes, 2*5 Beep on Startup (see [[http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?p=352910&viewfull=1#post352910]])
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X300
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X220}}
| ?
| 1.21 (8duj10us)
| Arch Linux
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?d2el2b94u5ty5#5nk3h666our5o BIOS by cmuelasl] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|}

==Problem with WiFi LED==
After getting an unauthorized card to work, you may notice that the WiFi LED found on the ThinkPad is not working. This doesn't happen with all unauthorized cards. The general cause for this is the fact that the MiniPCI standard leaves the implementation of the LED signals available on the MiniPCI connector to the card vendors. Therefore some newer WiFi cards use one of the signals originally meant for LEDs to implement the "radio kill" switch input. As a result, the LED doesn't get proper signals and fails.

====Details====
The WiFi LED found in ThinkPads is connected to following pins on the MiniPCI connector.
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
!style="background:#efefef;"|Pin
!style="background:#efefef;"|Signal
!style="background:#efefef;"|Description
|-style="background: white;"
|11
|LED1_GRNP
|WiFi active LED +
|-style="background: white;"
|13
|LED1_GRNN
|WiFi active LED - (older cards) / RF Silent input (newer cards)
|}
Note: The descriptions are specific to this article.

If your LED is not working, the problem could be the pin 13. Newer cards may no longer provide the necessary negative signal there to drive the LED. Before you apply any fixes, be sure to check the voltage between pin 11 and ground (can be found for example on the MiniPCI latch arms) - it should give you about 3.3V while the WiFi is active and 0V otherwise. The voltage between pin 13 and ground should measure about 2.5V. The notebook has to be running while you perform the tests so be extremely careful. All the mentioned pins are on the upper side so it's quite easy to get to them with a multimeter. If all the voltages match, your LED is fixable.

Reference:<br>
[http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/specs/mpci10.pdf MiniPCI Specification] (PDF, 724KB)<br>
[http://www.interfacebus.com/MiniPCI_Pinout_124Pin.html MiniPCI Pinout]

====Solution====
The solution is to connect the ground (GND) to the pin 13. However, since the new ''RF Silent input'' signal is active low, grounding the card side will tell it to turn itself off. Therefore, we have to separate pin 13 of the card from the system board and connect ground to the system board side only.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One which doesn't require any soldering is to mask pin 13 on the card with a cellophane tape and use about 3cm of thin wire to connect pin 13 of the connector to the ground. Place one end of the wire on the masked pad and insert the card into the slot. Check if the wire is centered on the pad and try pulling it (but not too hard) to see if it holds. If it comes out easily, pull the card out and repeat. If you successfully attach it, you have to connect the other end to the ground. The best place is the left MiniPCI latch arm. Bend it outside and insert the wire into the small gap between the two pieces of metal the arm is made from. Finally, make sure that the wire doesn't touch anything else and doesn't stand out too much, it must not touch the touchpad electronics when you put the palmrest back on. If in doubt, cover the wire with some insulator.

{{WARN|Do this fix ONLY if you know exactly what you are doing and at your own risk! If you're not sure about any part, don't even try it or you may damage your WiFi card and/or brick your laptop. You have been warned.}}

{{NOTE|If your card is not listed in the table below, your WiFi LED may not work for some other reason. Therefore, make sure you understood the problem described here and made all the measurements carefully. This way you will know if this apply to your card and if it can be fixed this way. Otherwise, if you're skilled enough, please try to find out why your LED doesn't work and contribute to this article.}}

====Successful WiFi LED fixes====
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| WiFi card
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
! style="background:#efefef;"| Comments
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|T41
|2374-312
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG,
Spares No: 373830-001
|Windows XP SP2,
Ubuntu 7.10
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|The WiFi card seems to be a HP one (tip: google for spares no.). Not sure thou - received it with an already changed PCI-ID.
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|X31
|2672-PG9
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG, Broadcom BCM4306
|Debian Sid
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|Both cards are non-IBM ones, BIOS was patched. ipw2200 needed the {{bootparm|led|1}} option to be enabled while loading the module.
|}

== External Sources ==

* Additional Information about "Unauthorised" MiniPCI adapters can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080803233214/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html Matthew Garrett's website].

* Thinkpad Mini PCI Wireless [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221633/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/tables.html compatibility matrix].

* Bootable "no-1802" [http://www.command-tab.com/2006/02/26/unauthorized-wireless-cards/ CD and floppy image]

{{footnotes|
# This is explained in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/3/162 message to the LKML] and subsequently [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/9/50 clarified].
# The no-1802 tool was announced and explained in a [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018253.html message to the Linux-Thinkpad ML].
# Vojtech Pavlik's C-code was originally posted in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/13/69 message to the LKML]. It was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. Matthew Garrett [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221623/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html rewrote] the code to provide more error checking.
# This information has been added by users. Please feel free to add systems if you have had personal success or failure.
# The user Middleton has released [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 patched BIOS] for R61/T61/X61/X300 on the NotebookReview forums. The BIOS disables the MiniPCI whitelist, as well as unlocking full SATA-II speed.
}}

Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-01-09T15:04:07Z

Fabian: /* Successful BIOS modifications */

== Problem description ==

Although the MiniPCI slot is an industry standard and can accept any MiniPCI adapter, the ThinkPad BIOS is set to only allow you to boot with an "authorized" adapter installed. Attempts to install an unsupported card will result in the following message:

1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card.

This is because the card's sub-vendor PCI-ID (which can be seen using ''lspci -v'') are checked against a [[Wikipedia:Whitelist|whitelist]] in the BIOS. IBM/Lenovo's reasoning for this is that the combination of MiniPCI card and the integrated antenna in the ThinkPad needs to be certified by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).{{footnote|1}} or similar agencies in other countries.

== Affected models ==

All machines with integrated WiFi, or machines with WiFi added. The problem is in the BIOS.

== Solutions ==

{{NOTE|Any of the following solutions should suffice to make the wireless card useable. You only need to perform one of them.}}

It may be possible to use the computer with the unauthorized card deactivated (but not removed). Press {{key|F1}} to enter the BIOS and deactivate the WLAN card, then attempt to boot with the card disabled. This does not make the wireless card work, but it may allow you to boot the computer normally.

=== Modifying the card's ID ===

A safer and better method than modifying the BIOS is modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card to match the authorized one:

# You'll risk the wireless card instead of the motherboard.
# Future BIOS updates will not create any problems.
# No problem with newer laptops with different BIOS; the only reqirement is to find an ID that is already listed in the BIOS, which can be easily achieved if the community maintaina a compatibility table.

The instructions are [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here] (link down, 2011/05/14 - archive.org mirror [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016063645/http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here], second mirror [http://www.broken.com/mirror/thinkpad here]). This page is for Atheros-based cards and HP notebooks, but it applies to Thinkpads as well. It also has links on how to edit the PCI-ID on Intel Pro Wireless cards. Instruction for intel 2200/2915 cards are [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html here] or [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ here] or [http://www.thinkpad-forum.de/thinkpad-hardware/zubeh%C3%B6r/44192-tutorial-nicht-ibm-wlan-karte-2200-2915-im-thinkpad/ here] (in German). The second one is much simpler because it provides an already patched and compiled ipw2200 driver required to do the job.
{{NOTE|On Linux-based distributions, the driver is loaded based on the PCI-ID. Keep this in mind when "faking" other models. }}

{{NOTE|Modifying your PCI-ID will require either a laptop without a BIOS lock or a PCI adapter for your desktop. Also, this procedure can render your card useless, but that's better than bricking your laptop.}}

{{NOTE| According to the information found from the links above the authors suggest a change in the network card memory (ethtool -E ethX magic 0x2200 offset 0x8 value 0x12). However, this doesn't work on my Thinkpad X40. Further modifications were needed to eliminate the 1802 error. The value of the first register inside the memory of the PCI card should be modified to read:

<code>
Offset: 0x0000
Values: 02 a5 00 80 20 42 86 80 12 27 86 80 18 00 01 03
</code>

one [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ source] suggest that one more value should be modified:

<code>
offset 0xa8 value 0xf9
</code>

although it might not be necessary.}}

=== Use the spare slot ===

Another safer method: you can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI express slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card. Pin #20 is located on the underside of the miniPCI Express board, second pin from the notch, on the side with more pins. Here is [http://pinoutsguide.com/Slots/mini_pcie_pinout.shtml detailed MiniPCIe pinout]. Combinations reported to work:
* Thinkpad X61s / Intel Wifi link 4965agn
* Thinkpad X61 / Intel 3945abg (bulk)
* Thinkpad X200 / Intel 5300
* Thinkpad T60p (widescreen) / Sierra MC8781

* On the Lenovo Y530 with an Intel 4965AGN, moving the card to the second miniPCI slot was sufficient. There was no need to tape any pins. Also with an X61t (7762-94G), an Atheros 5008X scavenged from a MacBook Pro, worked flawless (ok, without hardware switch and WLAN status LED) in the WWAN slot w/out taping.

* On the X61s (and probably others), if you tape pin 20 from the card, it works if plugged into the second (WWAN) mini-PCIE-slot.

Taping over any Mini PCI-e pin is a delicate exercise in patience, the connectors are less than the width of most ball point pens and even smaller than fine wires. Transparent scotch type tape is easier to work with since it is possible to see where you're cutting but it's effectiveness in blocking the connection is debatable. (see embedded pic under discussion page)

=== Modifying the BIOS ===

{{WARN|It is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Proceed with caution!}}

{{NOTE|On the {{R32}}, {{T43}}, {{X41}}, {{X60}}, {{W500}}, {{X230}} and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.}}

See the table below for links to modified BIOS images with the whitelist disabled. Information on making this BIOS modification for newer ThinkPads can be found [http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html here].

Alternatively, you may can modify the whitelist to include the PCI-ID of the card you wish to use. The complete instructions for this procedure are [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

* You can try googling for your model number + "whitelist removal", there are lots of pre-hacked BIOSes out there.

* You can use the [[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD]] without applying the no-01C9 patch. It is very convenient to use and based on the C code below.

* You can use the DOS [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com no-1802] utility, written by Tisheng Chen.{{footnote|2}} It will set a certain bit in the CMOS memory which disables the whitelist check, but it has been reported not to work on the latest machines, such as the T43 and X41

* You can compile and run (as root) the following C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. It was based on the code written by Vojtech Pavlik, which in turn was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. {{footnote|3}}

<code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main(void)
{
int fd;
unsigned char data;

fd = open("/dev/nvram", O_RDWR);
if (fd==-1) {
printf("Opening /dev/nvram failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Disabling WiFi whitelist check.\n");

/* BIG INFORMATIONAL WARNING */
/* The linux nvram driver doesn't give access to the first 14 bytes of
the CMOS. As a result, we seek to 0x5c rather than 0x6a. If you're
implementing this under another OS, then you'll have to go to whichever
address is appropriate for your access method */

lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
read(fd, &data, 1);
printf("CMOS address 0x5c: %02x->", data);
data |= 0x80;
printf("%02x\n", data);
lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
if (write(fd, &data, 1)<0) {
printf("Unable to write to /dev/nvram - hack failed\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}

</code>

== Successful BIOS modifications ==

{{WARN|This table is meant to give users an idea of what models have been successfully modified and how. As stated before, it is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Please proceed with caution!}}

The following table contains information about ThinkPad models that have been successfully modified to run an unauthorized Mini PCI card. {{footnote|4}}

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| BIOS Version
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Method
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad 240
| 2609-21G
| 1.18
| Damn Small Linux
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2652-P3M
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.25-2-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2653-CU3
| 1.13 (1GET41WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31p
| 2653-R8U
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad G40
| 2388-2UU
| 1.21 (2006/2/24; 1TETA6WW)
| Windows XP Home
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-6FG
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-E4U
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R32
| 2656-EG1
| 2.16 (16-06-2006)
| DOS Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2656-69U
| ?
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-F7G
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| ?
| Debian Etch
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2896-J3U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Fedora Core 4
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-L7U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DG1
| 1.26
| Ubuntu Linux 8.10 2.6.27-9
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40e
| 2684-LKG
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CDG
| 1.27 (10-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DM2
| 1.09 (2003)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2723
| ?
| Slackware Linux 12
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CFM
| 1.24 (10-17-2005)
| Gentoo & XP Pro
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724
| 1.30 (10-19-2005)
| FreeBSD 6.1-p1
| code by Matthew Garrett, compiled and run on bactrack
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724-3XU
| 1.33 (06-29-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| 1.01 (2003-01-24)
| Debian GNU/Linux etch (March 2007)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33 (2006/6/29)
| Lunar Linux (2007/03/04)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1829-7RG
| 3.21 (02-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| no-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1830-6FG
| 3.05a (14-05-2004)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50e
|
| 2.10 (2006-12-22)
|
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50p
| 1832-2AG
| 3.19 (13-10-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-10-686)
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R51
| 2887-W2C
| 1.27 (03-03-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R52
| 1849-BMU
|1.27 (09-20-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from external USB floppy)
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R61
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T23
| 2647-4MU
| 1.18 (08-06-2004)
| Windows XP Pro/SP2
| no-1802 utility (W98se-bootfloppy)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-68G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-ES1
| 2.10
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-97G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.10 (26-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86G
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2 and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Intel BG2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86M
| 2.05 (12-06-2003)
| Mepis 7
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-DU9
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Suse Linux 10.1
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2367-RU1
| 2.01 (06-08-2002)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81M
| 2.10 (1IET71WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.24-1-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PM1
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-4BG
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-75U
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Fedora 6 w Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-82U
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP/ SUSE 10.1
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.05a (2004-05-14)
| Arch Linux
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.15 (2005-03-29)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/[http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Communication&ProductID=985&ProductName=GN-WI01GS Gigabyte GN-WI01GS]
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PU7
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Windows XP Professional
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-42G
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CG
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS w/Intel Pro Lan2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.03 (07 Apr 2004)
| Windows XP
| no-1802 utility (applied via FreeDos bootable USB stick)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-DG1
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Broadcom 4306
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.16 (2006-02-21)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
| no-1802 W98 boot floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G1G
| 3.19 (10-13-2005)
| Debian GNU/Linux (sid)
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G5G
| 3.21 (2006-06-02)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 / Gentoo 2007.0
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-1FG
| 3.21 (2007-06-18)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-5G1
| 2004
| Fedora Core 6 w/Intel 5ABG a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-9HU
| n/a
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Atheros 5212 a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-2FG
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SR2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| no-1802 utility
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2373-GEG
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| Gentoo / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2374-GGU
| 3.21 (1RETDPWW) 6/2/2006
| Slackware / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-K32
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| CentOS 5.0 w/Atheros 5212 (CM9)
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-6UU
| Not noted
| Fedora 7 w/Atheros 5212
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-4TG
| 3.13 (1RETDHWW) (29-10-2004)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-Y8N
| 1RETDRWW (3.23)
| openSUSE 11.1 / Intel 2915abg
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42p
| 2373-HTU
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-K2G
| 3.17 (07-27-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-M1U
| 3.13 1RETDHWW (10/29/2004)
| Fedora 7 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-LM1
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Debian Lenny (2.6.21-2-686) w/ Intel PRO 2915ABG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2378-EXU
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{T42}}
| 2373-F3G
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T43
| 1871-F1G
| 1.19 (70ET59WW) (2005-09-20)
| n/a
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T60
| 6371-CTO
| 1.04 (7IET23WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61p
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X22
| 2662-95G
| 1.32 (2003-06-10)
| Debian GNU/Linux testing, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X24
| 2662-MPG
| 1.26 (2002-05-22)
| Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| AR5212
| ?
| Debian Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-41j
| 1.08 (08-09-2005)
| Gentoo Kernel 2.6.15
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-4XU
| 1.09
| Win XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2673-EU2
| 1.09
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.22-rc7
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PG9
| 2.04 (2003-11-10)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.21-2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2673-C27
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-9-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-1UG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| FreeBSD 6-STABLE
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.17-2-686
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CXU
| 2.04
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PBU
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-I5A
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C8G
| 3.02
| Debian (kernel 2.6.16.20-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 2.11 (02/13/2004)
| Debian (kernel 2.6.18-4-686, gcc 4.1.2)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2884-BRU
| 1.03 (1QET34WW) 2003-04-08
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| ?
| Win XP Pro, w/ Gigabyte GN-WI03N-RN
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-BAU
| 3.02 (1QET97WW)
| Windows Vista w/ Broadcom 43XG, Ubuntu 7.10
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X32
| 2672-58G
| 3.02
| Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-CTO
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 9
| modify PCI-CARD EEPROM
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 1.42 (2004/09/16; 1UET92WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP3, Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 1866-6SU
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2525-A2U
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2528-ELU
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro / OSX 10.4.8 / Ubuntu Edgy
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JU
| ?
| Debian Testing
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (bricked)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JG
| 2.18 (2008/11/20; 7BETD7WW)
| Slackware
| Modded BIOS (7buj27us_TC-5M_SLIC21.zip)
! style ="color:green;"| YES
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X61t
| 7762-94G
| ?
| Windows 7 Ent
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or in WWAN slot (no taping)
! style ="color:green;"| YES (no LED/HW-switch)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200
| ?
| 1.43
| Ubuntu Karmic7
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (tape pin 20 instead)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| Thinkpad X200
| 7454-2QU
| 3.05
| Windows 7 32-bit
| Tape over pin 20
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200s
| ?
| 3.14 (2010-07-07)
| Ubuntu
| tape over 20-pin, place card into 2nd(!) slot (WWAN). Without taping there will be no error but it won't work. (Led doesn't work after all)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201i (X201)
| 3249-CTO
| 1.16 (2010-06-07; 6QET46WW)
| Debian Squeeze
| tape-over 20-pin
! style ="color:red;"| No; BIOS hacks not attempted
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-LUU
| 1.27 (2006-06-29; 1OET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| jmp1802.cmd
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{W500}}
| 4061-A97
| 1.16 (2008-09-24; 6FET46WW)
| Ubuntu 8.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Zender's BIOS tools
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.32 (6QET62WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?s=e297b8f49bacb66d235829696df53c6a&p=366208&viewfull=1#post366208 This modified BIOS]
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X301
| 2777-CTO
| 3.10 (2010-03-16; 6EET50WW)
| Ubuntu 10.04
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| no
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3680-VV8
| 1.34 (6QET64WW)
| Arch (updated 05.05.2011)
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/5866-LENOVO--Bioses-especially-Thinkpad.?p=402987&viewfull=1#post402987 This modified BIOS] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| yes, 2*5 Beep on Startup (see [[http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?p=352910&viewfull=1#post352910]])
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X300
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X220}}
| ?
| 1.21 (8duj10us)
| Arch Linux
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?d2el2b94u5ty5#5nk3h666our5o BIOS by cmuelasl] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|}

==Problem with WiFi LED==
After getting an unauthorized card to work, you may notice that the WiFi LED found on the ThinkPad is not working. This doesn't happen with all unauthorized cards. The general cause for this is the fact that the MiniPCI standard leaves the implementation of the LED signals available on the MiniPCI connector to the card vendors. Therefore some newer WiFi cards use one of the signals originally meant for LEDs to implement the "radio kill" switch input. As a result, the LED doesn't get proper signals and fails.

====Details====
The WiFi LED found in ThinkPads is connected to following pins on the MiniPCI connector.
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
!style="background:#efefef;"|Pin
!style="background:#efefef;"|Signal
!style="background:#efefef;"|Description
|-style="background: white;"
|11
|LED1_GRNP
|WiFi active LED +
|-style="background: white;"
|13
|LED1_GRNN
|WiFi active LED - (older cards) / RF Silent input (newer cards)
|}
Note: The descriptions are specific to this article.

If your LED is not working, the problem could be the pin 13. Newer cards may no longer provide the necessary negative signal there to drive the LED. Before you apply any fixes, be sure to check the voltage between pin 11 and ground (can be found for example on the MiniPCI latch arms) - it should give you about 3.3V while the WiFi is active and 0V otherwise. The voltage between pin 13 and ground should measure about 2.5V. The notebook has to be running while you perform the tests so be extremely careful. All the mentioned pins are on the upper side so it's quite easy to get to them with a multimeter. If all the voltages match, your LED is fixable.

Reference:<br>
[http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/specs/mpci10.pdf MiniPCI Specification] (PDF, 724KB)<br>
[http://www.interfacebus.com/MiniPCI_Pinout_124Pin.html MiniPCI Pinout]

====Solution====
The solution is to connect the ground (GND) to the pin 13. However, since the new ''RF Silent input'' signal is active low, grounding the card side will tell it to turn itself off. Therefore, we have to separate pin 13 of the card from the system board and connect ground to the system board side only.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One which doesn't require any soldering is to mask pin 13 on the card with a cellophane tape and use about 3cm of thin wire to connect pin 13 of the connector to the ground. Place one end of the wire on the masked pad and insert the card into the slot. Check if the wire is centered on the pad and try pulling it (but not too hard) to see if it holds. If it comes out easily, pull the card out and repeat. If you successfully attach it, you have to connect the other end to the ground. The best place is the left MiniPCI latch arm. Bend it outside and insert the wire into the small gap between the two pieces of metal the arm is made from. Finally, make sure that the wire doesn't touch anything else and doesn't stand out too much, it must not touch the touchpad electronics when you put the palmrest back on. If in doubt, cover the wire with some insulator.

{{WARN|Do this fix ONLY if you know exactly what you are doing and at your own risk! If you're not sure about any part, don't even try it or you may damage your WiFi card and/or brick your laptop. You have been warned.}}

{{NOTE|If your card is not listed in the table below, your WiFi LED may not work for some other reason. Therefore, make sure you understood the problem described here and made all the measurements carefully. This way you will know if this apply to your card and if it can be fixed this way. Otherwise, if you're skilled enough, please try to find out why your LED doesn't work and contribute to this article.}}

====Successful WiFi LED fixes====
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| WiFi card
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
! style="background:#efefef;"| Comments
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|T41
|2374-312
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG,
Spares No: 373830-001
|Windows XP SP2,
Ubuntu 7.10
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|The WiFi card seems to be a HP one (tip: google for spares no.). Not sure thou - received it with an already changed PCI-ID.
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|X31
|2672-PG9
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG, Broadcom BCM4306
|Debian Sid
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|Both cards are non-IBM ones, BIOS was patched. ipw2200 needed the {{bootparm|led|1}} option to be enabled while loading the module.
|}

== External Sources ==

* Additional Information about "Unauthorised" MiniPCI adapters can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080803233214/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html Matthew Garrett's website].

* Thinkpad Mini PCI Wireless [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221633/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/tables.html compatibility matrix].

* Bootable "no-1802" [http://www.command-tab.com/2006/02/26/unauthorized-wireless-cards/ CD and floppy image]

{{footnotes|
# This is explained in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/3/162 message to the LKML] and subsequently [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/9/50 clarified].
# The no-1802 tool was announced and explained in a [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018253.html message to the Linux-Thinkpad ML].
# Vojtech Pavlik's C-code was originally posted in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/13/69 message to the LKML]. It was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. Matthew Garrett [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221623/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html rewrote] the code to provide more error checking.
# This information has been added by users. Please feel free to add systems if you have had personal success or failure.
# The user Middleton has released [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 patched BIOS] for R61/T61/X61/X300 on the NotebookReview forums. The BIOS disables the MiniPCI whitelist, as well as unlocking full SATA-II speed.
}}

Problem with unauthorized MiniPCI network card

2013-01-09T14:59:41Z

Fabian: Added categoried for R32, T43, X41, X60, W500, X230

== Problem description ==

Although the MiniPCI slot is an industry standard and can accept any MiniPCI adapter, the ThinkPad BIOS is set to only allow you to boot with an "authorized" adapter installed. Attempts to install an unsupported card will result in the following message:

1802: Unauthorized network card is plugged in - Power off and remove the miniPCI network card.

This is because the card's sub-vendor PCI-ID (which can be seen using ''lspci -v'') are checked against a [[Wikipedia:Whitelist|whitelist]] in the BIOS. IBM/Lenovo's reasoning for this is that the combination of MiniPCI card and the integrated antenna in the ThinkPad needs to be certified by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).{{footnote|1}} or similar agencies in other countries.

== Affected models ==

All machines with integrated WiFi, or machines with WiFi added. The problem is in the BIOS.

== Solutions ==

{{NOTE|Any of the following solutions should suffice to make the wireless card useable. You only need to perform one of them.}}

It may be possible to use the computer with the unauthorized card deactivated (but not removed). Press {{key|F1}} to enter the BIOS and deactivate the WLAN card, then attempt to boot with the card disabled. This does not make the wireless card work, but it may allow you to boot the computer normally.

=== Modifying the card's ID ===

A safer and better method than modifying the BIOS is modifying the PCI-ID of the wlan card to match the authorized one:

# You'll risk the wireless card instead of the motherboard.
# Future BIOS updates will not create any problems.
# No problem with newer laptops with different BIOS; the only reqirement is to find an ID that is already listed in the BIOS, which can be easily achieved if the community maintaina a compatibility table.

The instructions are [http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here] (link down, 2011/05/14 - archive.org mirror [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016063645/http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php here], second mirror [http://www.broken.com/mirror/thinkpad here]). This page is for Atheros-based cards and HP notebooks, but it applies to Thinkpads as well. It also has links on how to edit the PCI-ID on Intel Pro Wireless cards. Instruction for intel 2200/2915 cards are [http://stachon.webpark.cz/ipw-eeprom.html here] or [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ here] or [http://www.thinkpad-forum.de/thinkpad-hardware/zubeh%C3%B6r/44192-tutorial-nicht-ibm-wlan-karte-2200-2915-im-thinkpad/ here] (in German). The second one is much simpler because it provides an already patched and compiled ipw2200 driver required to do the job.
{{NOTE|On Linux-based distributions, the driver is loaded based on the PCI-ID. Keep this in mind when "faking" other models. }}

{{NOTE|Modifying your PCI-ID will require either a laptop without a BIOS lock or a PCI adapter for your desktop. Also, this procedure can render your card useless, but that's better than bricking your laptop.}}

{{NOTE| According to the information found from the links above the authors suggest a change in the network card memory (ethtool -E ethX magic 0x2200 offset 0x8 value 0x12). However, this doesn't work on my Thinkpad X40. Further modifications were needed to eliminate the 1802 error. The value of the first register inside the memory of the PCI card should be modified to read:

<code>
Offset: 0x0000
Values: 02 a5 00 80 20 42 86 80 12 27 86 80 18 00 01 03
</code>

one [http://fx.cz/sklad/intel/ source] suggest that one more value should be modified:

<code>
offset 0xa8 value 0xf9
</code>

although it might not be necessary.}}

=== Use the spare slot ===

Another safer method: you can plug the wireless card into the spare WWAN slot (the second miniPCI express slot) with pin-20 taped over. It has been tested on a Thinkpad X61s and a non-IBM (unauthorized) Intel Wifi link 4965agn card, originally it gave a 1802 error, but using this trick it boots up and works without any apparent problem-- it essentially hides the card from the test in the bios, but the WWAN slot still gives the card access to the proper PCI bus, with no need to modify the computer or card. Pin #20 is located on the underside of the miniPCI Express board, second pin from the notch, on the side with more pins. Here is [http://pinoutsguide.com/Slots/mini_pcie_pinout.shtml detailed MiniPCIe pinout]. Combinations reported to work:
* Thinkpad X61s / Intel Wifi link 4965agn
* Thinkpad X61 / Intel 3945abg (bulk)
* Thinkpad X200 / Intel 5300
* Thinkpad T60p (widescreen) / Sierra MC8781

* On the Lenovo Y530 with an Intel 4965AGN, moving the card to the second miniPCI slot was sufficient. There was no need to tape any pins. Also with an X61t (7762-94G), an Atheros 5008X scavenged from a MacBook Pro, worked flawless (ok, without hardware switch and WLAN status LED) in the WWAN slot w/out taping.

* On the X61s (and probably others), if you tape pin 20 from the card, it works if plugged into the second (WWAN) mini-PCIE-slot.

Taping over any Mini PCI-e pin is a delicate exercise in patience, the connectors are less than the width of most ball point pens and even smaller than fine wires. Transparent scotch type tape is easier to work with since it is possible to see where you're cutting but it's effectiveness in blocking the connection is debatable. (see embedded pic under discussion page)

=== Modifying the BIOS ===

{{WARN|It is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Proceed with caution!}}

{{NOTE|On the {{R32}}, {{T43}}, {{X41}}, {{X60}}, {{W500}}, {{X230}} and probably others, the BIOS hacks and the "no-1802" utility don't work.}}

See the table below for links to modified BIOS images with the whitelist disabled. Information on making this BIOS modification for newer ThinkPads can be found [http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html here].

Alternatively, you may can modify the whitelist to include the PCI-ID of the card you wish to use. The complete instructions for this procedure are [http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html here].

* You can try googling for your model number + "whitelist removal", there are lots of pre-hacked BIOSes out there.

* You can use the [[Problem with error 01C9 - More than one Ethernet devices | no-1802 and no-01C9 Linux Live CD]] without applying the no-01C9 patch. It is very convenient to use and based on the C code below.

* You can use the DOS [http://jcnp.pku.edu.cn/~shadow/1802/no-1802.com no-1802] utility, written by Tisheng Chen.{{footnote|2}} It will set a certain bit in the CMOS memory which disables the whitelist check, but it has been reported not to work on the latest machines, such as the T43 and X41

* You can compile and run (as root) the following C-code, which was written by Matthew Garrett. It was based on the code written by Vojtech Pavlik, which in turn was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. {{footnote|3}}

<code>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

int main(void)
{
int fd;
unsigned char data;

fd = open("/dev/nvram", O_RDWR);
if (fd==-1) {
printf("Opening /dev/nvram failed\n");
return 1;
}
printf("Disabling WiFi whitelist check.\n");

/* BIG INFORMATIONAL WARNING */
/* The linux nvram driver doesn't give access to the first 14 bytes of
the CMOS. As a result, we seek to 0x5c rather than 0x6a. If you're
implementing this under another OS, then you'll have to go to whichever
address is appropriate for your access method */

lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
read(fd, &data, 1);
printf("CMOS address 0x5c: %02x->", data);
data |= 0x80;
printf("%02x\n", data);
lseek(fd, 0x5c, SEEK_SET);
if (write(fd, &data, 1)<0) {
printf("Unable to write to /dev/nvram - hack failed\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}

</code>

== Successful BIOS modifications ==

{{WARN|This table is meant to give users an idea of what models have been successfully modified and how. As stated before, it is dangerous to mess with your BIOS, you can easily make your machine unbootable. Please proceed with caution!}}

The following table contains information about ThinkPad models that have been successfully modified to run an unauthorized Mini PCI card. {{footnote|4}}

{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| BIOS Version
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Method
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad 240
| 2609-21G
| 1.18
| Damn Small Linux
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2652-P3M
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.25-2-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31
| 2653-CU3
| 1.13 (1GET41WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad A31p
| 2653-R8U
| 1.10 (1NET16WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad G40
| 2388-2UU
| 1.21 (2006/2/24; 1TETA6WW)
| Windows XP Home
| no-1802 DOS 6.22 floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-6FG
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R31
| 2656-E4U
| 3.11 (12-01-2004)
| Windows XP Professional SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R32
| 2656-EG1
| 2.16 (16-06-2006)
| DOS Boot Disk
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2656-69U
| ?
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-F7G
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| ?
| Debian Etch
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2896-J3U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Fedora Core 4
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-L7U
| 1.24 (10-18-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DG1
| 1.26
| Ubuntu Linux 8.10 2.6.27-9
| Matthew Garrett code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40e
| 2684-LKG
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CDG
| 1.27 (10-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-DM2
| 1.09 (2003)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2723
| ?
| Slackware Linux 12
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-CFM
| 1.24 (10-17-2005)
| Gentoo & XP Pro
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724
| 1.30 (10-19-2005)
| FreeBSD 6.1-p1
| code by Matthew Garrett, compiled and run on bactrack
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2724-3XU
| 1.33 (06-29-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2682
| 1.01 (2003-01-24)
| Debian GNU/Linux etch (March 2007)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2722-BDG
| 1.33 (2006/6/29)
| Lunar Linux (2007/03/04)
| Matthew Garret's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1829-7RG
| 3.21 (02-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| no-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50
| 1830-6FG
| 3.05a (14-05-2004)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50e
|
| 2.10 (2006-12-22)
|
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R50p
| 1832-2AG
| 3.19 (13-10-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-10-686)
| Vojtech Pavlik code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R51
| 2887-W2C
| 1.27 (03-03-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from USB key to apply)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad R52
| 1849-BMU
|1.27 (09-20-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility (boot from external USB floppy)
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R61
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T23
| 2647-4MU
| 1.18 (08-06-2004)
| Windows XP Pro/SP2
| no-1802 utility (W98se-bootfloppy)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-68G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T30
| 2366-ES1
| 2.10
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-97G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.09 (08-08-2005)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-N6G
| 2.10 (26-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86U
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86G
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP 2 and Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Intel BG2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-86M
| 2.05 (12-06-2003)
| Mepis 7
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-DU9
| 2.10 (27-06-2006)
| Suse Linux 10.1
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2367-RU1
| 2.01 (06-08-2002)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T30
| 2366-81M
| 2.10 (1IET71WW)
| Debian GNU/Linux Lenny (2.6.24-1-686)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PM1
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-4BG
| 3.21
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-7CU
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-75U
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Fedora 6 w Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-82U
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP/ SUSE 10.1
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.05a (2004-05-14)
| Arch Linux
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-8CG
| 3.15 (2005-03-29)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/[http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Communication&ProductID=985&ProductName=GN-WI01GS Gigabyte GN-WI01GS]
| No-1802 LiveCD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-PU7
| 3.21 (09-12-2006)
| Windows XP Professional
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2373-42G
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Windows 2000 Pro
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CG
| 3.20 (11-05-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.06 LTS w/Intel Pro Lan2200
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.03 (07 Apr 2004)
| Windows XP
| no-1802 utility (applied via FreeDos bootable USB stick)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-DG1
| 3.21 (06-02-2006)
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Broadcom 4306
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
| 2374-8CU
| 3.16 (2006-02-21)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40
|
| 2.13 (2004-01-08)
| Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
| no-1802 W98 boot floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G1G
| 3.19 (10-13-2005)
| Debian GNU/Linux (sid)
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T40p
| 2373-G5G
| 3.21 (2006-06-02)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 / Gentoo 2007.0
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-1FG
| 3.21 (2007-06-18)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-5G1
| 2004
| Fedora Core 6 w/Intel 5ABG a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-9HU
| n/a
| Ubuntu 6.10 w/Atheros 5212 a/b/g
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|ThinkPad T41
| 2373-2FG
| n/a
| Windows XP Pro SR2 w/ Intel 2200BG
| no-1802 utility
! style="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2373-GEG
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| Gentoo / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41p
| 2374-GGU
| 3.21 (1RETDPWW) 6/2/2006
| Slackware / XP pro SP2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T41
| 2373-K32
| BIOS Build ID: 1RETDOWW(3.20)
| CentOS 5.0 w/Atheros 5212 (CM9)
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-6UU
| Not noted
| Fedora 7 w/Atheros 5212
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-4TG
| 3.13 (1RETDHWW) (29-10-2004)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-Y8N
| 1RETDRWW (3.23)
| openSUSE 11.1 / Intel 2915abg
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42p
| 2373-HTU
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-K2G
| 3.17 (07-27-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-M1U
| 3.13 1RETDHWW (10/29/2004)
| Fedora 7 w/ Intel PRO 2200BG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-LM1
| 3.23 (1RETDRWW) (06-18-2007)
| Debian Lenny (2.6.21-2-686) w/ Intel PRO 2915ABG
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2378-EXU
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T42
| 2373-F3G
| 3.18 (09-15-2005)
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| No-1802 W98 Boot Floppy
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T43
| 1871-F1G
| 1.19 (70ET59WW) (2005-09-20)
| n/a
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T60
| 6371-CTO
| 1.04 (7IET23WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad T61p
| ?
| 2.27-1.08 (20 Apr 2010)
| Linux Mint 9
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or [http://art.ified.ca/?page_id=218 manual patching] (requires installing Windows XP temporarily)
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X22
| 2662-95G
| 1.32 (2003-06-10)
| Debian GNU/Linux testing, kernel 2.6.18-3-686
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X24
| 2662-MPG
| 1.26 (2002-05-22)
| Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| AR5212
| ?
| Debian Linux 2.6.18-5
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-41j
| 1.08 (08-09-2005)
| Gentoo Kernel 2.6.15
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2672-4XU
| 1.09
| Win XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X30
| 2673-EU2
| 1.09
| Windows XP Pro SP2
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.22-rc7
| no-1802 utility
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PG9
| 2.04 (2003-11-10)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.21-2
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2673-C27
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Ubuntu 5.10 (kernel 2.6.12-9-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-1UG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| FreeBSD 6-STABLE
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 3.02 (22-09-2005)
| Debian Etch (Testing), Kernel 2.6.17-2-686
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CXU
| 2.04
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-PBU
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-I5A
| 3.02
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C8G
| 3.02
| Debian (kernel 2.6.16.20-386)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-CEG
| 2.11 (02/13/2004)
| Debian (kernel 2.6.18-4-686, gcc 4.1.2)
| Matthew Garrett code {{footnote|3}}
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2884-BRU
| 1.03 (1QET34WW) 2003-04-08
| Windows XP Pro SP2 w/ Intel 2915ABG
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-C2G
| ?
| Win XP Pro, w/ Gigabyte GN-WI03N-RN
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X31
| 2672-BAU
| 3.02 (1QET97WW)
| Windows Vista w/ Broadcom 43XG, Ubuntu 7.10
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X32
| 2672-58G
| 3.02
| Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-CTO
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Pro, Ubuntu 9
| modify PCI-CARD EEPROM
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 1.42 (2004/09/16; 1UET92WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X40
| 2371-8EU
| 2.08 (2006/12/25; 1UETD3WW)
| Windows XP Professional SP3, Ubuntu 8.04
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 1866-6SU
| ?
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 DOS boot CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2525-A2U
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X41
| 2528-ELU
| 2.06 (2006/03/14; 74ET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro / OSX 10.4.8 / Ubuntu Edgy
| no-1802 Linux Live CD
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JU
| ?
| Debian Testing
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (bricked)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X60s
| 1702-3JG
| 2.18 (2008/11/20; 7BETD7WW)
| Slackware
| Modded BIOS (7buj27us_TC-5M_SLIC21.zip)
! style ="color:green;"| YES
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X61t
| 7762-94G
| ?
| Windows 7 Ent
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}} or in WWAN slot (no taping)
! style ="color:green;"| YES (no LED/HW-switch)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200
| ?
| 1.43
| Ubuntu Karmic7
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| NO (tape pin 20 instead)
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| Thinkpad X200
| 7454-2QU
| 3.05
| Windows 7 32-bit
| Tape over pin 20
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X200s
| ?
| 3.14 (2010-07-07)
| Ubuntu
| tape over 20-pin, place card into 2nd(!) slot (WWAN). Without taping there will be no error but it won't work. (Led doesn't work after all)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201i (X201)
| 3249-CTO
| 1.16 (2010-06-07; 6QET46WW)
| Debian Squeeze
| tape-over 20-pin
! style ="color:red;"| No; BIOS hacks not attempted
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad R40
| 2681-LUU
| 1.27 (2006-06-29; 1OET61WW)
| Windows XP Pro
| jmp1802.cmd
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{W500}}
| 4061-A97
| 1.16 (2008-09-24; 6FET46WW)
| Ubuntu 8.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X201
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Matthew Garrett's code
! style ="color:red;"| No
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.22 (2010-09-09; 6QET52WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| Zender's BIOS tools
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3249-CTO
| 1.32 (6QET62WW)
| Ubuntu 10.10
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?s=e297b8f49bacb66d235829696df53c6a&p=366208&viewfull=1#post366208 This modified BIOS]
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X301
| 2777-CTO
| 3.10 (2010-03-16; 6EET50WW)
| Ubuntu 10.04
| tape over 20-pin; place card into WWAN slot
! style ="color:red;"| no
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X201}}
| 3680-VV8
| 1.34 (6QET64WW)
| Arch (updated 05.05.2011)
| [http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/5866-LENOVO--Bioses-especially-Thinkpad.?p=402987&viewfull=1#post402987 This modified BIOS] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| yes, 2*5 Beep on Startup (see [[http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/20223-Remove-whitelist-check-add-ID-s-to-break-hardware-restrictions-mod-requests.?p=352910&viewfull=1#post352910]])
|-style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad X300
| ?
| ?
|
| [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 Middleton BIOS] {{footnote|5}}
! style ="color:green;"| yes
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
| ThinkPad {{X220}}
| ?
| 1.21 (8duj10us)
| Arch Linux
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?d2el2b94u5ty5#5nk3h666our5o BIOS by cmuelasl] (updated using preinstalled Windows 7)
! style ="color:green;"| Yes
|}

==Problem with WiFi LED==
After getting an unauthorized card to work, you may notice that the WiFi LED found on the ThinkPad is not working. This doesn't happen with all unauthorized cards. The general cause for this is the fact that the MiniPCI standard leaves the implementation of the LED signals available on the MiniPCI connector to the card vendors. Therefore some newer WiFi cards use one of the signals originally meant for LEDs to implement the "radio kill" switch input. As a result, the LED doesn't get proper signals and fails.

====Details====
The WiFi LED found in ThinkPads is connected to following pins on the MiniPCI connector.
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
!style="background:#efefef;"|Pin
!style="background:#efefef;"|Signal
!style="background:#efefef;"|Description
|-style="background: white;"
|11
|LED1_GRNP
|WiFi active LED +
|-style="background: white;"
|13
|LED1_GRNN
|WiFi active LED - (older cards) / RF Silent input (newer cards)
|}
Note: The descriptions are specific to this article.

If your LED is not working, the problem could be the pin 13. Newer cards may no longer provide the necessary negative signal there to drive the LED. Before you apply any fixes, be sure to check the voltage between pin 11 and ground (can be found for example on the MiniPCI latch arms) - it should give you about 3.3V while the WiFi is active and 0V otherwise. The voltage between pin 13 and ground should measure about 2.5V. The notebook has to be running while you perform the tests so be extremely careful. All the mentioned pins are on the upper side so it's quite easy to get to them with a multimeter. If all the voltages match, your LED is fixable.

Reference:<br>
[http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/specs/mpci10.pdf MiniPCI Specification] (PDF, 724KB)<br>
[http://www.interfacebus.com/MiniPCI_Pinout_124Pin.html MiniPCI Pinout]

====Solution====
The solution is to connect the ground (GND) to the pin 13. However, since the new ''RF Silent input'' signal is active low, grounding the card side will tell it to turn itself off. Therefore, we have to separate pin 13 of the card from the system board and connect ground to the system board side only.

There are many ways to accomplish this. One which doesn't require any soldering is to mask pin 13 on the card with a cellophane tape and use about 3cm of thin wire to connect pin 13 of the connector to the ground. Place one end of the wire on the masked pad and insert the card into the slot. Check if the wire is centered on the pad and try pulling it (but not too hard) to see if it holds. If it comes out easily, pull the card out and repeat. If you successfully attach it, you have to connect the other end to the ground. The best place is the left MiniPCI latch arm. Bend it outside and insert the wire into the small gap between the two pieces of metal the arm is made from. Finally, make sure that the wire doesn't touch anything else and doesn't stand out too much, it must not touch the touchpad electronics when you put the palmrest back on. If in doubt, cover the wire with some insulator.

{{WARN|Do this fix ONLY if you know exactly what you are doing and at your own risk! If you're not sure about any part, don't even try it or you may damage your WiFi card and/or brick your laptop. You have been warned.}}

{{NOTE|If your card is not listed in the table below, your WiFi LED may not work for some other reason. Therefore, make sure you understood the problem described here and made all the measurements carefully. This way you will know if this apply to your card and if it can be fixed this way. Otherwise, if you're skilled enough, please try to find out why your LED doesn't work and contribute to this article.}}

====Successful WiFi LED fixes====
{| align="center" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="border:1px; background:grey;"
! style="background:#efefef;"| Model
! style="background:#efefef;"| Type
! style="background:#efefef;"| WiFi card
! style="background:#efefef;"| Operating System
! style="background:#efefef;"| Success
! style="background:#efefef;"| Comments
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|T41
|2374-312
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG,
Spares No: 373830-001
|Windows XP SP2,
Ubuntu 7.10
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|The WiFi card seems to be a HP one (tip: google for spares no.). Not sure thou - received it with an already changed PCI-ID.
|- style="background: white; color:black;"
|X31
|2672-PG9
|Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG, Broadcom BCM4306
|Debian Sid
|style ="color:green;font-weight:bold;"|Yes
|Both cards are non-IBM ones, BIOS was patched. ipw2200 needed the {{bootparm|led|1}} option to be enabled while loading the module.
|}

== External Sources ==

* Additional Information about "Unauthorised" MiniPCI adapters can be found on [http://web.archive.org/web/20080803233214/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html Matthew Garrett's website].

* Thinkpad Mini PCI Wireless [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221633/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/tables.html compatibility matrix].

* Bootable "no-1802" [http://www.command-tab.com/2006/02/26/unauthorized-wireless-cards/ CD and floppy image]

{{footnotes|
# This is explained in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/3/162 message to the LKML] and subsequently [http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/6/9/50 clarified].
# The no-1802 tool was announced and explained in a [http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/pipermail/linux-thinkpad/2004-June/018253.html message to the Linux-Thinkpad ML].
# Vojtech Pavlik's C-code was originally posted in a [http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/6/13/69 message to the LKML]. It was based on the assembly used in the no-1802 program. Matthew Garrett [http://web.archive.org/web/20080608221623/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html rewrote] the code to provide more error checking.
# This information has been added by users. Please feel free to add systems if you have had personal success or failure.
# The user Middleton has released [http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm/459591-t61-x61-sata-ii-1-5-gb-s-cap-willing-pay-solution-8.html#post6501443 patched BIOS] for R61/T61/X61/X300 on the NotebookReview forums. The BIOS disables the MiniPCI whitelist, as well as unlocking full SATA-II speed.
}}

ExpressCard slot

2013-01-09T01:28:07Z

Fabian: /* Models featuring this Technology */ Added X230

{| width="100%"
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
The ExpressCard slot is a [[PC Card]] slot, that is <b>not</b> backwards compatible with the 32-bit [[CardBus]] or 16-bit [[PCMCIA]] standard. On some models, this slot can be determined by an "X" on the blue eject button, differentiated from the concave "O" on the PC Card eject button.

There are 2 physical formfactors, ExpressCard/54 and ExpressCard/34. The numbers refer to the width of the ExpressCard in milimeters.<br>
Electronically ExpressCards can be implemented as either PCI-Express or USB.<br>

ExpressCard/54 slots can accept ExpressCard/34 cards, but not the other way around.<br>
</div>
|}
__NOTOC__
[[Image:T43_expresscard_1.jpg|ExpressCard/54 Slot at the top; Cardbus slot at the bottom|thumb]]
* [[Wikipedia:PC card|Wikipedia article on PC card (PCMCIA, CardBus)]]
* [[Wikipedia:ExpressCard|Wikipedia article on ExpressCard]]
* [http://www.expresscard-info.com ExpressCard resources and news]

=== Linux support ===
ExpressCard adapters are handled either by the Linux PCI subsystem as hotplug PCI-Express adapters, or by the USB subsystem (depending on the adapter card).

02-01-2009
The SanDisk ExpressCard Adapter Model SDAD0-109 P/N 20-90-03107 (has hopping white rabbit logo against a purple label) is detected as a USB CD-ROM drive in BIOS and can boot every USB supported LIVE CD we've ever tested or as virtual CD for SLAX derivatives. Windows kernels will detect the adapter as removable USB drive. This adapter is compatible with SD, SDHC, Multimedia, MMCPlus, MemoryStickDuo, MemoryStickDuoPro, MemoryStickDuoPro-Hg-Duo. It also works error free with mini-SD cards and their adapters.

=== Models featuring this Technology ===
'''ExpressCard/54'''
* {{R51e}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R61}}, {{R61i}}, {{R500}}
* {{SL300}}, {{SL400}}, {{SL400c}}, {{SL500}}, {{SL500c}}
* {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}, {{T400}}, {{T500}}
* {{Z60m}}, {{Z61m}}
* {{W500}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
* {{X200}}, {{X200s}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}}, {{X230}}
'''ExpressCard/34'''
* {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
* {{L412}}, {{L512}}
* {{SL410}}, {{SL510}}
* {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
* {{W510}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}

[[Category:Components]]

Intel HD Graphics

2013-01-08T11:38:27Z

Fabian: /* Models featuring this Technology */

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{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">

The '''Intel HD Graphics''' (sometimes also called GMA HD) is the Graphics Memory Accelerator (GMA) integrated in the [[Intel Core i3]], [[Intel Core i5]] and selected [[Intel Core i7]] processors. Sandy Bridge architecture processors use HD Graphics 2000 or HD Graphics 3000 model, Ivy Bridge architecture processors use HD Graphics 2500 or HD Graphics 4000.
== Features ==

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
|-
! Model || Processor architecture || Release date || PCI ID || Execution units
|-
| HD Graphics || Arrandale || 2010 || 8086:0046 || 6
|-
| HD Graphics || Sandy Bridge || January 2011 || 8086:0106 || 6
|-
| HD Graphics 2000 || Sandy Bridge || January 2011 || 8086:0102 || 6
|-
| HD Graphics 3000 || Sandy Bridge || January 2011 || 8086:0116 || 16
|-
| HD Graphics 2500 || Ivy Bridge || April 2012 || 8086:016A || 6
|-
| HD Graphics 4000 || Ivy Bridge || April 2012 || 8086:0166 || 16
|-
|}

{{NOTE|While almost all new ThinkPads have integrated '''Intel HD Graphics''', on those ThinkPads with a ''Discrete'' NVIDIA GPU, the Intel GPU is disabled and cannot be enabled. There is no support for ''Switchable Graphics''.}}
{{NOTE|Contrary to the statement above, you can select the GPU in the BIOS of recent models with Nvidia Optimus, e.g. the T510 4384GEG. Windows seems to be able to switch between the GPUs, too. }}
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
|}

== Linux support ==
Kernel module driver supporting this card is '''i915''', Xorg driver is '''xserver-xorg-video-intel'''. Linux distribution with kernel 2.6.33 and Intel Xorg driver 2.11 or newer is recommended.

Note that XVideo (Xv) playback at certain frame sizes does not work properly unless you have at least version 2.12 of the Intel Xorg driver.

Desktop Effects do not work in Ubuntu 10.10 (at least, on an X220).

=== T420s ===

The BIOS for the {{T420s}} (and presumably also the {{T420}}) settings for _Graphics Device_ default to '''NVIDIA Optimus''' and the '''OS Detection for NVIDIA Optimus''' is set to '''Disabled''' which is not a good set of defaults for Linux since Optimus is only supported by Windows 7. To get the NVidia drivers working for Linux I had to set the '''Graphics Device''' to '''Discrete Graphics'''. This was as of 2011-11-26 using '''driver version 290.10'''. Then run '''sudo nvidia-xconfig'''. Both TwinView and Xinerama worked fine.

=== T430 ===

For T430 with Intel HD Graphics 4000 I experienced random screen freezes, that disappeared only after upgrading kernel to version 3.5 and Xorg driver to version 2.19.

== Power Saving Kernel Options ==

The following boot options may help considerably with power:

i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.semaphores=1 pcie_aspm=force

[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbook#PowerOpts Source]

== Models featuring this Technology ==
* ThinkPad {{Edge 11"}}, {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
* ThinkPad {{L412}}, {{L512}}
* ThinkPad {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T420s}}, {{T430}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
* ThinkPad {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}},{{X230}}

== Resources ==
* http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/quick-reference-guide-to-intel-integrated-graphics/
* http://intellinuxgraphics.org/
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Graphics
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units

Category:X230

2013-01-05T06:32:23Z

Fabian: /* Resources */ Added link to HNode report

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|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
=== ThinkPad X230 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X230.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

(different options available depending on the country you order from)

* [[Intel HD Graphics 3000]] or [[Intel HD Graphics 4000]]
* Up to 16GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1600MHz

* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 500GB (5400rpm) SATA
** 320GB/500GB (7200rpm) SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA3
** Intel® 180GB SSD SATA3

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** 10/100/1000 Ethernet
** ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1×1 BGN)
** Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2×2 BGN)
** Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0085] (rev 34) (2×2 AGN)

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 4k LTE VzW/HSPA
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3K 14.4Mbps/HSPA
**Ericsson HSPA+ WWAN Minicard (H5321gw)

* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports:
** Two on the left are [[USB 3.0]])
** One on the right is [[USB 2.0]], powered (BIOS-selectable: on even when system off, on when suspended, off)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]] (04f2:b2eb Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd) or 3x3 Antenna Grid
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK, model ID 147e:2020, not yet supported [Dec 2012])
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadX230.png|ThinkPad X230|300px]]
|}

=== Resources ===
* [http://h-node.org/notebooks/view/en/1020/X230-2306CTO H-Node report for X230 2306CTO model] - a report of compatibility testing with Trisquel 6
* [http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/X230-datasheet.pdf Datasheet]
* [http://download.lenovo.com/parts/ThinkPad/x230t_fru_bom_20121010.pdf Complete field replaceable units (FRU) list] - service part numbers useful when performing maintenance/repairs
* [http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=UM014928 Hardware maintenance manual]

[[Category:X Series]]

* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]]:
** The device will show up at /dev/sdb and can be booted from
** Keep in mind the Hardware maintenance manual includes this warning: "If the computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an mSATA solid-state drive, do not use the mSATA solid-state drive as a bootable device. The mSATA solid-state drive is used for the “cache” function only."

UltraNav

2013-01-05T05:39:51Z

Fabian: /* Models featuring UltraNav */

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;" | [[Image:ultranav.jpg|IBM UltraNav]]
|style="vertical-align:top" |
<div style="margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;">
===UltraNav===
The classic integrated pointing device in ThinkPads was always a trackpoint. With the T30 IBM introduced UltraNav, a combination of both the traditional [[TrackPoint]] coupled with a programmable touchpad. The technology for this combined pointing device comes from Synaptics. The TouchPad features several customizable features, including scrolling by movement along the edges, tap zones, and ignoring accidental touches.
</div>
|}

==Linux Support==
Both the [[TrackPoint]] and the TouchPad (UltraNav) work with the standard ps2 mouse driver of Linux kernels.

For advanced configuration of the touchpad, see the [[Synaptics TouchPad driver for X]] page.

Select ThinkPads (at least some of R61) have ALPS dual pointing device (instead of Synaptics). This leads to some problems since ALPS refuses to provide specs how exactly TrackPoint is separated from TouchPad. Currently the choice is to configure TrackPoint to scroll properly with middle button pressed using generic "mouse" driver in X.Org '''OR''' apply tiny patch posted to [http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8864 bugzilla] and configure TouchPad as Synaptics (but this breaks TrackPoint scrolling). To enable Trackpoint scrolling and use the alps touchpad apply following patch: http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/input-mouse-alpsc-handle-touchpoints-buttons-correctly.patch, which has been merged into the main kernel 2.6.31-rc1.

If you wish to disable the touchpad you can do so in the BIOS, or on modern HAL enabled distributions, create a file {{path|/etc/hal/fdi/policy/disable-touchpad.fdi}}
with the following content:
<match key="info.product" string="SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad">
<merge key="input.x11_options.TouchpadOff" type="string">1</merge>
</match>

==Windows Support==
The UltraNav driver from IBM is based on the Synaptics driver. It contains a bug leading to "defective pixels":
If the scroll-function of the touchpad is used (moving finger on right border of touchpad), often taskmanager shows an application/window on its first tab named "Syn Visual Window". Sometimes this stays on the screen and in task manager. It is a 1x1 pixel large window that is usually white. If you move the mouse directly over this pixel, a little icon appears like if the middle trackpoint button is used to scroll. This pixel can be removed by terminating SynTP* processes in taskmanager. Some claim that it can be removed by using the middle trackpoint button, although this is not always the case.
So far this problem has been reproduced on T60P and T41P, but only by scrolling large wegpages in Firefox. After Firefox was closed, the pixel is still there. IBM was able to reproduce this by installing Firefox on a fresh recovery image in their labs. But they refuse to fix this or pass it to Synaptics or their driver developers, because Firefox "is not supported". Guess IBM only wants you to use IE. This bug is quite annoying because people think it's a wandering defective pixel.

Recently, A T42 with Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7 was also able to reproduce this issue.

==Links==

* [http://www.synaptics.com/support/drivers Generic UltraNav drivers at Synaptics.com]
* [http://blogs.msdn.com/markrideout/archive/2006/01/12/512359.aspx Difference between normal mouse and UltraNav scrolling - implementation details for programers]
*: This only applies to the official UltraNav drivers; the generic drivers (as linked above) behave differently, making the touchpad scrolling act more like a physical scroll wheel.

==Models featuring UltraNav==
* {{Edge 11"}}, {{Edge 13"}}, {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
* {{L412}}, {{L512}}
* {{R40}}, {{R50}}, {{R50p}}, {{R51}}, {{R52}}, {{R60}}, {{R61}}, {{R400}}, {{R500}}
* {{T30}}, {{T40}}, {{T40p}}, {{T41}}, {{T41p}}, {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}, {{T400}}, {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T500}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
* {{W Series}}
* {{X1}}, {{X100e}}, {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}},{{X230}}, {{x300}}, {{x301}}
* {{Z60m}}, {{Z60t}}, {{Z61m}}

[[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:Components]]

Buttonless Touchpad

2013-01-05T05:09:22Z

Fabian: /* Models featuring this Technology */

The '''buttonless touchpad''' first appeared on the {{X220}} and {{X1}} (and possibly some IdeaPads) and is missing buttons bellow the trackpad. The trackpad can be pushed for a pysical click, pivoting from the top. There is only one switch so the middle and right click must be configured by driver software.

== Configuration ==

All functionality should work out of the box apart from possibly right click.

Arch Linux has a version of xf86-input-synaptics in the AUR compiled for "clickpads" called [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=38120 xf86-input-synaptics-clickpad]

==Models featuring this Technology==

* {{X220}}, {{X230}},{{X1}}

Category:X230

2013-01-05T04:52:14Z

Fabian: /* Resources */ added link to FRU document

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=== ThinkPad X230 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X230.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

(different options available depending on the country you order from)

* [[Intel HD Graphics 3000]] or [[Intel HD Graphics 4000]]
* Up to 16GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1600MHz

* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 500GB (5400rpm) SATA
** 320GB/500GB (7200rpm) SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA3
** Intel® 180GB SSD SATA3

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** 10/100/1000 Ethernet
** ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1×1 BGN)
** Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2×2 BGN)
** Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0085] (rev 34) (2×2 AGN)

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 4k LTE VzW/HSPA
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3K 14.4Mbps/HSPA
**Ericsson HSPA+ WWAN Minicard (H5321gw)

* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports:
** Two on the left are [[USB 3.0]])
** One on the right is [[USB 2.0]], powered (BIOS-selectable: on even when system off, on when suspended, off)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]] (04f2:b2eb Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd) or 3x3 Antenna Grid
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK, model ID 147e:2020, not yet supported [Dec 2012])
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadX230.png|ThinkPad X230|300px]]
|}

=== Resources ===
* [http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/X230-datasheet.pdf Datasheet]
* [http://download.lenovo.com/parts/ThinkPad/x230t_fru_bom_20121010.pdf Complete field replaceable units (FRU) list] - service part numbers useful when performing maintenance/repairs
* [http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=UM014928 Hardware maintenance manual]

[[Category:X Series]]

* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]]:
** The device will show up at /dev/sdb and can be booted from
** Keep in mind the Hardware maintenance manual includes this warning: "If the computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an mSATA solid-state drive, do not use the mSATA solid-state drive as a bootable device. The mSATA solid-state drive is used for the “cache” function only."

Category:X230

2013-01-05T04:24:31Z

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=== ThinkPad X230 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X230.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

(different options available depending on the country you order from)

* [[Intel HD Graphics 3000]] or [[Intel HD Graphics 4000]]
* Up to 16GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1600MHz

* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 500GB (5400rpm) SATA
** 320GB/500GB (7200rpm) SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA3
** Intel® 180GB SSD SATA3

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** 10/100/1000 Ethernet
** ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1×1 BGN)
** Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2×2 BGN)
** Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0085] (rev 34) (2×2 AGN)

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 4k LTE VzW/HSPA
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3K 14.4Mbps/HSPA
**Ericsson HSPA+ WWAN Minicard (H5321gw)

* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports:
** Two on the left are [[USB 3.0]])
** One on the right is [[USB 2.0]], powered (BIOS-selectable: on even when system off, on when suspended, off)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]] (04f2:b2eb Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd) or 3x3 Antenna Grid
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK, model ID 147e:2020, not yet supported [Dec 2012])
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadX230.png|ThinkPad X230|300px]]
|}

=== Resources ===
* [http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/X230-datasheet.pdf Datasheet]
* [http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=UM014928 Hardware maintenance manual]

[[Category:X Series]]

* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]]:
** The device will show up at /dev/sdb and can be booted from
** Keep in mind the Hardware maintenance manual includes this warning: "If the computer is equipped with both a hard disk drive and an mSATA solid-state drive, do not use the mSATA solid-state drive as a bootable device. The mSATA solid-state drive is used for the “cache” function only."

Category:X230

2013-01-05T04:17:58Z

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=== ThinkPad X230 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X230.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

(different options available depending on the country you order from)

* [[Intel HD Graphics 3000]] or [[Intel HD Graphics 4000]]
* Up to 16GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1600MHz

* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 500GB (5400rpm) SATA
** 320GB/500GB (7200rpm) SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA3
** Intel® 180GB SSD SATA3

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** 10/100/1000 Ethernet
** ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1×1 BGN)
** Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2×2 BGN)
** Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0085] (rev 34) (2×2 AGN)

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 4k LTE VzW/HSPA
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3K 14.4Mbps/HSPA
**Ericsson HSPA+ WWAN Minicard (H5321gw)

* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports:
** Two on the left are [[USB 3.0]])
** One on the right is [[USB 2.0]], powered (BIOS-selectable: on even when system off, on when suspended, off)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]] (04f2:b2eb Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd) or 3x3 Antenna Grid
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK, model ID 147e:2020, not yet supported [Dec 2012])
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadX230.png|ThinkPad X230|300px]]
|}

=== Resources ===
* [http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/X230-datasheet.pdf Datasheet]

[[Category:X Series]]

* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]]:
** The device will show up at /dev/sdb and can be booted from

Microphone Mute Button

2013-01-05T04:02:20Z

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== General ==
Some Thinkpads come with a Microphone Mute Button possibly with an led.

It does not work on Ubuntu, a bug has been reported and a patch has been proposed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udev/+bug/408903

== Workaround using acpid ==
Pressing the mic mute botton will generate a acpi event
$ apci_listen
ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000101b
add a acpid rule to handle this event in {{path|/etc/acpi/events/lenovo-mutemic}}:
event=ibm/hotkey HKEY 00000080 0000101b
action=/etc/acpi/lenovo-mutemic.sh
the script ({{path|/etc/acpi/lenovo-mutemic.sh}}) to toggle the mice look like this:
<pre>
#!/bin/bash

led="/sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/leds/tpacpi::micmute/brightness"
user=$(who | awk '/0\.0/{print $1; exit;}')
[[ -z $user ]] && user=root
if [[ $(amixer sget Capture) == *"[on]"* ]]; then
logger "Microphone is now muted (for $user) $USER"
amixer sset Capture nocap
[[ -f $led ]] && echo 1 > $led
sudo -u $user DISPLAY=":0.0" notify-send -i microphone-sensitivity-muted-symbolic "Microphone" "Microphone is now <b>MUTED</b>"
else
logger "Microphone is now on (for $user)"
amixer sset Capture cap
[[ -f $led ]] && echo 0 > $led
sudo -u $user DISPLAY=":0.0" notify-send -i microphone-sensitivity-high-symbolic "Microphone" "Microphone is now <b>ON</b>"
fi
</pre>
Explanation:
* <tt>led</tt> contain the path to the led in the mute botton (see below)
* <tt>user</tt> is the name of the user, which is currently signed in in X11 and <tt>notify-send</tt> will send a notification to that user. Remove these lines if you don't like it.
* Pressing the button will toggle the state of the ALSA capture device, which is maybe not optimal in all cases as it disables all capture devices. <tt>Mic</tt> would be another choice, but on some thinkpads it is named <tt>Internal Mic</tt>.

ALSA will not remember the state of the led at startup, so one need another small start-up script:
<pre>
#!/bin/bash

led="/sys/devices/platform/thinkpad_acpi/leds/tpacpi::micmute/brightness"
if [[ $(amixer sget Capture) == *"[off]"* ]]; then
[[ -f $led ]] && echo 1 > $led
fi
</pre>
and put it in {{path|/etc/local.d/lenovo-mutemic.sh}}.

==Needed for models==
{{T410}}, {{T410s}}, {{X230}}

7mm hard drive bay

2013-01-05T03:52:43Z

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Most drives are currently 9.5mm high. Some new Thinkpads come with 7mm drive bays.

There are [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=7mm+x220&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&source=lnms&tbm=dsc&ei=6iGgTui4LZCe-Qai66GiBQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=7&ved=0CBwQ_AUoBg&biw=1032&bih=1328 many discussions around the internet] regarding this, here is a short summary:
|}

== Specific drives ==

=== Compatible drives ===

==== 7mm HDD ====

* Hitatch Travelstar series that begin with model code "Z". This includes Z7K320, Z5K500, and Z5K320
* Momentus Thin Hard Drives | Seagate

==== 7mm SSD ====

* Micron/Crucial C400 series with "AK" in the model number (see below)
:note that Micron is Crucial's parent company. Micron manufacturers the "C" series while Crucial manufactures the "M" series. Reportedly, only the C series is compatible with the x220.

==== Modifiable 9.5mm SSD ====

* Micron/Crucial C300 with the spacer mod. See X220 SSD 7mm Mod (Crucial C300)
* Micron/Crucial C400/M4 with spacer mod. (still waiting on confirmation)
:Not all C400 models require a mod. "AK" = 7mm and "AC" = 9mm. Ex) MTFDDAK256MAM-1K1 = 7mm, and MTFDDAC256MAM-1K1 = 9mm. C4 Product Brief
*Intel X-25M with the spacer mod
*Intel 320 series with the spacer mod. ''Please note that the four screws that hold both the spacer and the top cover cannot be reused to hold just the top cover in place, since they are too long and stick out. I chose to just put the cover back on without any screws. I figured that the cover wouldn't be able to fall off since there's so little space in the drive bay. Additionally, the rubber sides seem to hold the cover in place.''
*Kingston/Intel X25-E

==== mSata SSD ====

[[File:Msata install.jpg|200px|thumb|left|mSata install of a OCZ Nocti into a X220]]

* Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD3 mSATA 256GB SATA III MLC
* Intel 310 series
* MyDigialSSD (waiting confirmation, relatively unknown brand)
* Renice X3 (SF1222) mSATA SSD User Review
* OCZ Nocti

=== Incompatible drives ===

* Intel 510 SSD series

* Vertex 2 and 3 SSD series

* Kingston V100 series

== Case Mod ==

Some people have also sanded off the protruding parts of the case which stop you inserting a 9.5mm drive without the caddy.

== Drive Mod ==

The moddable drives listed above tend to have a spacer which can be removed with ease and a top which can be replaced using shorter (M2) screws. Drives without the removable spacer can always be removed entirely from their shell and bodged in place.

== Models Featuring a 7mm Drive Bay ==

* {{X1}}? {{X220}} {{X220_Tablet}}
* {{W520}}
* {{T420}}

Category:X230

2013-01-05T03:46:54Z

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=== ThinkPad X230 ===
This page gives an overview of the ThinkPad X230.

==== Features ====
*One of the following processors:
** Intel Core i7-3520M (2.90 GHz, 4MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3360M (2.80 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)
** Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB L3, 1600MHz FSB)

(different options available depending on the country you order from)

* [[Intel HD Graphics 3000]] or [[Intel HD Graphics 4000]]
* Up to 16GB [[PC3-10600]] DDR3 memory at 1600MHz

* One of the following [[TFT display|TFT displays]]:
** 12.5" TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
** 12.5" extra bright wide-viewing IPS TFT display with 1366x768 resolution with LED backlight
* 2.5" × [[7mm hard drive bay]] with one of the following hard drives:
** 500GB (5400rpm) SATA
** 320GB/500GB (7200rpm) SATA
** 128GB SSD SATA3
** Intel® 180GB SSD SATA3

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 1 with zero or one of the following:
** 10/100/1000 Ethernet
** ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1×1 BGN)
** Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (2×2 BGN)
** Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] [8086:0085] (rev 34) (2×2 AGN)

* [[MiniPCI Express slot]] 2 with zero or one of the following:
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 4k LTE VzW/HSPA
**Qualcomm® Gobi™ 3K 14.4Mbps/HSPA
**Ericsson HSPA+ WWAN Minicard (H5321gw)

* [[ExpressCard slot|ExpressCard/54 slot]]
* [[SD Card slot]]
* Three USB ports:
** Two on the left are [[USB 3.0]])
** One on the right is [[USB 2.0]], powered (BIOS-selectable: on even when system off, on when suspended, off)
* 720p HD [[Integrated camera]] (04f2:b2eb Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd) or 3x3 Antenna Grid
* Stereo digital microphones
* Stereo speakers
* Combined headphone and microphone jack
* [[UltraNav]] ([[Trackpoint]] and [[Buttonless Touchpad]])
* [[Integrated Fingerprint Reader]] (UPEK, model ID 147e:2020, not yet supported [Dec 2012])
* Comes with 65W AC Adapter
* Supports [[ThinkPad UltraBase Series 3]], [[ThinkPad Mini Dock Series 3]], etc.
</div>
|style="vertical-align:top" |
[[Image:ThinkPadX230.png|ThinkPad X230|300px]]
|}

=== Resources ===
* [http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/X230-datasheet.pdf Datasheet]

[[Category:X Series]]

* It's possible to use a [[7mm_hard_drive_bay#mSata_SSD| mSATA SSD within the second MiniPCI Express slot]].

How to enable the integrated fingerprint reader

2013-01-05T02:28:41Z

Fabian: /* Fingerprint GUI */ Added warning about license of drivers

Sub-howtos for enabling the [[integrated fingerprint reader]] on ThinkPads:

* [[How to enable integrated fingerprint reader with fprint]] <- Try this first
* [[How to enable integrated fingerprint reader with ThinkFinger]]
* [[How to enable integrated fingerprint reader with BioAPI]]

==Free software==

===fprint===
The most current effort to support fingerprint readers is the [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page fprint project]. The fprint software comprises the libraries <tt>libfprint</tt> and <tt>libpam-fprint</tt> (which provides authentication via PAM) and the daemon <tt>fprintd</tt>.

It seems that lately this project has stalled; no support for newer chips has emerged for some time.

====Fingerprint GUI====
Makes use of libfprint.

Feb 2011: The following works as smoothly on Ubuntu and T410s: https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fingerprint-gui

Be aware the above packages (and the Fingerprint GUI project) include non-free drivers as indicated on [http://www.n-view.net/Appliance/fingerprint/about.php the project About page].

===ThinkFinger===
An earlier effort was the [http://thinkfinger.sourceforge.net ThinkFinger project]. It only supports the first-generation reader and has not been updated since 2007. See the [[How to enable the integrated fingerprint reader with ThinkFinger]] for detailed instructions. It was included in Debian Lenny but has since been removed from Debian.

== Non-free software ==
A closed source driver for the UPEK device is available. It interfaces to the hardware as a user-space USB driver through {{path|/proc/bus/usb|}} and provides a BioAPI 1.10 device, which can then be interfaced to pam for authentication by user programs. The driver can be downloaded from [http://www.upek.com/support/downloads/linux/ http://www.upek.com/support/downloads/linux/]. It however tends to be less stable than the above open-source drivers.

==Links==
* [http://biomark.org.ru/en/ A (Russian) project that provides support for a (different model) of fingerprint scanner] (also a USB device, though)
* [http://www.qrivy.net/~michael/blua/ A branch of the BioAPI reference implementation]
* [http://www.pdfserver.net/fingerprint A Gui using the Bioapi driver on thinkpads. Windows like GDM login]
* [http://www.n-view.net/Appliance/fingerprint/ Fingerprint GUI Project. Allows to use the fingerprint scanner for Login (GDM) and authentication in (sudo, su). Seems to work with T410 and Ubuntu 10.04]

Integrated Fingerprint Reader

2013-01-05T02:26:51Z

Fabian: /* Integrated Fingerprint Reader */ Added links to Fingerprint-GUI ppa + warning

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;" | [[Image:fingerprintreader.jpg|IBM Integrated Fingerprint Reader]]

===Integrated Fingerprint Reader===
IBMs second generation of T42 models (released in Autumn 2004) was the first to feature an integrated fingerprint reader. Various models since then have had this feature, actually implemented with a number of different devices, all of which appear on the USB bus. Some are just scanners, others do the recognition in the device itself.

{|
! USB ID !! Reader !! Software
|-
|0483:2016|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upekts UPEK/Thomson] || thinkfinger or fprint
|-
|147e:1000|| UPEK TCS4C || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:1002|| UPEK || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:2016|| [http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upeksonly Upeksonly] || [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504399 fprint patches]
|-
|147e:2020|| Upek / Authentec || [http://darkblue.homeip.net/fingerprint/Forum/topic.php?TopicId=271&Posts=7 Forum discussion and howto for 32-bit, using non-free drivers]
|-
|08ff:1600|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes1610 Authentec AES1610] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2580 || [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes2501 Authentec AES2501] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2810 || Authentec 2810 || unsupported
|-
|}

Read more about the various models of reader on the [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Supported_devices libfprint wiki]

Also check the [https://launchpad.net/~fingerprint/+archive/fingerprint-gui Fingerprint-GUI PPA] which has a detailed list of supported devices. Be aware this PPA includes non-free software as indicated in [http://www.n-view.net/Appliance/fingerprint/about.php the About page] of the project.

The UPEK device is supported by thinkfinger. Those devices and Authentec ones are supported by libfprint.

However: The fingerprint reader is an INSECURE device and gives a false sense of security! There has been quite a bit of research by a hacker named Starbug, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, Berlin, Germany. He outlined in two very good talks how to forge each and every available fingerprint sensor available at the cost of a few euros, using materials from your local hardware store, a digicam and a laser printer! Here's some links:
* [http://www.ccc.de/updates/2007/umsonst-im-supermarkt?language=en Fingerprint recognition in supermarkets]
* [ftp://ftp.ccc.de/pub/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg?language=en Video tutorial for forging fingerprints]
Remember, using fingerprints for authentication is much similar to having a password which is written on anything you touch.

== Software support ==
See [[How to enable the integrated fingerprint reader]].

==Models featuring this Technology==
'''UPEK Touchstrip (model?) - USB 0483:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R52}}, {{R60}}
*ThinkPad {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}
*ThinkPad {{X41}}, {{X41 Tablet}}, {{X60}}, {{X60s}}, {{X60 Tablet}}, {{X300}}
*ThinkPad {{Z61t}}, {{Z61p}}, {{Z61m}}

'''UPEK Touchchip TCS4C - USB 147e:1000'''
*ThinkPad {{SL300}}, {{SL400}}, {{SL500}}

'''UPEK - TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor - USB 147e:1002'''
*ThinkPad Edge E425

'''UPEK Touchstrip TCRD4C - USB 147e:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R61}}, {{R61i}}
*ThinkPad {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
*ThinkPad {{L412}}, {{L512}}
*ThinkPad {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
*ThinkPad {{W510}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}}, {{X1}}

'''Upek TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor - USB 147e:2020'''
*ThinkPad {{T430}}, {{T430s}}, {{W530}}, {{X230}}

'''Authentec AES1610 - USB 08ff:1600'''
*Lenovo V100, V200

'''Authentec AES2501 - USB 08ff:2580'''
*Lenovo N100, N200

'''Authentec AES2810 - USB 08ff:2810'''
*ThinkPad {{R400}}, {{R500}}
*ThinkPad {{T400}}, {{T500}}
*ThinkPad {{W500}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X200}}, {{X200s}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X301}}

== Links ==
* [http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=1643&head=36 Review from TrustedReviews of the fingerprint scanner]
* [http://www.upek.com/support/pdf/UPEK_flyer_TCS3_TCD4.pdf TouchStrip TCS3/TCD4 spec sheet]

Integrated Fingerprint Reader

2013-01-05T02:11:19Z

Fabian: /* Integrated Fingerprint Reader */ Added possible workaround for 147:3:2020

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;" | [[Image:fingerprintreader.jpg|IBM Integrated Fingerprint Reader]]

===Integrated Fingerprint Reader===
IBMs second generation of T42 models (released in Autumn 2004) was the first to feature an integrated fingerprint reader. Various models since then have had this feature, actually implemented with a number of different devices, all of which appear on the USB bus. Some are just scanners, others do the recognition in the device itself.

{|
! USB ID !! Reader !! Software
|-
|0483:2016|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upekts UPEK/Thomson] || thinkfinger or fprint
|-
|147e:1000|| UPEK TCS4C || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:1002|| UPEK || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:2016|| [http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upeksonly Upeksonly] || [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504399 fprint patches]
|-
|147e:2020|| Upek / Authentec || [http://darkblue.homeip.net/fingerprint/Forum/topic.php?TopicId=271&Posts=7]
|-
|08ff:1600|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes1610 Authentec AES1610] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2580 || [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes2501 Authentec AES2501] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2810 || Authentec 2810 || unsupported
|-
|}

Read more about the various models of reader on the [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Supported_devices libfprint wiki]

The UPEK device is supported by thinkfinger. Those devices and Authentec ones are supported by libfprint.

However: The fingerprint reader is an INSECURE device and gives a false sense of security! There has been quite a bit of research by a hacker named Starbug, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, Berlin, Germany. He outlined in two very good talks how to forge each and every available fingerprint sensor available at the cost of a few euros, using materials from your local hardware store, a digicam and a laser printer! Here's some links:
* [http://www.ccc.de/updates/2007/umsonst-im-supermarkt?language=en Fingerprint recognition in supermarkets]
* [ftp://ftp.ccc.de/pub/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg?language=en Video tutorial for forging fingerprints]
Remember, using fingerprints for authentication is much similar to having a password which is written on anything you touch.

== Software support ==
See [[How to enable the integrated fingerprint reader]].

==Models featuring this Technology==
'''UPEK Touchstrip (model?) - USB 0483:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R52}}, {{R60}}
*ThinkPad {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}
*ThinkPad {{X41}}, {{X41 Tablet}}, {{X60}}, {{X60s}}, {{X60 Tablet}}, {{X300}}
*ThinkPad {{Z61t}}, {{Z61p}}, {{Z61m}}

'''UPEK Touchchip TCS4C - USB 147e:1000'''
*ThinkPad {{SL300}}, {{SL400}}, {{SL500}}

'''UPEK - TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor - USB 147e:1002'''
*ThinkPad Edge E425

'''UPEK Touchstrip TCRD4C - USB 147e:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R61}}, {{R61i}}
*ThinkPad {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
*ThinkPad {{L412}}, {{L512}}
*ThinkPad {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
*ThinkPad {{W510}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}}, {{X1}}

'''Upek TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor - USB 147e:2020'''
*ThinkPad {{T430}}, {{T430s}}, {{W530}}, {{X230}}

'''Authentec AES1610 - USB 08ff:1600'''
*Lenovo V100, V200

'''Authentec AES2501 - USB 08ff:2580'''
*Lenovo N100, N200

'''Authentec AES2810 - USB 08ff:2810'''
*ThinkPad {{R400}}, {{R500}}
*ThinkPad {{T400}}, {{T500}}
*ThinkPad {{W500}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X200}}, {{X200s}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X301}}

== Links ==
* [http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=1643&head=36 Review from TrustedReviews of the fingerprint scanner]
* [http://www.upek.com/support/pdf/UPEK_flyer_TCS3_TCD4.pdf TouchStrip TCS3/TCD4 spec sheet]

Integrated Fingerprint Reader

2013-01-05T00:44:41Z

Fabian: /* Models featuring this Technology */ Added X230 to 147e:2020

{| width="100%"
|style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:20px;width:10px;" | [[Image:fingerprintreader.jpg|IBM Integrated Fingerprint Reader]]

===Integrated Fingerprint Reader===
IBMs second generation of T42 models (released in Autumn 2004) was the first to feature an integrated fingerprint reader. Various models since then have had this feature, actually implemented with a number of different devices, all of which appear on the USB bus. Some are just scanners, others do the recognition in the device itself.

{|
! USB ID !! Reader !! Software
|-
|0483:2016|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upekts UPEK/Thomson] || thinkfinger or fprint
|-
|147e:1000|| UPEK TCS4C || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:1002|| UPEK || unsupported ??
|-
|147e:2016|| [http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Upeksonly Upeksonly] || [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504399 fprint patches]
|-
|147e:2020|| Upek / Authentec || unsupported under Linux
|-
|08ff:1600|| [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes1610 Authentec AES1610] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2580 || [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Aes2501 Authentec AES2501] || fprint
|-
|08ff:2810 || Authentec 2810 || unsupported
|-
|}

Read more about the various models of reader on the [http://reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Supported_devices libfprint wiki]

The UPEK device is supported by thinkfinger. Those devices and Authentec ones are supported by libfprint.

However: The fingerprint reader is an INSECURE device and gives a false sense of security! There has been quite a bit of research by a hacker named Starbug, a member of the Chaos Computer Club, Berlin, Germany. He outlined in two very good talks how to forge each and every available fingerprint sensor available at the cost of a few euros, using materials from your local hardware store, a digicam and a laser printer! Here's some links:
* [http://www.ccc.de/updates/2007/umsonst-im-supermarkt?language=en Fingerprint recognition in supermarkets]
* [ftp://ftp.ccc.de/pub/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg?language=en Video tutorial for forging fingerprints]
Remember, using fingerprints for authentication is much similar to having a password which is written on anything you touch.

== Software support ==
See [[How to enable the integrated fingerprint reader]].

==Models featuring this Technology==
'''UPEK Touchstrip (model?) - USB 0483:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R52}}, {{R60}}
*ThinkPad {{T42}}, {{T42p}}, {{T43}}, {{T43p}}, {{T60}}, {{T60p}}, {{T61}}, {{T61p}}
*ThinkPad {{X41}}, {{X41 Tablet}}, {{X60}}, {{X60s}}, {{X60 Tablet}}, {{X300}}
*ThinkPad {{Z61t}}, {{Z61p}}, {{Z61m}}

'''UPEK Touchchip TCS4C - USB 147e:1000'''
*ThinkPad {{SL300}}, {{SL400}}, {{SL500}}

'''UPEK - TouchStrip Fingerprint Sensor - USB 147e:1002'''
*ThinkPad Edge E425

'''UPEK Touchstrip TCRD4C - USB 147e:2016'''
*ThinkPad {{R61}}, {{R61i}}
*ThinkPad {{Edge 14"}}, {{Edge 15"}}
*ThinkPad {{L412}}, {{L512}}
*ThinkPad {{T400s}}, {{T410}}, {{T410i}}, {{T410s}}, {{T410si}}, {{T420}}, {{T510}}, {{T510i}}
*ThinkPad {{W510}}, {{W701}}, {{W701ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X201}}, {{X201i}}, {{X201s}}, {{X201 Tablet}}, {{X220}}, {{X1}}

'''Upek TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor - USB 147e:2020'''
*ThinkPad {{T430}}, {{T430s}}, {{W530}}, {{X230}}

'''Authentec AES1610 - USB 08ff:1600'''
*Lenovo V100, V200

'''Authentec AES2501 - USB 08ff:2580'''
*Lenovo N100, N200

'''Authentec AES2810 - USB 08ff:2810'''
*ThinkPad {{R400}}, {{R500}}
*ThinkPad {{T400}}, {{T500}}
*ThinkPad {{W500}}, {{W700}}, {{W700ds}}
*ThinkPad {{X200}}, {{X200s}}, {{X200 Tablet}}, {{X301}}

== Links ==
* [http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=1643&head=36 Review from TrustedReviews of the fingerprint scanner]
* [http://www.upek.com/support/pdf/UPEK_flyer_TCS3_TCD4.pdf TouchStrip TCS3/TCD4 spec sheet]