Connectivity
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| Bluetooth |
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| Ethernet |
see Ethernet Controllers
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| Modem |
see Modem Devices
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| WAN |
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| Wireless LAN |
- hostap (Intersil Prism2/2.5/3 Driver for Wifi)
- ipw2100 (Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for WiFi)
- ipw2200 (Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Driver for Wifi)
- madwifi (Multiband Atheros Driver for WiFi)
see Wireless Network Adapters
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Display
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| Display brightness |
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| Video drivers |
- fglrx (ATI driver for Radeon, FireGL and Mobility boards)
- savage (Driver for Savage chips found in some Thinkpads)
- R128 (Driver for Rage128 chips found in some Thinkpads)
- R300 (Driver for ATI boards with R300 chips like Radeon 9500 and the FireGL series)
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| Video Output switching |
- ibm-acpi (ACPI based video switching for X series models)
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Drives
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| CD/DVD Speed control |
- tp_smapi (Extended battery information and control)
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| UltraBay Hot-Swapping |
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Input
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| Hotkeys and Special buttons |
- ibm-acpi (tracks key and button events via ACPI)
- tpb (tracks key and button events via /dev/nvram)
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| TrackPoint |
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| Touchpad |
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| TouchScreen |
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PowerManagement
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| ACPI |
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| APM |
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| Battery management |
- tp_smapi (Extended battery information and control)
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| Battery status |
- tp_smapi (Extended battery information and control)
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Security & Safety
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| TCP/TCPA (Embedded Security Subsystem) |
- tpm (GPL driver for the TCPA chip in newer ThinkPads)
- tpmdd (another driver for the TCPA chip in newer ThinkPads)
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| Harddisk protection (APS) |
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Additional Hardware
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| Hardware function |
relevant drivers
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| UltraPort Camera |
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