ThinkPad x220

"Successor to the X60-series, the ThinkPad X200 laptop leverages the new technology from the X300, including the options of a solid-state drive (SSD), an optional integrated camera, 12.1" widescreen display, optional 3G WWAN, a new 9-cell battery for extended running time up to 9.8 hours, weight as low as 2.95 lb (1.34 kg), and CPU up to 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. The X200s is a newer model of the X200 which is lighter and thinner, and has the option of a WXGA+ screen with LED Backlighting for increased battery performance. The X200 series included Tablet PC models, designated by the usage of the "t" suffix." (source Wikipedia

About

This project documents discoveries, settings, tweaks, etc for running Linux, and other open source operating systems, on the Lenovo ThinkPad x220. My device specs are:

• Lenovo Thinkpad x220 (4291-DE9)
• Intel Core i5 2nd Generation (2.60GHz)
• 2 x 4GB PC3-8500 Non-Parity (NP) Double Data Rate Two (DDR3) SO-DIMM
• Intel HD Graphics 3000 Integrated/On-Board Graphics
• 12.5" HD+ Premium IPS display
• 320GB 7200 RPM HDD
• Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN Wi-Fi adapter
• 720p HD WebCamera
• 6-CELL High-Capacity Lenovo Li-ion Battery
• 3 USB (2.0) Ports, one powered
• Wired networking 1x 10/100/1000
• FingerPrint Reader
• Bluetooth
• Other Ports
  • Docking - Port Replicator
  • VGA out
  • Display Port
  • Ethernet (RJ45)
  • Audio Combo - Headphone/Mic
  • 3 in 1 SD card reader. SDXC Support
  • 1 Full (WWAN or m-SATA)
  • 1 Half (WLAN)
  • 1 Express Card 54mm.
  • 1 54-mm ExpressCard slot or 3-in-1 Media Card Reader slot (MMC, Memory Stick, Mem Stick Pro, SD, SDHC)

Operating systems

These are the operating systems I'm going to target, for now, this list may change going forward.

• Linux
• OpenBSD
• FreeBSD
• NixOS

Resources

• ThinkWiki page for the x220
• ThinkWiki installing Gentoo on a x220 (looks like tons of tips)
• Debian Wiki page on installing Debian GNU/Linux (sqeeze) on x220
• FreeBSD Wiki notes about working wifi, suspend/resume, etc on FreeBSD
• j4/x220 an amazing collection of configs, notes on getting the x220 running OpenBSD, NetBSD, even NixOS!
• Koronen more tweaks and gists
• eBay search results page for x220 +ips -tablet
• Sears x220 page parts and refurbished x220 laptops at Sears (?)

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 philcryer

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Thanks