Thinkpad T520

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  • The last model with the legendary old thinkpad keyboard!
  • The last with Thinklight.
  • The last with the a little bit "bulkier" design note ;-)

The last of its kind of real thinkpad design I think.

I also owned a thinkpad W510 with matches in size, but it's now my fathers workhorse. The TP520 gives me more flexibility because it can be driven with a standard 90 watts power supply (using intel graphics) whereas the W510 needs the big 120 watts power unit. A little bit heavy to carry around.

For more informations see the page at ThinkWiki about this machine type.

General hardware list

> lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bdb:1911 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04f2:b217 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Lenovo Integrated Camera (0.3MP)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2.1)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

> lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119M [Quadro NVS 4200M] (rev ff)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 3e)
0d:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller (rev 08)
0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)

Graphics and Display

Graphic card ist the Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200M and the build in Intel graphics ( Prime ). Display is an 15,6" FHD RGB 1920x1080, 270 Nits. I am not using any xorg.conf files.

Nvidia-settings is the default program for setting nvidia graphic cards is: 

sudo apt-get install nvidia-settings

If you hava a Nvidia-Prime capable graphic card, you till get the possibility to choose from which grahic card to start upon the next login: 

nvidia-settings

  • Switching between the graphic subsystems requires logout / login

Bumblebee is almost broken with Ubuntu > 14.04. But with [this|http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/2016/02/an-almost-authoritative-guide-to-nvidia-prime-and-bumblebee/5065] guide I got nvidia prime with bumblebee in Ubuntu 16.04 running. That spoken means, I can run the intel graphics AND can start simultaneously a program like blender with the build-in nvidia graphics card like 

vblank_mode=0 primusrun blender

I can use my Docking station which has support for two DVI adding two big monitors, BUT I prefer using [Synergy|https://symless.com/synergy/] to connect the T520 with my desktop. I like to use older versions of the packages without a pricing tag, but since the software is GPL you can download the source code [Synergy@GitHub|https://github.com/symless/synergy]. Then you can build the actual sources.

Processor

This will last a little while (at least for me):

- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz (4 cores, Hyperthreading, 800-2,2 GHz) 

> i7z_64bit 
i7z DEBUG: i7z version: svn-r77-(20-Nov-2011)
i7z DEBUG: Found Intel Processor
i7z DEBUG:    Stepping 7
i7z DEBUG:    Model a
i7z DEBUG:    Family 6
i7z DEBUG:    Processor Type 0
i7z DEBUG:    Extended Model 2
i7z DEBUG: msr = Model Specific Register
i7z DEBUG: Detected an i3/i5/i7 - 32nm (sandy bridge - 2nd generation core)

Modem

> lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bdb:1911 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV 

> mmcli -m 0
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id '1xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx5d')
 -------------------------
 Hardware |   manufacturer: 'Lenovo'
          |          model: 'F5521gw'
          |       revision: 'R3B01'
          |      supported: 'gsm-umts'
          |        current: 'gsm-umts'
          |   equipment id: '356403046998163'
 -------------------------
 System   |         device: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.4'
          |        drivers: 'cdc_wdm, cdc_acm, cdc_ncm'
          |         plugin: 'Ericsson MBM'
          |   primary port: 'ttyACM0'
          |          ports: 'wwp0s29u1u4i6 (net), ttyACM0 (at), ttyACM1 (at), ttyACM2 (at)'
 -------------------------
 Numbers  |           own : 'unknown'
 -------------------------
 Status   |           lock: 'unknown'
          | unlock retries: 'unknown'
          |          state: 'failed'
          |  failed reason: 'sim-missing'
          |    power state: 'low'
          |    access tech: 'unknown'
          | signal quality: '0' (cached)
 -------------------------
 Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: any; preferred: none'
          |        current: 'allowed: any; preferred: none'
 -------------------------
 Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
          |        current: 'unknown'
 -------------------------
 IP       |      supported: 'ipv4, ipv6'
 -------------------------
 SIM      |           path: 'none'

 -------------------------
 Bearers  |          paths: 'none'



vim  /etc/modprobe.d/avoid-mbib.conf

options cdc_ncm prefer_mbim=N

GPS

vim /etc/udev/rules.d/99-mbm.rules 

ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bdb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1926", ENV{ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM}=="09", ENV{MBM_CAPABILITY}="gps_nmea"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bdb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1926", ENV{ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM}=="03", ENV{MBM_CAPABILITY}="gps_ctrl"

sudo apt-get install gpsd
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