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Good installation howto for ubuntu linux on the lenovo thinkpad t400.

working out of box:
What works out of the box?

Wireless with iwlagn driver (Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller)
G mode + WEP and WPA2 PSK (If you have the ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN mini PCI Express Adapter III (Aetheros Chipset), see below!)
with status LED and everything!
Bluetooth
Even with Bluetooth Laser Mouse
Bluetooth can only be toggled together with WLAN on and off, to add a bluetooth-only-toggle (Fn+F6) that doesn't affect WLAN take a look here.
Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Pentium M 1,73 Ghz Works No special procedure required during installation.
15.4 WXGA + TFT Display Works No special procedure required during installation.
ATI 64MB Video ( ATI Radeon X600 ) Works You can either user fglrx (ati binairies) or the kernel driver (shipped with xorg)
512MB, SDRAM, 2DIMMs Works No special procedure required during installation
60 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive Works Be careful with kernel 2.6.19 because it uses the new PATA piix modules. The disk is now referenced as /dev/sda.
Integrated Network Card Works Driver tg works out-of-the-box !

Intel confirmed that it is close to bringing Android 2.2 to the Intel Atom and other x86 platforms. According to Renee James, Intel's VP of Software and Services, Intel will be releasing its x86-friendly port of Froyo to the masses via ...

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The Simmtronics Simbook measures 10.1 inches and offers 1024x600 resolution display. It comes with Ubuntu, as well as with Windows XP. It features 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU with Mobile Intel 82945GSE chipset and ICH7M controller. ...

Intel is adapting Google's open source Android to run on devices with Intel Atom and other X86-based CPUs.Android was written for ARM processors which power most smartphones, along with the new class of slates and 3G 'smartbooks.

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I recently came upon an Ubuntu 10.04 PPA with Intel GMA500 "Poulsbo" packages which you can use to get everything working. Well, almost everything as only 2D will work, 3D unfortunately is not supported. ...

Here’s the first report about the installation of Linux (Ubuntu “Hardy Heron” 8.04) on my new Asus U6/U6S, which seems to be identical with the Asus U6SG, without the 3G/UMTS Modem:

Working perfectly out of the box:

* Installation (Alternate install with full disk encryption)
* Graphics after Installation of the Nvidia driver from Ubuntu (Update, 2008/06/15: Dual-Screen magic works as well.)
* Ethernet
* Wireless LAN with WPA
* Sound
* Touchpad incl. Scrolling
* Fn-Keys for Brightness, Volume, Play, Pause, Skip
* USB

Google, Intel, and Sony have reportedly joined forces to develop a content platform for television called Google TV.

According to The New York Times, the three companies are collaborating on the design of set-top boxes and Internet-ready TVs that will make Internet content easily available to consumers in their living rooms.

A Google spokesperson declined to comment, stating that the company does not comment on rumors or speculation.

I have to say my experience with the new Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx is not smooth sailing. My number one issue is that desktop effects won't run. Annoying, since 9.10 runs it just fine. Apparently the Intel video driver is blacklisted due ...