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Howto install fedora Linux on a lenovo thinkpad t400:

As you may have read earlier, I mentioned that I was excited to get Fedora 10 up and running on my Lenovo T400 laptop. This has proved a lot more difficult than I previously imagined. I actually discovered more problems and inconveniences that I didn’t intend on dealing with. I am going to put a list of these frustrations and how I solved them (most of them anyways).

Installation of Gentoo Linux on the Lenovo thinkpad t400, t500 and w500 w700

This article is dedicated to getting hardware specific to the Lenovo ThinkPad T400, T500 and W500 with switchable graphics, and the W700 working smoothly on Gentoo Linux.

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

May. 31, 2010 - The Lenovo Skylight smartbook was originally expected to be released around May this year, but in April Digitimes reported that Lenovo had decided to delay.

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Looks like Lenovo has further affirmed its support for Google's Android OS. While the company was originally planning to use an in-house version of Linux for its Skylight smartbook and IdeaPad U1 detachable tablet, dubbed the Skylight ...