Lenovo ThinkPad T440s
This article covers the installation and configuration of Arch Linux on a Lenovo T440s laptop.
Contents
Installation
UEFI vs BIOS
The T440s has SecureBoot and UEFI enabled by default. Unless you know you want to use UEFI, it's simpler to get Arch installed if booting is switched to BIOS-only. In the BIOS/EFI menu, set booting to "Legacy only" (which uses BIOS emulation instead of EFI).
Driver Selection
Device | Driver Package |
---|---|
Video | Intel graphics |
ClickPad | libinput |
Wireless/Bluetooth | iwlwifi* |
Finger Print Reader | Fprint since V 0.6.0 |
Note*: Depending on what you picked when ordering the laptop, you might have a stock ThinkPad wireless card. Check this page for more information.
Tp_smapi
See tp_smapi and a configuration for ThinkPad T420.
Tweaks
Screen resolution
In order to use the real dpi value create the file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-monitor.conf
):
Section "Monitor" Identifier "<default monitor>" DisplaySize 309 173 # In millimeters EndSection
Otherwise the defalut resolution is set to 96dpi.
Backlight
See Backlight.
Touchpad
Updating the BIOS
See Flashing BIOS from Linux#Bootable optical disk emulation and Updating the BIOS on my ThinkPad T440