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Lenovo IdeaPad U300s
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s laptop. If you have the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Lenovo IdeaPad U300s specifications page.
| Name | Lenovo IdeaPad U300s |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2467M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 1.60 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i7-2677M processor (2 cores / 4 threads, 1.80 GHz, 4MB cache), |
| Screen | 13.3” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | Up to 256GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 802.11bgn WiFi |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Not Tested | |
| Headphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Webcam | Not Tested | |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Keyboard | Partial | See notes |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
Keyboard
The keyboard seems to have major hardware issues, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/974455 for details.
Discussion
Yep, unfortunatelly I have to confirm. My U300s also has this bizarre keyboard bug (ALT Linux, 3.4.19-un-def-alt0.M60P.1).
xmodmap helps until we get two keys sending same (wrong) scancode.
Be careful with this laptop and Ubuntu, see:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/974455
1. suspend/resumes works from 3.4.14 afair, and surely works on 3.4.17
2. touchpad works from the start afair but have some particularities. right click = tap at the low right conner, middle click = two fingers tap.
Everything works, with two exceptions:
1) suspend/resume is broken, but there is a patch that fixes this that will probably make it upstream real soon now.
2) touchpad is a mess. Only recognized as generic PS/2 mouse. Pretty much makes the laptop unusable.
Tested with Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora 17.