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Lenovo IdeaPad Z575
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 laptop. If you have the Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 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 Z575. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 specifications page.
| Name | Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 |
| Processor | AMD Accelerated Processor E2-3000M (dual-core, 1.80GHz, 1MB L2 cache), AMD Accelerated Processor A4-3300M (dual-core, 1.90GHz, 2MB L2 cache), AMD Accelerated Processor A6-3400M (quad-core, 1.40GHz, 4MB L2 cache) |
| Screen | 15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6380G Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6480G Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6520G Graphics |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet Broadcom or Atheros chip 11b/g/n wireless |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics Chip | Partial | Dual graphics only partially supported, but does work |
| VGA Out | Yes | |
| HDMI Out | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Yes | |
| Headphone Jack | Yes | |
| Microphone Jack | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | |
| ESATA | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Yes | |
| Touch Pad | Yes | |
| Suspend/Resume | Issues | Can be temperamental |
Notes
Tested with Ubuntu 12.04, most features work out of the box. After the installation under root user install AMD proprietary driver and execute command
aticonfig --initial
You may run AMD Catalyst Control Center later on to finally adjust video settings.
Option to use low (integrated) graphics can leave the system unbootable. AMD graphics works well in default mode (discreet graphics), however, this does negatively affect the battery life.
Note on the previous: I was able to get the low-powered (integrated) graphics working, but only if I first (1) left Catalyst in its default full-power mode, and then (2) disabled the discrete graphics card in the BIOS. This was on Ubuntu 10.10 x64, I haven't gotten suspend working on 12.04 yet, so the graphics will be the next issue there.
Summary
Overall, pretty good experience with Ubuntu. Other distros such as CrunchBang have been more work, for example, wifi only worked after updating package over Ethernet and sound required PulseAudio (used in Ubuntu) to be installed for it to work.
Discussion
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