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Lenovo IdeaPad Z585
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 laptop. If you have the Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 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 Z585. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 specifications page.
| Name | Lenovo IdeaPad Z585 |
| Processor | AMD A10-4600M |
| Screen | 15.6” backlit LED HD display (16:9 widescreen) |
| RAM | 6GB (DDR3) |
| HDD | 750GB (5,400 rpm) |
| Optical Drive | Dual-layer DVD burner |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7660G |
| Network | Ethernet NIC: 10/100M Broadcom BCM 4313 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | Works fine, even under load |
| Screen | Works | Native Res |
| HDD | Works | Besides issues with UEFI and secureboot, works fine |
| Graphics Chip | Works | Opensource drivers are slow |
| VGA Out | Works | N/A |
| HDMI Out | Works | ALSA output must be changed to HD audio |
| Optical Drive | Works | Works fine |
| Sound | Works | No Dolby Home Theater |
| Microphone | Works | N/A |
| Headphone Port | Works | N/A |
| Microphone-In Port | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Works | N/A |
| Wireless | Works | BCM43xx works fine |
| Bluetooth | Works | N/A |
| USB | Works | USB 3.0 and 2.0 works fine |
| Card Reader | Works | N/A |
| Webcam | Works | Tested with Cheese |
| Keyboard | Works | Including media sliders |
| TouchPad | Works | Two-finger scrolling with synaptics |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | No fingerprint reader present |
| Suspend/Resume | Works | Standby Works, Hibernate does not |
Notes
Running Arch Linux with KDE. Only seems to work with secureboot disabled and UEFI enabled. Follow the Arch Beginners Guide like normal, making sure to use rEFInd instead of grub or lilo. Also, xf86-video-ati seems to run slower than it should, major speedups happened after switching to the catylist driver.
Summary
Overall, its very smooth. Boot time is decent, but not as fast as I would have expected. Operation is very smooth and fast, but I do have rare issues with wifi disconnecting.
Discussion
Specs are wrong, the z585 is an AMD10/ATI trinity processor. These specs listed are for the z580. Pretty much everything is the same except the video chipset and processor brand.
Boot only with acpi=off option in Linux Mint, Calculate Linux. Old bios with 8154 error. New version of bios - 93 (Dec 2012) boot only with linux image > 3.7 Battery level not visible. Webcam not work.