Lenovo 3000 N200
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Tue 01 of Apr, 2008 [11:26 UTC]by Anonymous
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit Lenovo's 3000 series notebooks page.
Authors
Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop.Specifications
| Name | Lenovo 3000 N200 | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0GHz | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 1GB | |
| HDD | 120GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11agn Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | See notes below |
| Sound | Yes | See notes below |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use iwlwifi driver |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | Use libfprint |
| Webcam | Yes | Use this driver |
Notes
The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 found in the N200 works with both the open source 'nv' driver as well as nvidia's proprietary driver. However you will need to use the proprietary driver to get 3D support.The wireless controller requires the iwlwifi driver. However depending on the distribution used this may be difficult to install. An up to date Fedora 7 installation (one which has all the latest updates installed) supports this controller out of the box and when Ubuntu 7.10 is released that will also have builtin support. Have a look at the guide below for more details.
Like the wireless support it depends on your Linux distribution on how well the sound in the N200 works. If it does not work out of the box then try adding the following line to your /etc/modprobe.conf (or your distribution's equivalent) file:
options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo
If you already have a line in your modprobe.conf file which starts with options snd-hda-intel then you should add model=lenovo to the end of that line. If the audio still doesn't work then you will need to compile and install the latest ALSA drivers (use at least version 1.0.15rc2)
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring a nVidia graphics chip
Configuring the iwl4965 driver for the Intel 4965AGN wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Configuring the audio
Summary
Linux compatibility for the Lenovo 3000 N200 varies depending on the Linux distribution used. For the easiest installation you should use something with kernel version 2.6.22 or higher.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
Comments
Sound Problem with Kubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04
2) In the editor, add the following line at the end of the file:
options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo
if there's already a line with the text "options snd-hda-intel", then just add
model=lenovo
at the end of the line.
3) restart
Sound problem fix
First it worked perfectly, but after updating the drivers and putting the model=lenovo option in place it refused to work...
But after a long night I read somewhere on the internet I had to enable the internal modem and then it would work.
I first though it was **** but after a while I thought I'll give it a try
And miraculously it worked...
So if your soundcard is failing, check if the internal modem is enabled in your BIOS
Kubuntu: Solving the sound problem
options snd-hda-intel model=lenovo
and save it in /etc/modutils and in /etc/modprobe.conf
Note that although the wifi network works out of the box, I have not been able to make the signal light to turn on or blink... although it works really fine.