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Lenovo 3000 V200

Created by: Sam Freed,Last modification on Sun 04 of Nov, 2007 [10:49 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

Sam Freed (v200 at freed.net)

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Lenovo 3000 V200 laptop.

This page is under construction.

It works out of the box with Debain (I use unstable), but several fetures need tweaking, and some (video camera) don't work. However, let this not discourage you, it is a fine machine.

Specifications

NameLenovo 3000 V200
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo T7300 2GHz
Screen12.1" WXGA
RAM2GB
HDD120GB
Optical DriveDVD+-RW,2Layer
Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 965
Network10/100 Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11agn Wireless, Bluetooth
Other3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire

Linux Compatibility

DeviceCompatibilityComments
ProcessorYes
ScreenYes
Optical DriveYes
GraphicsYesUse the Intel driver
SoundYesUse the snd-hda-intel driver with model=test
TouchpadyesDont forget to apt-get the synaptics driver for xorg (and gnome)
EthernetYes
WirelessYesUse iwlwifi driver
BluetoothYes
56K ModemNot Tested
USBYesICH8
FirewireNot Tested
SD Card ReaderYes
PCMCIANot Tested

Notes

ACPI

Broken DSDT

Issues and Bug Reports

IssueStatus
NoSoundTemporary Solution Available
Camera Driver crashPending
WiFi issueResolved in iwlwifi 1.0+
Thinkpad bugUnrelated
SATA driver warningsResolved in 2.6.23+

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Increasing battery life

Summary

There are few problems in getting the Lenovo 3000 V200 working when used with an up to date Linux distribution, none of the problems seriously hinders use.


Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.



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Is the cam still a no-go?

by Evert, Thursday 08 of May, 2008 [12:40:54 UTC]
Is the built-in cam on the V200 still a no-go under Linux? :-(

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NoSound

by Ollie, Tuesday 18 of March, 2008 [12:35:43 UTC]
Works great with Ubuntu Gutsy!
Except one thing... The sound. I've tried lots of different solutions but none is working.
How did you do to get it to work?

/Ollie

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Re: NoSound

by Bill Giannikos, Tuesday 18 of March, 2008 [14:28:14 UTC]
Have you tried updating your version of ALSA following this guide?

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