====== Lenovo IdeaPad U350 ======

===== Author(s) =====
Tibi Turbureanu
edited by: Velimir Iveljic (the eth and CardReader section)

===== Introduction =====
This is a compatibility guide to running GNU/Linux with the Lenovo IdeaPad U350 laptop.


This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with GNU/Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at [[Installation Guide|our guides]] section for distribution specific instructions.

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===== Specifications =====
| Name|Lenovo IdeaPad U350|
| Processor|Intel Pentium (1.30GHz 800MHz 2MB) or\\ Intel Core 2 ULV Solo (1.40GHz 800MHz 3MB)|
| Screen|13.3" HD WXGA LED 1366x768|
| RAM|2GB to 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz |
| HDD|250GB to 350GB 5200rpm|
| Optical Drive|None|
| Graphics|Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X4500|
| Network|Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Ethernet,\\ Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100 802.11agn OR Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g,\\ Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR|
| Battery|4 Cell Lithium-Ion|
===== GNU/Linux Compatibility =====
^Device^Compatibility^Comments^
| Processor|Yes|tested with Core 2 Solo|
| Screen|Yes|when installing using Ubuntu 9.04 LiveCD have to switch to safe graphics mode|
| HDD|Yes| |
| Optical Drive|Not Tested|should be tested with an external optical drive|
| Graphics|Yes|Ubuntu 9.10: wotb* due to new Linux Kernel Mode Setting, compiz runs nice;\\ Ubuntu 9.04: bad resolution, uses generic ''vesa'' driver instead of ''intel''|
| Sound|Yes|When headphones inserted, sound plays simultaneously on headphones and speakers |
| Ethernet|Yes|Using tg3 driver in kernel, but have to load "broadcom" driver first, before loading the "tg3" driver|
| Wireless|Yes|wotb in Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 (for the BCM4312 models just compile http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php driver, using the patch given on the Broadcom website|
| Bluetooth|Not Tested| |
| 56K Modem|Not Tested| |
| USB|Yes| |
| Firewire|Not Present| |
| Card Reader|Yes|Works on Slackware 13.0 after custom kernel installation (just select the drivers from the menuconfig)|
| ExpressCard Slot|Not Present||
| Camera|Yes|wotb in Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10|
| Microphone|No| |

*) works out of the box
===== Notes =====
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===== Summary =====
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