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Lenovo 3000 V200

Author(s)

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 features need tweaking, and some 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 module with model=test, if you need to
TouchpadyesDont forget to apt-get the synaptics driver for xorg (and gnome)
EthernetYes
WirelessYesUse iwlwifi driver, now part of kernel
BluetoothYes
56K ModemNot Tested
USBYesICH8
FirewireNot Tested
Card ReaderYes
PCMCIANot Tested
CameraYesuse m560x/branches/m5602 from http://sourceforge.net/projects/m560x-driver/

Notes

ACPI

Broken DSDT

Heat

For heat issues, and many other things, look at a similar laptop, the V100 http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Lenovo_3000_V100

Issues and Bug Reports

IssueStatus
NoSoundTemporary Solution Available
Camera Driver crashSOlved in sourceforge, see above
WiFi issueResolved in iwlwifi 1.0+
Thinkpad bugUnrelated
SATA driver warningsResolved in 2.6.23+

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.