Robert “roppert” Gravsjö
This a guide to running Linux with the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 laptop. If you have the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 and are running Linux on it please consider adding your comments to this page. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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For full specifications see the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 specifications page.
| Name | Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 15 |
| Processor | Intel CoreTM i5-430M Intel CoreTM i3-350M Intel CoreTM i3-330M Intel Celeron P4500 |
| Screen | 15.6” (1366×768) Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | up to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics ATI® Mobility Radeon® HD 5145 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Realtek® 802.11bgn Intel® 802.11n (1×2) Intel® 802.11n + WiMax (2×2) |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | yes | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz |
| Screen | yes | 1366×768 |
| HDD | yes | |
| Optical Drive | yes | Only tested reading. |
| Graphics | yes | http://intellinuxgraphics.org/ |
| Sound | yes | |
| Ethernet | yes | Realtek 8169 Gigabit (r8169) |
| Wireless | yes | Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN (iwlagn) |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not present | |
| USB | yes | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 2.0 multicard reader |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not present | |
| Webcam | yes | Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877], works with media-video/ov51x-jpeg from the sunrise overlay on Gentoo |
Tested on a ThinkPad Edge 15 0301-B4G.
Everything of the above that was tested worked out of the box with Ubuntu 10.04.1.
Installing Gentoo I found some good information about the wifi and the graphic:
* http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Iwlwifi
* http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Intel_GMA
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