This is a guide to running Linux with the LG F1 laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
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| Name | LG F1 |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA |
| RAM | 512MB |
| HDD | 80GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel module |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw3945 module |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested |
The native screen resolution of the F1 is 1280×800 however due to the way the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 functions this resolution would not be usable immediately. You can view our Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950 guide for details on fixing this.
There were no problems in getting the LG F1 working when used with an up to date Linux distribution.
Discussion
The notebook has a permanent problem in Ubuntu - it completely freezes periodically.