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ThinkPad
ThinkPad battery control
For newer ThinkPads it is possible to set a stop and resume charge threshold with tpacpi-bat. A user-submitted list of ThinkPads compatible with tpacpi-bat is available here. For many older, pre Ivy Bridge, ThinkPads tp_smapi is available.
Edge series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E330 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E335 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E420s | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | SDcard (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Trackpoint (No) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Not tested | Yes | NA | NA | SD card (yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E455 | 2015.04.01 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E460 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (yes), Finger Print (yes), TouchPad/Trackpoint (yes*), Webcam (yes) | Touchpad and trackpoint needs kernel parameters "i8042.noloop i8042.nomux i8042.nopnp i8042.reset" when using libinput. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E470 | 2020.11.11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | trackpoint (yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E530 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | SD card (yes), Finger Print (yes) | E530 without fingerprint reader can be equipt with one. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (yes), Touch Pad/Trackpoint (yes), Webcam (yes) | WiFi only works with broadcom-wl-dkms |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E540 | 2015.08.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | NA | SD card (yes), Finger Print (yes), touch pad and trackpoint (yes), Webcam (yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Not tested | Yes | NA | SD card (yes), touch pad and trackpoint (yes) Webcam (yes) | wifi works only with broadcom-wl-dkms |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E580 | 2018.05.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Fingerprint sensor does not work because of proprietary firmware |
E series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E485 | 2018-10-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Missing IVRS map in ACPI Table, add amd_iommu=pt ivrs_ioapic[32]=00:14.0 in kernel parameters. In order to get X to work correctly, add iommu=soft in kernel parameters (Linux 4.20 only). On Linux 5.2, add iommu=pt to prevent render artifacts on X. In order to get microsd (SDHCI) working, echo 'options sdhci debug_quirks2="0x8000"' > /etc/modprobe.d/sdhci.conf and change module load order MODULES=(sdhci sdhci_pci) in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf (line 7). Do not forget to run mkinitcpio -p linux afterwards. If WiFi does not work on RTL8822BE adapter models, create a file /etc/modprobe.d/wifi.conf and add the following lines: blacklist rtw_pci. Then, install rtw88-dkms-gitAUR and reboot.
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E585 | 2018-11-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | To solve all these issues mentioned here easier just install the latest BIOS update from Lenovo support website. Missing IVRS map in ACPI Table, add amd_iommu=pt ivrs_ioapic[32]=00:14.0 in kernel parameters. In order to get X to work correctly, add iommu=soft in kernel parameters (Linux 4.20 only). In order to get microsd (SDHCI) working, echo 'options sdhci debug_quirks2="0x8000"' > /etc/modprobe.d/sdhci.conf and change module load order MODULES=(sdhci sdhci_pci) in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf (line 7). Do not forget to run mkinitcpio -p linux afterwards. Bluetooth does not work until a suspend/resume cycle occurs.
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E595 | 2020-02-29 (last update: 2020-05-24) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Update the bios, if missing IVRS map in ACPI Table. Bios update can help if Ethernet is not working. MicroSD does not work out of the box, see above (Lenovo ThinkPad E585) to fix it. Wake up from suspend broken on X.Org with kernel >= 5.2; works with kernel >= 5.6 Add |
L series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Yoga | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Trackpoint*, Fingerprint reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L390 | 2019.09.01, 2021.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Webcam, MicroSD card reader is working out of the box. Not working out of the box: Touchscreen, fingerprint reader, NFC | Touchscreen for model 20NRCTO1WW sort of works when blacklisting a kernel module: echo "blacklist raydium_i2c_ts" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist_raydium.conf + update initramfs if required and reboot (see LaunchPad bug report)
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| Lenovo ThinkPad L420 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad L430 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Trackpoint* | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L440 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Trackpoint (Touchpad cannot be disabled, as mouse buttons are shared with Trackpoint), Fingerprint reader, SD Card Reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L450 | 2019.11.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Trackpoint, Fingerprint reader, SD Card Reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L460 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Trackpoint, Fingerprint reader, SD Card Reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L490 | 2020.12.13 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 | Yes | Yes | NA2 | Trackpoint, SD Card Reader, Webcam, USB-C generic dongle, USB-C to HDMI video, USB-C Power Delivery (PD) are working. |
1Wireless chipset (RTL8822BE) might not work on standard linux kernel, showing errors like failed to read ASPM, ret=-5 and/or failed to power on mac , but it should work by running linux-lts kernel, with no further configuration. Wireless might not work with Arch Linux default installation media, since it uses default linux kernel. In order to install Arch Linux, use a wired connection, or create a custom installation media with LTS kernel to support device's wireless adapter instead. Do not forget to install linux-lts and linux-firmware packages before rebooting to a fresh installation.
2There is a variant with LTE, but this specific testing machine does not have that module.
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| Lenovo ThinkPad L520 | 2018.09.01-x86_64 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L530 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Trackpoint*, Fingerprint reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L560 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | NA | Trackpoint | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L590 | No | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | NA | Kernels >= 5 will not boot at all and freezes at different stages of startup. | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen2 | 2021.08.10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Micro SD Works, Fingerprint works after installing fprintd, Touch / Pen innput, Webcam, Trackpoint, | Smartcard-Reader not tested |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen1 (Intel) 20U1000XFR | 2020.09.17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | NA | Touchpad physical buttons not working, Trackpoint not working, MicroSD card reader not tested | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen1 (AMD) 20U50007UK | 2021.04.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Fingerprint reader does not work (No driver available). Smartcard-Reader works after installing drivers. DP over USB-C and HDMI works. | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen1 (AMD) | 2021.01.30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 | Not tested | Yes | NA | Fingerprint reader (No driver available) | Kernel parameters iommu=soft and acpi_backlight=vendor required.
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| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen2 (AMD) 20X7000QMB | 2021.07.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Touchpad, webcam, DP over USB-C | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen2 (AMD) 20X50049GE | 2021-07-02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 | Yes1 | Yes | NA | Smartcard-Reader works after installing drivers. DP over USB-C and HDMI works. IR-Camera does not work. | 1 For wireless to work, rtw89-dkms-gitAUR must be installed. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen2a (AMD) 20X50009GE | 2021-09-06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Webcams work. Sleep does not work (even with Mainline 5.14, linux-hardened does not boot, IRQ86 and IRQ88 consume a lot of CPU. see thread on BBS and thread on reddit. |
A series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad A485 | 2018.12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Touch Pad/Trackpoint (yes), Webcam (yes) | bluetooth does not work when activating Laptop Mode Tools runtime-pm module
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P series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P50 | 2016.04 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (libfprint-vfs009x-gitAUR), | Wifi requires Kernel 4.3.3+ |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P70 | 2016.04 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend working, hibernate not tested | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (libfprint-vfs009x-gitAUR), | Wifi requires Kernel 4.3.3+ |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P51 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (No GNSS/GPS) |
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HDMI audio requires nvhda module |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P52 | 2018.09 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend working, hibernate not tested | NA | Webcam (yes), IR camera (yes), Touchpad (yes), SD Card Reader (yes), Smartcard Reader (yes with pcscd installed), Fingerprint (no) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 | 2018.12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend working, hibernate not tested | NA | Webcam (Yes), multi-monitor (yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 (Gen 2) | 2019.09.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend working, hibernate working | NA | Webcam (not tested), multi-monitor (yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P52s | 2019.02 | Yes* (See Remarks) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend (Yes), Hibernate (Yes) | Not tested | Webcam (Yes), Multi-monitor (Yes), Card Reader (Yes), Smartcard Reader (Yes), NFC (No, see this), Fingerprint (No, see this) | *Intel graphics needs to be specified in the Xorg config for Xorg to work, see Lenovo ThinkPad P52s |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | 2019.12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend working, hibernate not tested | NA | Webcam (Yes), Multi-monitor (Yes), Hybrid nvidia/intel (Yes), Card Reader (Yes), Smartcard Reader (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes with libfprint and current beta firmware) | Use nvidia-prime to switch between cards. External outputs are connected to the nvidia gpu. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P53s | 2019.10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Webcam (Yes), Multi-monitor (Not testes), Card Reader (Not tested), Smartcard Reader (Not tested), Fingerprint (Not tested) | Trackpad is really bad compared to the Thinkpad T480. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P73 | 2020.06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Webcam (Yes), Multi-monitor (No), Card Reader (Not tested), Smartcard Reader (Not tested), Fingerprint (Not tested) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P43s | 2020.07 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | Webcam (Yes - both types), Multi-monitor (Yes), Card Reader (Yes), Smartcard Reader (Not tested), Fingerprint (Not tested) | Also tested with Thunderbolt 3 eGPU and works well. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P15s | 2020.05 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Webcam (Yes - both types), Multi-monitor (Yes), Card Reader (Yes), Smartcard Reader (Not tested), Fingerprint (Not tested) | Also tested with Thunderbolt 3 dock (monitor, usb) and works well. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P17 (Gen 1) | 2020.06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Suspend (Yes), Hibernate (Unconfirmed) | NA | Webcam (Yes, but IR not tested), Multi-monitor (Yes, HDMI port and USB-C to HDMI via adapter), Card Reader (Not tested), Smartcard Reader (Yes), Fingerprint (Not tested), TrackPoint (Yes), TouchPad (Yes) | Thunderbolt 3 dock (Not tested). Graphics tested in Discrete mode only. Screen Brightness adjustment buttons may require kernel 5.1 |
T series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| IBM ThinkPad T60 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | ||
| IBM ThinkPad T60p | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | ThinkFinger | |
| IBM ThinkPad T61 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | |||
| IBM ThinkPad T61p | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | |||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T400 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T400s | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T410 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T420 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Card reader tested, no Fingerprint scanner | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T420s | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | Card Reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T430 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | Untested | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T440p | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | – | – | Card Reader | See below |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T440s | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Untested | See wiki page for more details about wireless | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T450 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | – | SD Card reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T450s | 2015.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card reader; fingerprint scanner | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T460s | Unknown | Yes | No beep | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | SD Card reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T25 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card reader; fingerprint scanner; Touchscreen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T470 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card reader; fingerprint scanner | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T470s | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card reader; fingerprint scanner | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T480 | 2018.07.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | – | Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C); SD Card reader; fingerprint scanner | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T480s | Unknown | Yes | No beep | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C); SD Card reader; HDMI | Cannot find a driver for fingerprint reader |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T490 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C); microSD Card reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T495 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T495s | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T500 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T520 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T530 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T550 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | DisplayPort | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T560 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | – | MiniDP; Fingerprint scanner; Intel + Nvidia GPU; Card Reader | See special notes for the hardware specifications of this test device |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T570 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes* | – | not yet fully tested | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T580 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card Reader is supported; Fingerprint scanner works with python-validityAUR | Tested on 14 July 2021 (with Linux 5.12.15) |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T590 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Similar to the T490, the pointer occasionally jumps while pressing trackpad buttons | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (AMD) Gen 1 | 2020-12-30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Card reader | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (AMD) Gen 1 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Card reader; Fingerprint sensor | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14/T14s (Intel) Gen 1 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | SD Card Reader is supported; Fingerprint sensor; Intel + Nvidia GPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (Intel) Gen 2 | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (AMD) Gen 2 | 2021-11-20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Model with the Realtek Wi-Fi chip needs rtw89-dkms-gitAUR to work | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T15 (Intel) Gen 2 | 2021-05-22 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | Fingerprint scanner is supported | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (AMD) Gen 2 | 2021-06-26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | Untested | Wi-Fi driver is not in kernel as of 2021-06-26, kernel patch is available |
W series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad W500 | 2019.12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Yes) | Tested January 2020 / Linux 5.4.11 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W510 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Not tested) | Tested April 2017 / Linux 4.10.8 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W530 | 2016.03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Yes) | Tested September 2021 / Linux 5.14.6. (nvidia-470xx-dkmsAUR and nvidia-470xx-utilsAUR required for NVIDIA Quadro K1000M; does not work with nvidia since version 495.44-2.) |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W540 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Yes) | Tested April 2017 / Linux 4.10.8 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W541 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Not tested) | Tested August 2018 / Linux 4.17.12 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W550s | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Yes) | Tested April 2018 / Linux 4.15.15 |
X series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| IBM ThinkPad X60s | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X61s | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD slot | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X100e | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X131e | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), WLAN Led seems not controlled | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X140e | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), WLAN Led seems not controlled | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X200 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X200S | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Everything worked out of the box. However, fingerprint, SD card and webcam were not tested. Modem needs reset after sleep (sometimes). | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X201 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X220 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] requires linux-firmware |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X230 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), UMTS Modem (Yes), Accelerometer (No) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X240 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WWAN LTE (yes) | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X250 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X260 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes) | PSR powersaving is causing some microfreezes. Fix below. |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X270 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), Webcam (Yes ? not with cheese but guvcview ?) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X280 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Fibcom L830-EB-00) | Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X390 | 2019.08.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Fibocom L830-EB) | Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X390 Yoga | 2020.02.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Fibocom L830-EB) | Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X395 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint reader requires installing Synaptics drivers with fwupd, refer to here. | Prevent amdgpu issues by updating to latest BIOS [1] |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 (AMD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary/nonfree | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga (Gen 2) | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (Not Tested), Touchscreen & Pen (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes), NFC (Not Tested), Smart Card (Not Tested) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary/nonfree | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 2) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 3) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 4) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 5) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 6) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 7) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Internal Mic not working out of the box | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 8) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Tested | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 9) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Fingerprint reader not supported, Thunderbolt ports not tested | Graphics requires some configuration to work correctly |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 2) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (Gen 3) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Yes | NA | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 3) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | NA | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint (No), Touchscreen (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 4) | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Webcam (Yes), Microphone (Yes), Fingerprint (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes), NFC (No) |
Yoga Series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet (Partial) | The Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 (20FY) is a convertible 14-inch Ultrabook developed by Lenovo in 2015. It is one of many iterations in the ThinkPad line. It's also known as P40 Yoga (type 20GR, 20GQ), S3 (20G0, 20G1) and Yoga 460 (20EM, 20EL). A hardware maintenance manual is provided online. | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260 | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Unknown), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet (Partial), Accelerometer (No) | Wifi requires Kernel 4.3.3+ |
| Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370 | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), SD card (Yes), Stylus (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet mode sensor (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 530 | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | SD card (Not tested), Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Not tested), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet (Partial) | Trouble with touchpad, but worked with kernel parameters "i8042.noloop i8042.nomux i8042.nopnp i8042.reset" and xf86-input-synaptics |
| Lenovo Yoga 710 | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Not tested | SD card (Yes), Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen | Everything works |
| Lenovo Yoga 720 | 2018 | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Fingerprint (No), Touchscreen (Yes), Digitizer (Yes) | Digitizer tested in Krita on 720-13ikb | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14ITL5 | 2020 | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes), Fingerpring Reader (No) | See Lenovo Yoga 9 14ITL5 for more details. |
| Lenovo Yoga 920 | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (No), Touchscreen (Yes), Active Pen (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes), Automatic Keyboard and Touchpad Disable (Yes, when the screen is flipped all the way) | On KDE, Autorotation can be achieved with custom scripts, the hardware supports it. Not sure whether automatic tablet mode like in Windows could work, would have to find sensor output. |
| Lenovo Yoga c930 | 2018 | Yes | Partially (Fix needed for hinge soundbar, bottom speakers not working. Microphone not working) | N/A | Yes | Not tested | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen | See https://github.com/droserasprout/lenovo-yoga-c930-linux for more information and fixes. |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (AMD Ryzen 5) | 2020 | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes, but no Suspend to RAM | N/A | Webcam (Yes), SD card (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (Unknown) | See https://github.com/jrandiny/yoga-slim7-ubuntu for more information and fixes. |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro (AMD Ryzen 7) | 2021 | Yes* (See remarks) | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes* (See Remarks) | N/A | Webcam (Yes) | *BIOS version G7CN16WW (and possibly above) needed for S3 sleep to work. *"Brightness down" hotkey causes screen to turn off after S3 sleep, turns on again on "brightness up". Software brightness adjustment works fine. Seems like a BIOS/firmware issue, tested with BIOS version specified above. |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro (Intel Core i7) | 2021.10.01 | Yes* | Yes* | N/A | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Keyboard (Yes*) | Panel Self Refresh needs to be disabled with i915.enable_psr=0 to prevent screen flickering. sof-firmware is required for the sound to work. Keyboard needs i8042.direct and i8042.dumbkbd kernel parameters.
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| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14ITL5 | 2021-04-11 | Yes | No | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes) | Touchpad requires additional work, keyboard needs special kernel parameter. |
| Lenovo Yoga C740 | 2021.01.17 | Yes | Yes* | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (No) | *sof-firmware is required for microphone support. Maximum charge can be limited with the ideapad_acpi driver. See #Battery Conservation Mode on IdeaPad laptops |
| Lenovo Yoga Duet 7 13IML05 | 2020.05.27 | Yes | No | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Touchscreen (Yes), Tablet (Yes), Accelerometer (Yes), Detachable keyboard/trackpad (Not when detached), SD Card (Not tested). | No fix for sound at present. Detachable keyboard/trackpad will connect via Bluetooth, but no events are received. |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 15IMH5 | 2021 | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), Fingerprint Reader (No), Touchscreen (Yes), Touchpad (Yes) | Issue with bottom speakers. Touchscreen on Xorg not well handeled with finger, with stylus it's OK, works perfectly with Wayland. |
Helix Series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad Helix | Unknown | YES | YES | NA | YES | YES | NA | Touchscreen (yes), Pen (yes), Sensors (yes) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 2nd Gen | 2018.04.01 (USB) | YES | YES | NA | YES | Not tested | Yes* (with updated BIOS) | Touchscreen (yes), Pen (not tested), Sensors (w/ patched kernel) | NA | Only suspend-to-idle ("freeze") is supported |
Lenovo
IdeaPad
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo IdeaPad 120S | 2018-04-26 | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Everything works | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 10 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Touchscreen* | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Fingerprint sensor | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad S10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad S400 Touch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad U430p | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad Y700 | 2015.12.01 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | Trackpad - buggy | Trackpad requires pata_legacy to be blacklisted |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad 720s | 2018.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Fingerprint reader not working | *requires USB or USB C dongle |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 720s (Ryzen) | 2018.02.01 | Not tested | Not tested | Yes* | No | Not tested | Not tested | N/A | Fingerprint reader not tested but most likely not working | *requires USB or USB C dongle |
| Lenovo Ideapad 320 | 2018.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | To stop constant annoying messages by AMD-Vi, use 'iommu=soft' & 'amd_iommu=off' in kernel arguments | |
| Lenovo Ideapad 320-15IKB | 2018.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Synaptics Fingerprint does not work. There is a dead driver project here and little/no hope of Lenovo or Synaptics developing a driver for Linux | |
| Lenovo Ideapad 330S-14IKB | 2019.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | N/A |
Firmware Error (ACPI): Could not resolve [^^^GFX0.AFN2], AE_NOT_FOUND (20181213/psargs-503) is raised every few seconds, and can only be turned off by disabling the ACPI (acpi=off) or by connecting the laptop to a charger. Tried with both the stock BIOS and the latest update (7SCN34WW) to no avail. |
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| Lenovo Ideapad N24 | 2018.04.01 | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | N/A | Touchscreen | |
| Lenovo Ideapad 3-15ARE05 | 2020-10-27 | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Touchpad requires blacklisting the elants_i2c kernel module to work; fingerprint sensor (by Elan Microelectronics Corp. - USB ID 04f3:0c57) does not work (no support in fprint) |
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| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15ITL05 | 2020.09.15 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Not tested | N/A | Secure boot and Intel VMD Controller need to be disabled in BIOS, sound requires sof-firmware, xbacklight does not work (use light), fingerprint sensor (by Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. - USB ID 27c6:55a2) does not work (no support in fprint) | *requires USB or USB C dongle |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 15are05 | 2020.11.9 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Screen backlight control requires acpi_backlight=video kernel argument; fingerprint sensor (by Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. - USB ID 27c6:55a2) does not work (no support in fprint) |
*required USB or USB C dongle |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gaming 15ARH05 | 2021.11.3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Fn+Q to change fan/performance modes seems to be working, although there is no way inside Linux to tell as of kernel 5.14 (had to reboot into the firmware), ideapad_laptop does not show said changes in the fan_mode interface
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| Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH | 2021.12.13 | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes** | Yes | Yes | N/A | 120hz screen, brightness adjustment, function keys and keyboard backlight is working. Wi-Fi (MEDIATEK Corp. Device 7961) works out of the box | *requires USB or USB C dongle **If the Wi-Fi chip is Realtek 8852AE, you need this driver (RTW89) There appears to be no way to control the keyboard backlight through software. The machine always boots with the keyboard backlight disabled. Using Fn+Spacebar still works to control the backlight.
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Battery Conservation Mode on IdeaPad laptops
Battery Conservation Mode is a feature that limits battery charging to 55-60% of its capacity to improve battery life, being most useful when the laptop tends to run on external power much of the time. If your particular laptop model supports it, it can be enabled or disabled in the following manner:
- First make sure the ideapad_laptop kernel module is loaded, with the
lsmodcommand. - If it is, run the following command as root to enable Battery Conservation Mode:
# echo 1 >/sys/bus/platform/drivers/ideapad_acpi/VPC2004:00/conservation_mode
- A 0 will in turn disable the feature.
Note:
- Both the presence and implementation of this feature vary by model. Particularly, the name of the folder VPC2004:00 could differ.
- If the above does not work on your laptop, you can try a different method described here, which may require some (further) trial and error.
B series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo B50 | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | ||
| Lenovo B50-70 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | NA | See below* | |
| Lenovo B450 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Not tested | NA |
K series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo K450e | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not tested | Yes | Not tested |
N series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo N200 (3000) | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | NA | NA | See below |
S series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo S20-30 | 2020.06.26 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | ? | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), VGA Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes) | |
| Lenovo S21e-20 | 2015.07.01 | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes* | ? | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI Out (?), Touchpad (Yes*) |
U Series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo U31-70 | 2015.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) |
V Series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo V110-15ISK | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Tested | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), USB 3.0 (Not Tested), HDMI Out (Not Tested), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo V130-15IKB | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD Card (Yes), USB 4.0 (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo V330-15IKB | 2018.10.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Tested | Yes | NA | Fingerprint (No, no driver exists for the Validity/Synaptics 06cb:0081 Fingerprint Reader), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | |
| Lenovo V15-IIL | ??? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Not Tested | Not Tested | NA | SD-Card Reader (Yes), HDMI Out (Not tested), USB 3.0 (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | Touchpad needs pci=nocrs in kernel parameters to be detected
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| Lenovo V15 G2-ALC | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Works with bluez | Yes | NA | HDMI Out (Yes), USB 3.0 (Yes), Type-C (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes) | Wireless is not working at start, rfkill unblock all should be run for it to work.
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Legion series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Legion Y520 | 2019.06.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SD card (Not working properly), Webcam (Yes), USB & USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI (Yes), USB-C (Not tested), Touchpad (Yes), NVMe M.2 SSD (Yes), GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Yes) | Tested Feb 2020 / Linux 5.5.4. Must change SATA configuration in BIOS from RAID to AHCI in order to recognize SSD. |
| Lenovo Legion Y520 | 2020.10.06 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | SD card (Not working properly), Webcam (Yes), USB & USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI (Yes), USB-C (Yes, also works as DisplayPort), Touchpad (Yes), NVMe M.2 SSD (Yes), GeForce GTX 1050 (Yes) | Tested Oct 2020 / Linux 5.8.13. Must change SATA configuration in BIOS from RAID to AHCI in order to recognize SSD. Some CPU throttling is possible [2]. Fan control does not seem to work [3] |
| Lenovo Legion Y730 | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI (Yes), USB-C (Not tested), Touchpad (Yes), NVMe M.2 SSD (Yes), GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Yes) | Tested September 2019 / Linux 5.2.13. Must change SATA configuration in BIOS from RAID to AHCI in order to recognize SSD. Disable nouveau at kernel command line with module_blacklist=nouveau or nouveau.modeset=0 |
| Lenovo Legion Y7000P-1060 | 2019.03.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI (Yes), USB-C (Yes), Mini DisplayPort (Not tested), Touchpad (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile (Yes) | First tested Aug 2019 / Linux 5.2.9. |
| Lenovo Legion Y540 | 2020.02.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI (Yes), TouchPad (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes with AHCI in UEFI), Geforce GTX 1650,1660Ti (Yes, with nvidia and nvidia-prime, with or without switchable/discrete graphics in UEFI), Mini Display Port (Yes, with nvidia and nvidia-prime), Hibernation (Yes, see remarks) | Tested on 4 September 2020 with Linux 5.8.5
Only hibernation to file was tested, setting resume and resume_offset kernel parameters was not enough, adding intel_lpss_pci to initramfs as mentioned here did the job. |
| Lenovo Legion Y545 | 2020.05.01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI (Yes), TouchPad (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes with AHCI in UEFI), Geforce GTX 1650,1660Ti (Yes, with nvidia and nvidia-prime, with or without switchable/discrete graphics in UEFI), Mini Display Port (Not tested), Hibernation (Yes) | Tested on 17 October 2020 with Linux 5.8.14 (Installed Arch on 17 May 2020) |
| Lenovo Legion 5 | 2020.11.05 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI (only with NVIDIA Card, Touchpad (Onlwith patched i2c_hid module), NVMe M.2 SSD (Yes), GeForce 1650Ti (Switchable graphical with PRIME, need reboot). | AMD Version. Tested with Linux 5.9.3. |
| Lenovo Legion 5i | 2020.08.15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB 3.0 (Yes), HDMI (Yes), USB-C (Not tested), Touchpad (Yes), NVMe M.2 SSD (Yes), GeForce RTX 2060 (Yes, switchable graphics works flawlessly with NVIDIA Optimus#Using optimus-manager) | Intel Version. Cannot change brightness in dynamic graphics mode as of Linux 5.12.13 (26 June 2021). |
| Lenovo Legion 5Pi | 2020.08.11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI (Untested), TouchPad (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (Yes, switchable graphics works flawlessly with NVIDIA Optimus#Using optimus-manager) | Tested on 11 Aug 2020 with Linux 5.7.12. Brightness keys do not work. |
| Lenovo Legion 7i | 2020.08.02 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam (Yes), USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI (Untested), TouchPad (Yes), NVMe SSD (In AHCI mode in UEFI), Nvidia Card (Untested) | Sound does not work. Tested on 2 Aug 2020 with Linux 5.7.11 |
| Lenovo Legion 5 Pro | 2021.07.21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Webcam, USB & USB C, HDMI, DisplayPort via USB C, Touchpad, NVMe SSD all work. | Linux 5.12.15. 165Hz only works on discrete mode (with Nvidia GeForce RTX3060 laptop). Brightness control both in discrete and hybrid modes. Discrete mode works on NVIDIA Driver Version: 460.6 with Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"added to xorg.conf. Cannot see CPU temperature or control fans. Fn+q works to change performance/balanced/quiet mode. Fn+l works to toggle Y light on back of screen. Realtek RTL8852AE WiFi 6 802.11ax PCIE Adapter requires linux-firmware and rtw89-dkms-gitAUR.
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ThinkBook series
| Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Modem | Other | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 AMD | ??? | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Fingerprint (Untested) | Tested Feb 2021 with Linux 5.10.16 |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Gen 2 Intel | ??? | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | USB & USB C (Yes), Thunderbolt 4 (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Fingerprint (No) | Tested Apr 2021 with Linux 5.11.14 |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 3 ACL (Ryzen) | 2021 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Fingerprint (NO - Elan 04f3:0c4b), Cardreader (Yes) | Tested November 2021 with Linux 5.15.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen 2 AMD | ??? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | USB & USB C (Yes), HDMI Out (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Fingerprint (NO - Elan 04f3:0c4b), Cardreader (Yes) For battery conservation look at IdeaPad section | Tested Mar 2021 with Linux 5.10.19 |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 AMD | ??? | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | USB & USB C (Yes), Touchpad (Yes), Webcam (Yes), NVMe SSD (Yes), Fingerprint (NO - Elan 04f3:0c4b), Cardreader (Yes) | Tested Nov 2021 with Linux 5.15.4 |
Special Notes (*):
Lenovo U31-70
Wireless needs linux >= 4.3 and latest linux-firmware, both packages are currently in testing. Copy one of the firmware blobs eeprom_ar6320_2p1_NFA345i.bin or eeprom_ar6320_2p1_NFA345i_highTX.bin from the windows driver to /usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-pci-168c:0041:17aa:3545.bin.
Wireless with firmware blobs from windows driver may no longer work on linux >= 4.4. Download firmware blob https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/blob/f428f53b36b144971c9c4c3d2ebd5fa8cae86c89/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin and copy it to /usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin. Tested with linux 4.4.5-1 and linux-firmware 20160113.40e9ae8-1nu
With packages linux 4.6.1-2 and linux-firmware 20160516.80d463b-1 being in stable, wireless works without any additional steps needed.
Thinkbook 13s (Intel)
This laptop requires firmware in order for the soundcard to work. See Advanced Linux Sound Architecture#ALSA firmware.
xf86-video-intel causes Firefox and Chromium to freeze in X11 session. Removing solves the issue.
Lenovo B50-70
- UEFI:
- to be able to disable Secure Boot (necessary for dual boot, not needed for Linux only), you have to switch from "UEFI first" to "UEFI only" (or something like this) in UEFI setup menu; the Secure Boot option appears then on the Security tab
- after UEFI update having Linux and Windows installed, the Linux bootloader ceased to be the default one, UEFI started to load Windows by default and it was impossible to select the Linux one in the UEFI boot menu and in the UEFI setup - reinstalling the bootloader helped; having no access to a boot media that supports UEFI, a solution might be also replacing the Windows EFI bootloader file with a Linux one temporalily, in order to be able to boot Linux from HDD
- for the UEFI update, a Windows OS is needed
- Touchpad:
- Synaptics - works after installing Synaptics drivers from repo, possible to change behaviour (like reaction for double tap) according to your wish
- Video:
- in laptops with dual video card (Intel and ATI) - detects both, Intel is active as a default, not checked if it's possible at all to switch between them
Operation with a HDD caddy
When you install an SSD in the place of the plate HDD drive and you want to have your HDD still inside the laptop, it is possible to install it in the place of the optical drive in a special "HDD caddy". The optical drive is of 9 mm height, but a 9,5 mm caddy (ultra slim) fits in the slot. A caddy with a SATA interface is needed. It is difficult to separate the front bezel from the original optical drive (and opening its case does not help, but brings a danger of making a mess in the opening mechanism; the only option is just to pull the bezel using a bit of force, but you risk breaking the latches).
While the HDD installed instead of the optical drive operates flawlessly in Windows, it was not going to work out of the box in Linux, at least in one case. The kernel tries to establish a connection with the disk, but fails to do it (SATA link down entry in /var/log/messages). The solution is to force a 1.5 Gbps transfer speed (instead of 6 Gbps) by adding a libata.force= kernel parameter. See [4] for details.
Lenovo K450e
After installing Arch Linux and booting, a single beep may be heard. To disable this beep, press F1 during startup, then change Boot Priority to 'UEFI First', as well as enabling 'CSM'.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd
Lenovo 3000 N200
- Sound:
- You may have to append
options snd_hda_intel model=lenovoto/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conffor sound to work.
- You may have to append
Lenovo ThinkPad T430
- Bluetooth (0a5c:21e6 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 [ThinkPad]) appears to be functional, even during standby or hibernation.
Lenovo ThinkPad T440p
- ClickPad: the whole trackpad clicks, and disabling the trackpad using older versions of synclient makes the trackpoint essentially unusable. This has been resolved in newer versions of xf86-input-synaptics.
- See [5] and its previous version, [6].
- Install xf86-input-mtrackAUR for alternative drivers.
- Audio:
- HDMI audio is the default audio output device. Consult the ALSA page for details on changing the default.
- As the X100e/Mini10, it's possible to mute the headset and speaker outputs separately to the master. Muting the speaker output improves bass output on the headset port.
- If the system fails to wake from sleep, it can lose sync with the internal audio card and speakers/headphones may fail to work. In this case, put the system to sleep, and wake it again and audio functionality should be restored.
- The fingerprint sensor is a Validity VFS5011, available in fprint.
- thinkpad_acpi:
- To toggle Fn-Lock, press Fn + Esc, this will toggle the LED on the keyboard. While the Fn LED is on all Fn functionalities work as intended out of the box.
- Controlling the 'glowing I' LED is apparently not possible.
- fan control does not seem to work.
- Graphics and Video:
- With the integrated GPU, xrandr can crash while attaching or detaching displays connected via the dock.
- The built-in miniDisplayPort will sometimes spew I²C issues into the kernel log.
- Hardware video acceleration is highly recommended as it performs significantly better than CPU decoding of large media files.
- The BIOS should not be upgraded past version 1.14, as newer BIOSes cause memory corruption when used with Bumblebee. See Bumblebee GitHub
- Connectivity:
- Bluetooth is extremely fragile. The controller works fine most of the time, but can cause the system to wedge totally on sleep/wake cycles, especially if a connection was active at sleep. Disable the controller using
bluetoothctlbefore sleeping.
- Bluetooth is extremely fragile. The controller works fine most of the time, but can cause the system to wedge totally on sleep/wake cycles, especially if a connection was active at sleep. Disable the controller using
Lenovo ThinkPad T560
- No automatic brightness adjusting when switching power supply battery <-> AC
- Hardware specifications of test device
- CPU: Intel CORE i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz or Intel CORE i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz or Intel CORE i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz
- GPU Primary: Intel HD 520
- GPU Secondary: Nvidia GeForce 940MX or None
- WiFi: Intel 8260
- Ethernet: Intel I219-LM
- Card reader: Realtek RTS522A
Lenovo ThinkPad T580
- Although not officially supported, the fingerprint scanner works with python-validityAUR (tested 14 July 2021 on Linux 5.12.15)
Lenovo S21e-20
- Tested with broadcom-wl-dkms 802.11 wireless driver
- Synaptics touchpad required 3 patches to linux:drivers/hid/hid-rmi.c on 2015-07-26 (bug report, kernel recipe patch). The current 4.3 kernel includes these patches. You will also need to install the xf86-input-synaptics package.
tpacpi-bat
There is an issue with tpacpi-bat not reporting the right value for the stop threshold. This seems to be related to a buggy BIOS and can not be fixed application wise.
See https://github.com/teleshoes/tpacpi-bat/issues/44
ThinkPad Edge E420s Delay with Space Bar
Solution: Update BIOS (at least 1.08).
Lenovo IdeaPad Y700
- The subwoofer does not work out of the box.
- See https://gist.github.com/BXZ/48cd8173807676a1402cf4bc7928c0c0 to get it working.
Thinkpad X260
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Panel Self-Refresh (PSR) can cause the screen to randomly freeze every few minutes. This can be fixed by disabling PSR.
- See https://reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/gu0a8a/ for more details.
Thinkpad T14
- In order to get sound you need to install sof-firmware
- On the AMD version, the internal microphone requires a kernel version of at least 5.8-rc7 with
CONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RENOIR=mandCONFIG_SND_SOC_AMD_RENOIR_MACH=m. 4-pin jack plugs work with a linux kernel of 5.7.