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As of Oct 1, 2009 with Fedora 9 and kernel-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.x86_64.
 
As of Oct 1, 2009 with Fedora 9 and kernel-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.x86_64.
  
* thinkpad_acpi does not work yet
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* No Linux drivers for the IdeaPad-specific functionality exists.
 
* Brighness control does not work well, something is interacting rather badly with the brightness control in gnome/hal, so the brightness control is rather erratic
 
* Brighness control does not work well, something is interacting rather badly with the brightness control in gnome/hal, so the brightness control is rather erratic
 
* Intel 5100AGN Wifi does not work (but according to [http://intellinuxwireless.org/] support is coming soon.
 
* Intel 5100AGN Wifi does not work (but according to [http://intellinuxwireless.org/] support is coming soon.
 
* The ethernet port acts up a bit and sometimes does not work at all and usually fails to run at 1000 MBit.
 
* The ethernet port acts up a bit and sometimes does not work at all and usually fails to run at 1000 MBit.

Revision as of 17:58, 14 October 2008

ThinkPad iSeries SL300

This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad SL300 related topics.

ATTENTION!
The SL300 has IdeaPad firmware, it is not a ThinkPad as far as Operating System support (i.e. drivers) are concerned.

Features

  • Intel Core2Duo
  • One of the following:
    • Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD
    • Discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics
  • 13.3" TFT display with 1280×800 (WXGA)
  • ExpressCard
  • IEEE1394 FireWire
  • 3+ USB ports
  • Optional Blu-ray drive
  • WWAN / WiMAX / WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS

More information

Issues

As of Oct 1, 2009 with Fedora 9 and kernel-2.6.26.3-29.fc9.x86_64.

  • No Linux drivers for the IdeaPad-specific functionality exists.
  • Brighness control does not work well, something is interacting rather badly with the brightness control in gnome/hal, so the brightness control is rather erratic
  • Intel 5100AGN Wifi does not work (but according to [1] support is coming soon.
  • The ethernet port acts up a bit and sometimes does not work at all and usually fails to run at 1000 MBit.