Lenovo 3000-N100 with CentOS-5
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1. The Laptop
- Manufacturer: Lenovo
- Model: 3000 N100 0768-2CU
- CPU: Intel Core Duo T2400(1.83GHz) - appears as 2 CPSs
- RAM: 1.5GB
- Hard drive capacity: 100GB
Video: 15.4" Wide SXGA+, NVidia GeForce Go 7300
Network: Intel IPW3945 WiFi IEEE802.11g, Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) Ethernet
Other: 4 USB 2.0 ports, mini connector Ricoh FireWire (IEEE 1394), Bluetooth, External VGA
2. Hardware
lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1) 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) 05:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 05:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 05:06.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller 05:06.1 Class 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19) 05:06.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 01) 05:06.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a) 05:06.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
- CD/DVD read: OK
- CD/DVD write: OK - using k3b
- LAN: OK
- Wireless: IPW3945 OK - using RPMforge packages:
- dkms-ipw3945-1.2.1-1.nodist.rf
- ipw3945d-1.7.22-4.nodist.rf
- ipw3945-firmware-1.14.2-1.nodist.rf
- Wireless update for CentOS 5.3: Use iwl3945 driver in standard kernel with RPMforge firmware package
- iwl3945-firmware-15.28.1.8-2.nodist.rf
- Sound: OK - need to enable "External Amplifier" in mixer.
- Video: OK with nVidia packages from ATrpms.
- USB: OK
- Firewire: OK
Bluetooth: Works (configuration for GPS reciever & Palm Sync has been problematic).
- Media card reader: OK
- Touchpad or other pointing device: OK - use ksynaptics to disable annoying "click-on-touch" Tapping feature.
- Accelerator buttons (music, DVD, web, other): Not used.
- Adaptive CPU speed: OK
- Sense battery level: OK
- Suspend (manual): Don't use.
- Suspend (close lid): Disabled.
3. Additional information
Using WPA-PSK/TKIP with wpa_supplicant for IPW3945 WiFi. NetworkManager is problematic. Using wicd built from wicd-1.3.1-3.src.rpm per advice on BZ #0001860
CentOS 5.3 update - forget wicd - WPA-PSK/TKIP works with NetworkManager now.
4. Comments
Works well with CentOS-5.2 (Now using fresh 5.3 install). Has also run Mandriva One 2006.1 0.3, Fedora 5/6/7/8 with spotty results. Currently multi-boot with Windows XP (rarely used except by progeny), and Fedora/Omega 10.
Internal speakers are poor. Good sound with external speakers or headphones. Sound controls above keyboard do not work.