ThinkPad SL Series
This page gives an overview of all ThinkPad SL Series (SL300, SL400, SL500) related topics.
 
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ATTENTION! 
The SL Series-notebooks have IdeaPad firmware, they are not ThinkPads as far as Operating System support (i.e. drivers) are concerned. 
 
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Hardware
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- Works without problems (tested on 2.6.27).
 
  
   
- Graphics Hardware
- integrated Intel X4500HD
- Works without problems (tested on 2.6.27).
 
  
- Discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics
- Unknown, but should work with the proprietary nVidia driver
 
  
   
- Interface ports
- USB
 
- FireWire
- Unknown, but should work.
 
  
   
- Network interfaces
- WLAN
- Intel WiFi Link 5100: Works without problems (iwlagn) (tested on 2.6.27 with 802.11g)
 
- Atheros AR5007EG chipset: ath5k should work since 2.6.27 (but I encountered problems connecting to networks). madwifi with proprietary driver is more reliable. See these instructions. Use script to remove module before suspend/hibernate and reload after resume/thaw.The wireless switch on front of case does work, but the wireless LED doesn't light up.
 
  
- WWAN
- Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5350 (UMTS/HSPA): Detected, but I couldn't make it connect (2.6.27)
 
  
- LAN
- Realtek RTL8111/8168B gigabit ethernet: works (tested at 100Mbit).
 
  
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Integrated chipset: Detected, but not tested (2.6.27)
 
  
   
- ACPI
- Suspend (s2ram)
- Works (2.6.27). For 2.6.26 and earlier, use command "s2ram -f -s".
 
  
- Hibernate (s2disk)
 
- Battery state
- Detected if only battery is used or not. (2.6.27)
 
- Battery stage not very exact / maybe completely wrong (2.6.27). Powertop is more accurate than Gnome battery applet.
 
  
   
- Other stuff
- Fingerprint reader
 
- Webcam
- Detected, seems to work (can stream videos) (2.6.27)
 
  
- HDASP
 
   
- Hotkeys
- Buttons for ThinkCare, Volume up, Volume down, Mute in the upper left corner
- Don't work (2.6.27), no keycode shown in xev.
 
  
- Fn combinations (if keycode exists, then can be made to work by reassigning keys in /etc/Xmodmap)
- SysRq (Fn+F1): Prints screen.
 
- Lock Screen (Fn+F2): No keycode.
 
- ? (Fn+F3): No keycode.
 
- Suspend (Fn+F4): Works. If 2.6.26 or earlier, resumes without screen--press Ctrl+Alt+F1, then Ctrl+Alt+F7.
 
- Volume Mute (Fn+F5): No keycode.
 
- Print Screen (Fn+F6): Works.
 
- LCD/External Monitor (Fn+F7): No effect in Debian Lenny with both screens aways displayed (keycode 214).
 
- TrackPointer/Touchpad (Fn+F8): No keycode
 
- ? (Fn+F9): No keycode
 
- No function (Fn+F10): Same keycode as F10.
 
- Pause (Fn+F11): Works? (keycode 110)
 
- Hibernate (Fn+F12): No keycode
 
- Screen Lock (Fn+Insert): Doesn't work (keycode 78)
 
- Number Lock (Fn+Delete): Works, but the Number Lock LED on right side of keyboard doesn't light up.
 
- Brightness Down (Fn+Home): Inverted--sets screen brightness up (keycode 101). (Patch available: [1])
 
- Brightness Up (Fn+End): Inverted--sets screen brightness down (keycode 212).
 
- ? (Fn+PageUp): Doesn't work (keycode 234)
 
- ? (Fn+PageDown): Doesn't work (keycode 233)
 
- Stop (Fn+UpArrow): No keycode.
 
- Pause/Play  (Fn+DownArrow): No keycode.
 
- Play Previous (Fn+ArrowLeft): No keycode.
 
- Play Next (Fn+ArrowRight): No keycode.
 
  
   
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