![]() ![]() These risks should be taken into account when choosing the computer to buy, ideally by testing the computer with a live USB / DVD of the Linux distro, or at least by reading user forums (Linux Mint, Ubuntu, computer brand forums) to check if somebody has already been successful in using a Linux distro on this computer.Īt the opposite, on old beasts, problems have been solved. So, buying a brand-new computer, with recent design and components, not designed for Linux, with no support for Linux by the manufacturer, includes some risks that Linux will not correctly work. This is not the case of Lenovo only: very few computer brands, such as DELL, do support Linux. No Linux drivers are available for any of their computers. I DO appreciate all the effort made by those who support Linux but raise this matter in the hope that a solution might be found for not just my benefit but for the benefit of others too. (I really only have Windows in case the kids need it for specific packages or assignments or games). I LOVE Mint 20 and it is my operating system of choice. BUT, it would be good to find out just which driver comes pre-installed for the Windows system on my computer so I can try to find where I can install that same driver under Mint.Īny suggestions as to how I might do this would be greatly appreciated. Lenovo seems notoriously difficult to contact and in any case, they have my money so probably not really interested in supporting clients running Linux. I have also loaded and selected the latest Mint kernel but that made no difference either. I have tried installing a synaptics driver but to no avail. BUT, if I take my laptop away from home I always remove the USB dongle as it can snag on my laptop bag so I have to remember to take A CORDED MOUSE or I am 'dead in the water'. I have overcome my 'dead' touchpad glitch by using a Logitech wireless keyboard / mouse (via a USB dongle). ![]() My Lenovo runs in dual boot machine so I can access either Windows OR Linux, I DO NOT want to run a virtual machine. BUT, the touchpad works just fine under Windows (obviously it would or they wouldnt sel any computers) my Lenovo Ideapad Slim3 touchpad will NOT WORK AT ALL under Mint or UNDER OTHER Linux distros such as MX Linux and I had hoped the incompatibility issue might have been identified and solved by now. I have a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3 which I purchased around 2020. I tried to run Ubuntu live install and the keyboard is not working in there as well.Īlso, inside grub cmd line the keyboard works fine which is very interesting. I did a few tweaks and now the touchpad works.Īfter reading this post: viewtopic.php?t=286484 P.S.S: On the fresh Linux Mint install, apparently, I don't have the network driver as well as I can't connect to any Wi-Fi.ĭoes anyone know what might be the problem? P.S: I installed windows and the keyboard works fine. So now, I'm sitting here growing white hair trying to figure out what might be the problem. ![]() But, it didn't work after install either. So, I conected a wireless usb and used the on screen keyboard to finish the installation of Linux mint thinking that maybe it's a live install problem. The keyboard, after multiple keystrokes on a key, gets stuck on that letter and will spam it until I press multiple times on another key. I tried to install Linux mint 21 Cinnamon edition and while in live install I couldn't manage to use neither the keyboard nor the touchpad. Short story: 2 days ago I bought a new laptop(Lenovo ideapad 5 pro - with Ryzen 7 6800HS). ![]()
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