Difference between revisions of "Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Lenovo Thinkpad x230"

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I [https://www.greenpanda.de/ recently bought a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad x230], which came with Windows 10.
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= Technical data =
  
Of course I had to install Linux.
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List of technical details regarding my x230. There are different models out there, which differ in CPU, memory, display-specs and extra components (card-readers, fingerprint-readers, disk drivers, UMTS-radios, etc.).
  
== Installation ==
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{| width="90%" align="center"
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|- valign="top"
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| colspan="3" | '''Lenovo Thinkpad x230'''
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|-  valign="top"
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| rowspan="11" |[[Image:x230.jpg|left|[[help:contents|Lenovo x230 Notebook]]]]
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| '''CPU'''
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| Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB Cache)
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|- valign="top"
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| '''Chipset'''
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| Intel QM77 Express
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|-  valign="top"
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| '''BIOS'''
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| --
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| '''Memory'''
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| 8 GB RAM PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3
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|-  valign="top"
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| '''Graphics'''
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| Intel HD 4000
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|- valign="top"
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| '''Display'''
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| 1366x768, LED backlight
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|-  valign="top"
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| '''Harddisk'''
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| 256 GB SSD
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|- valign="top"
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| '''Connections'''
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* 1x Audio-In/Out kombiniert
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* miniDisplayport
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* VGA
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* 2x USB 3.0
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* 1x USB 2.0 powered
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* Gigabit-Ethernet, Intel
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|}
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== Installation: Things which... ==
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=== ...work out of the box ===
  
 
Downright boring. Installation of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop 64 bit from an USB-stick. Everything obvious (graphics, touchpad, display, WiFi) works right out of the box.
 
Downright boring. Installation of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop 64 bit from an USB-stick. Everything obvious (graphics, touchpad, display, WiFi) works right out of the box.
  
== Optimizing Power Save ==
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=== ...work with tweaking ===
 
 
 
Despite ordering a new 48 Wh replacement battery from Sanyo, the laptop drains a full battery quite fast if running Ubuntu 16.04 (as most Linux distros do without power optimization).
 
Despite ordering a new 48 Wh replacement battery from Sanyo, the laptop drains a full battery quite fast if running Ubuntu 16.04 (as most Linux distros do without power optimization).
  
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See how this improves runtime.
 
See how this improves runtime.
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=== ...don't work ===
  
 
More to come.
 
More to come.
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== Recommendation ==
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Buy.

Revision as of 18:57, 14 May 2017

Technical data

List of technical details regarding my x230. There are different models out there, which differ in CPU, memory, display-specs and extra components (card-readers, fingerprint-readers, disk drivers, UMTS-radios, etc.).

Lenovo Thinkpad x230
Lenovo x230 Notebook
CPU Intel Core i5-3320M (2.60 GHz, 3MB Cache)
Chipset Intel QM77 Express
BIOS --
Memory 8 GB RAM PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD 4000
Display 1366x768, LED backlight
Harddisk 256 GB SSD
Connections
  • 1x Audio-In/Out kombiniert
  • miniDisplayport
  • VGA
  • 2x USB 3.0
  • 1x USB 2.0 powered
  • Gigabit-Ethernet, Intel

Installation: Things which...

...work out of the box

Downright boring. Installation of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop 64 bit from an USB-stick. Everything obvious (graphics, touchpad, display, WiFi) works right out of the box.

...work with tweaking

Despite ordering a new 48 Wh replacement battery from Sanyo, the laptop drains a full battery quite fast if running Ubuntu 16.04 (as most Linux distros do without power optimization).

Checking the battery with

upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0

reveals, that the battery is OK as advertised.

See http://thinkwiki.de/TLP_-_Linux_Stromsparen (in german, but it is only about TLP) for some hints specifically geared towards Thinkpads:

tl;dr:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linrunner/tlp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tp-smapi-dkms acpi-call-dkms
service tlp start

See how this improves runtime.


...don't work

More to come.

Recommendation

Buy.