Boot
Secure Boot is enabled in the latest Lenovo laptops and Arch Linux installer is not included in the "Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI Certificate" so you need to disable Secure Boot if you want to install Arch Linux on this laptop.
Function keys
Most of function keys work out of the box.
Special Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Fn |
Yes | Yes | XF86WakeUp |
Fn+F1 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioMute |
Fn+F2 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioLowerVolume |
Fn+F3 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioRaiseVolume |
Fn+F4 |
Yes | Yes | XF86AudioMicMute |
Fn+F5 |
Yes | Yes | XF86MonBrightnessDown |
Fn+F6 |
Yes | Yes | XF86MonBrightnessUp |
Fn+F7 |
Yes | Yes | XF86Display |
Fn+F8 |
Yes | Yes | XF86WLAN |
Fn+F9 |
Yes | Yes | XF86Messenger |
Fn+F10 |
Yes | Yes | (XF86PickupPhone) not supported |
Fn+F11 |
Yes | Yes | (XF86HangupPhone) not supported |
Fn+F12 |
Yes | Yes | XF86Favorites |
Fn+Space |
No | Yes | Cycle Keyboard Backlight |
Fn+Escape |
No | Yes | Function Lock |
- The key is visible to
xev
and similar tools - The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
Finger reader
Fingerprint reader is supported under Linux (AUR) but others said it doesn't.