Lenovo Legion Y520 15IKBN
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The Lenovo Legion Y520 15IKBN is a thin and light 15.6-inch workstation/multimedia laptop from Lenovo's 2017 Legion lineup. The laptop has a solid build, a good keyboard and a nice 15-inch 1920x1080 Full HD IPS display with LED backlighting and anti-glare coating. Once properly configured, all parts of the laptop are Linux friendly.
Hardware
Standard
| Device | Make/model | Status | Vendor ID / Product ID | Kernel driver(s) | Kernel version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ | Works | N/A | N/A | 5.7.10 | |
| GPU | Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 | Works | 8086:591b | i915 | 5.7.10 | |
| SSD | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961 | Works | 144d:a804 | nvme | 5.7.10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 | Works | 8086:24fd | iwlwifi | 5.7.10 | |
| Audio | Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller | Works | 8086:a171 | snd_hda_intel | 5.7.10 | |
| Touchpad | N/A | Works | N/A | N/A | 5.7.10 | |
| SD Card Reader | O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller | Works | 1217:8621 | sdhci-pci | 5.7.10 |
root #lscpuArchitecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
Address sizes: 39 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
CPU(s): 8
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-7
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 4
Socket(s): 1
NUMA node(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 158
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
Stepping: 9
CPU MHz: 3500.752
CPU max MHz: 3800.0000
CPU min MHz: 800.0000
BogoMIPS: 5599.85
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 128 KiB
L1i cache: 128 KiB
L2 cache: 1 MiB
L3 cache: 6 MiB
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-7
Vulnerability Itlb multihit: Processor vulnerable
Vulnerability L1tf: Mitigation; PTE Inversion
Vulnerability Mds: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT vulnerable
Vulnerability Meltdown: Mitigation; PTI
Vulnerability Spec store bypass: Vulnerable
Vulnerability Spectre v1: Mitigation; usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Vulnerability Spectre v2: Mitigation; Full generic retpoline, STIBP disabled, RSB filling
Vulnerability Srbds: Vulnerable: No microcode
Vulnerability Tsx async abort: Not affected
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2
ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc art arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology no
nstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pc
id sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch
cpuid_fault invpcid_single pti tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2
smep bmi2 erms invpcid mpx rdseed adx smap clflushopt intel_pt xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves dtherm ida ar
at pln pts hwp hwp_notify hwp_act_window hwp_epp
root #lspci -nnk00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:5910] (rev 05) Subsystem: Lenovo Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [17aa:3804] Kernel driver in use: skl_uncore 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor PCIe Controller (x16) [8086:1901] (rev 05) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 [8086:591b] (rev 04) Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 630 [17aa:39fc] Kernel driver in use: i915 Kernel modules: i915 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [17aa:381d] Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd Kernel modules: xhci_pci 00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem [17aa:3805] Kernel driver in use: intel_pch_thermal Kernel modules: intel_pch_thermal 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller [17aa:381e] Kernel driver in use: mei_me Kernel modules: mei_me 00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation HM170/QM170 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [8086:a103] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo HM170/QM170 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] [17aa:3803] Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #2 [8086:a111] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 [8086:a112] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:a113] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM175 Chipset LPC/eSPI Controller [8086:a152] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo HM175 Chipset LPC/eSPI Controller [17aa:3803] 00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller [8086:a121] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family Power Management Controller [17aa:3819] 00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation CM238 HD Audio Controller [8086:a171] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo CM238 HD Audio Controller [17aa:3803] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus [8086:a123] (rev 31) Subsystem: Lenovo 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family SMBus [17aa:3817] Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus Kernel modules: i2c_i801 02:00.0 SD Host controller [0805]: O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller [1217:8621] (rev 01) Subsystem: Lenovo SD/MMC Card Reader Controller [17aa:381f] Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci Kernel modules: sdhci_pci 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 [8086:24fd] (rev 78) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 [8086:1010] Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi Kernel modules: iwlwifi 04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 10) Subsystem: Lenovo RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [17aa:3884] Kernel driver in use: r8169 Kernel modules: r8169 05:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961 [144d:a804] Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961 [144d:a801] Kernel driver in use: nvme Kernel modules: nvme
root #lsusbBus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b57e Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd EasyCamera Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root #lsinput0: 0000:0005 HOST PNP0C0D/button/i Lid Switch SW 1: 0000:0001 HOST PNP0C0C/button/i Power Button KEY 2: 0000:0001 HOST LNXPWRBN/button/ Power Button KEY 3: 0001:0001 I8042 isa0060/serio0/i AT Translated Set 2 keyb KEY MSC LED 8: 0000:0006 HOST LNXVIDEO/video/i Video Bus KEY 9: 04f2:b57e USB usb-0000:00:14.0 EasyCamera: EasyCamera KEY 10: 0002:000e I8042 isa0060/serio1/i ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad KEY ABS
Installation
Firmware
root #emerge --ask sys-firmware/intel-microcodeKernel
KERNEL CPU (kernel 5.7.10):
Processor type and features --->
[*] Symmetric multi-processing support
Processor family () --->
(X) Core 2/newer Xeon
(8) Maximum number of CPUs
-*- MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support
KERNEL SSD:
Device Drivers --->
NVME Support --->
<*> NVM Express block device
[*] NVMe multipath support
[*] NVMe hardware monitoring
< > NVM Express over Fabrics FC host driver
< > NVM Express over Fabrics TCP host driver
KERNEL Sound:
Device Drivers --->
<*> Sound card support --->
<*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
HD-Audio --->
<*> HD Audio PCI
[*] Build hwdep interface for HD-audio driver
[ ] Allow dynamic codec reconfiguration
[ ] Support digital beep via input layer
[ ] Support initialization patch loading for HD-audio
<*> Build Realtek HD-audio codec support
< > Build Analog Device HD-audio codec support
< > Build IDT/Sigmatel HD-audio codec support
< > Build VIA HD-audio codec support
<*> Build HDMI/DisplayPort HD-audio codec support
< > Build Cirrus Logic codec support
< > Build Conexant HD-audio codec support
< > Build Creative CA0110-IBG codec support
< > Build Creative CA0132 codec support
< > Build C-Media HD-audio codec support
< > Build Silicon Labs 3054 HD-modem codec support
-*- Enable generic HD-audio codec parser
(0) Default time-out for HD-audio power-save mode
KERNEL USB:
Device Drivers --->
[*] USB support --->
{*} Support for Host-side USB
[*] PCI based USB host interface
[*] USB announce new devices
*** Miscellaneous USB options ***
[*] Enable USB persist by default
<*> xHCI HCD (USB 3.0) support
[ ] xHCI support for debug capability
<*> Generic xHCI driver for a platform device
<*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support
[ ] Root Hub Transaction Translators
[*] Improved Transaction Translator scheduling
Emerge
FILE
/etc/portage/make.conf# Obtained via cpuinfo2cpuflags (Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ)
CPU_FLAGS_X86="aes avx avx2 f16c fma3 mmx mmxext pclmul popcnt rdrand sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3"
# Quad-core with enabled Hyper-Threading technology - 8 logical processors
MAKEOPTS="-j8"
# Intel GMA Gen 9.5 - Kaby Lake
VIDEO_CARDS="intel i965 iris"
INPUT_DEVICES="libinput"