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Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 (AMD) 14""
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Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 6 (AMD) 14''

All the bellow tests are performed in Pop!_OS 21.04 Except the Gnome Power Manager UI Options that needed Gnome 40, for this I used Fedora 34. Pop!_OS Should have Gnome 40 when 21.10 releases.

Working

  • Wifi (Needs manual driver install https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89)
  • Battery Conservation Mode (When enabled laptop charges until 60%, this can be enabled/disabled using TLP 1.4 BETA)
  • CPU Temp Sensors (Only 1 temp1, same on Windows)
  • "Windows" Hello like function works (Need to install howdy and do the basic configuration)
  • FN buttons for Volume, Brightness, Airplane Mode, Mute,etc
  • Hardware Power Profiles When this profiles are changed. it's the same as if you changed then in the BIOS (They supposed to work on 5.12 and later according to this article) I installed the latest availabe at the time kernel 5.13.13. On Gnome 40, you need to install power-profiles-daemon and gnome-power-manager, then you can see the options in the Settings > Power. On terminal you can view the available options with cat /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile_choices and change the profile with echo performance | sudo tee /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile. Change performance with the choice you want.
  • Nvidia MX450 is recognized and working
  • Suspend (Works with kernel 5.13, it could work with 5.12 but I didn't try) BUT, after you wake laptop again it shows your desktop for a second then goes to lock screen. Also, after 1st suspend when you lock screen to suspends again for few seconds then goes to lock screen. It's a bit clunky for now, but it might be only on Pop!_OS.
  • AX210 Wifi Card is working out of the box, used it replace the stock one to avoid needing to build the driver at each kernel upgrade

Don't work (At least I couldn't figure it out)

  • Refresh rate of built-in screen is locked at 90hz. No option to change to 60hz (for better battery life). Neither Gnome Settings or xrandr have the option
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