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differences in the entry: vendor
Lenovo
differences in the entry: model name
G50-45 80E30181US
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
yes
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2014
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
debian_9,debian_10,parabola,trisquel_8_0
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
D-bronze
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
4.4.0-119-generic,4.9.0-9-amd64
differences in the entry: video card model
AMD A8-6410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
not-specified yes_without_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
yes
differences in the entry: Description
[h1]Booting[/h1]
[p]I tried multiple free distros, with mixed results.[/p]
[h2]Booted, could run GUI[/h2]
[list]
[*]Debian 9.9.0 (kernel 4.9.0-9-amd64)[/*]
[*]Trisquel 8.0 (kernel 4.4.0-119-generic)[/*]
[/list]
[h2]Booted, could not run GUI[/h2]
[list]
[*]Debian 10.6.0 (kernel 4.19.0-11-amd64)[/*]
[/list]
[h2]Did not boot[/h2]
[list]
[*]Dragora 3.0-beta-1 (kernel 4.19.79-gnu)[/*]
[*]Hyperbola Milky Way v0.3.1 (kernel 4.9.210-gnu-1-lts)[/*]
[*]Parabola (kernels 5.1.6_gnu and 5.7.10)[/*]
[*]PureOS 9.0 (kernel 4.19.0-9-amd)[/*]
[/list]
[h1]WiFi[/h1]
[p]Internal wifi card does not work with free software.[/p]
[p]Based on [a]https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-B-and-G-Series-Notebooks/LENOVO-G50-45-wifi-upgrade-to-intel-8265-is-impossible-i-want-a/td-p/3570054|this Lenovo forum thread[/a], it seems the G50-45's BIOS prevents unapproved wifi cards.[/p]
[h1]Video Card and Display[/h1]
[p](Tested on live Trisquel 8.0, kernel 4.4.0-119-generic)[/p]
[code]
$ glxinfo | grep rendering
direct rendering: Yes
[/code]
[p]glxgears runs at about 295 FPS, and htop shows all 4 CPU cores spiking up to ~80% when using glxgears.[/p]
[p]HDMI and VGA outputs do not work. Display settings show Monitor: Unknown and cannot change resolution from 1366x768. Brightness cannot be reduced from 100%. As the screen is very bright, this may present a major usability issue to some users, and it drains the battery quickly.[/p]
[p]GPU/display performance is poor. Video playback (in VLC) is buggy and lags sometimes. The image is low-quality as it has too much pixelation. SuperTuxKart at lowest rendering settings runs [i]far[/i] too slowly to be playable.[/p]
[h1]Other[/h1]
[p]Internal Bluetooth card does not work.[/p]
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