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DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

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Models covered
G550

Sub-models (2958) options :
Video card (VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
- Screen size (15"')
- Wireless card Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
- Disk 232.9GB and Ram size 2GB(default), optical device DVDRW

Overall Status

Core Components

[ATTACH]

Boot Standard Kernel:

{OK}

LAN network card:

{OK}

Detect CD/DVD:

{OK}

Detect hard drives:

{OK}

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling

{OK}

Hibernation

{OK}

Sleep / Suspend

{OK}

Xorg

{OK}

- OpenGL

{OK}

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)

{OK}

Switch to External Screen

[?] Don't have cables to test this

Mouse

- Built-in (Trackpoint)

[-]

- Built-in (Touchpad)

{OK}

Modem

[?]

Wireless/Wifi

X-(

Keyboard's Hotkeys

{OK}

Legend :
{OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Configuration Required; X-( = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Note

Configuration

Display

works out of the box, no xorg.conf generated to show
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)

Audio

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) works out of box

Mouse

just works

Power Management

Just works

WiFi

Modem

Webcam

Works with squeeze (6.x) doesn't work with wheezy (7.x) when tested with cheese

System Summary

lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a00]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0a <?>
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a02]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 48
        Memory at f4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3
        Kernel driver in use: i915

00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a43] (rev 09)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a02]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at f4400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 3

00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a09]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0a]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
        I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0b]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0c]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        Memory at f4805800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
        Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0d]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 47
        Memory at f4800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00006000-00006fff
        Memory behind bridge: c0d00000-c0efffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0f00000-00000000c10fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0e]
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00005000-00005fff
        Memory behind bridge: c0900000-c0afffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0b00000-00000000c0cfffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a0f]
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff
        Memory behind bridge: f4500000-f45fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0700000-00000000c08fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a10]
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:2946] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
        Memory behind bridge: f0000000-f3ffffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f6000000-00000000f7ffffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a11]
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 [8086:294a] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
        I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
        Memory behind bridge: c0200000-c06fffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f4900000-00000000f49fffff
        Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a13]
        Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [180] Root Complex Link
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a14]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
        I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a15]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at 18a0 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a16]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at 18c0 [size=32]
        Capabilities: [50] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd

00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a17]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
        Memory at f4805c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=00a0
        Capabilities: [98] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd

00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
        Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:383f]

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller [8086:2919] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a19]
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>

00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801IBM/IEM (ICH9M/ICH9M-E) 4 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:2929] (rev 03) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a1a]
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 46
        I/O ports at 1818 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 180c [size=4]
        I/O ports at 1810 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 1808 [size=4]
        I/O ports at 18e0 [size=32]
        Memory at f4805000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/16 Maskable- 64bit-
        Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [a8] SATA HBA v1.0
        Capabilities: [b0] PCI Advanced Features
        Kernel driver in use: ahci

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a1d]
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 19
        Memory at c0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        I/O ports at 1c00 [size=32]

00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem [8086:2932] (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3a1f]
        Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 10
        Memory at f4804000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3

04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:04b5]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        Memory at f4500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
        Capabilities: [e8] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 82-99-82-ff-ff-e4-00-26
        Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
        Kernel driver in use: wl

07:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:392e]
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
        I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
        Memory at f4910000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Memory at f4900000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
        [virtual] Expansion ROM at f4920000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
        Capabilities: [ac] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
        Capabilities: [cc] Vital Product Data
        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 01-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
        Kernel driver in use: r8169

lsusb

lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null 

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 EHCI Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 UHCI Host Controller
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceProtocol         0 Full speed (or root) hub
  iProduct                2 EHCI Host Controller
Bus 008 Device 002: ID 090c:37b1 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.)
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  iProduct                2 Lenovo EasyCamera
      (Bus Powered)
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  (Bus Powered)

USB Host controllers entries (without OHCI, UHCI, EHCI) are removed too.

Resources

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

  • [get | view] (2013-01-14 18:05:16, 7.9 KB) [[attachment:dmidecode.wheezy.lenovo_g550.txt]]
  • [get | view] (2013-01-14 18:05:45, 4.3 KB) [[attachment:lsmod.wheezy.lenovo_g550.txt]]
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Broadcom BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM43227, BCM43228 devices (wl)

Credits

written and tested by DickThomas