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# Lenovo V15 G2-ALC

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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
Touchpad | `04f3:31be` | Yes
Keyboard |  | Yes
GPU (amdgpu) | `1002:164c` | Yes
Webcam | `5986:2137` | Yes
Ethernet | `10ec:8168` | Yes
Bluetooth | `0cf3:e300` | Yes
Audio | `1022:15e3` | Yes
Wi-Fi | `168c:003e` | Yes
Microphone |  | Yes
TPM |  | Untested

## Installation

Wi-Fi and possibly Bluetooth are blocked by rfkill(8), you can enable them by running `rfkill unblock all`.

As mentioned in the Installation guide too, Secure Boot should be disabled from BIOS while installing Arch Linux.

## Firmware

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### fwupd

fwupd is supported on this device.

### Journalctl warnings

#### PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled

Following warning message gets logged to journalctl(1) despite all the ports are working:

    PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp

If you do not want to see this message, add `i8042.nopnp` to your kernel parameters.

#### Failed to load regulatory.db

Regulatory domain related warning message can be fixed by installing wireless-regdb from official repositories:

    kernel: platform regulatory.0: Direct firmware load for regulatory.db failed with error -2
    kernel: cfg80211: failed to load regulatory.db

## Function Keys

Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect
--- | --- | --- | ---
`Fn+Esc` | Yes | Yes | Toggles Fn lock
`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 | Inputs `Super+p`3
`Fn+F8` | Yes | Yes | `XF86RFKill`
`Fn+F9` | No | Yes | Unknown
`Fn+F10` | No | Yes | Unknown
`Fn+F11` | No | Yes | Unknown
`Fn+F12` | Yes | Yes | `XF86Calculator`
`Fn+Insert` | No | Yes | Unknown
`Fn+Print` | Yes | Yes | Inputs `Super+Shift+s`4
`Fn+Left` | Yes | Yes | `Home`
`Fn+Right` | Yes | Yes | `End`
`Fn+Up` | Yes | Yes | `Prior`
`Fn+Down` | Yes | Yes | `Next`
`Fn+Q` | Yes | No | `XF86Launch4`5
`Fn+I` | Yes | No | `Insert`
`Fn+P` | Yes | No | `Pause`
`Fn+S` | Yes | No | `Print`
`Fn+K` | Yes | No | `Scroll_Lock`
`Fn+B` | Yes | No | Inputs `Ctrl+Break`

1. The key is visible to `xev` and similar tools.
2. The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function
3. Default shortcut for opening "project" (as in projector) menu on Windows
4. Default shortcut for capturing screenshots on Windows
5. Default shortcut for changing power mode on Windows

## Known Issues

### Touchpad acceleration speed drops randomly

This issue happens while charging the machine. It is currently unsolved but you can try to;

1. Not use your device on charging,
2. Use an external mouse,

until a proper solution is found. Follow this forum thread and this GitLab issue for updates.

## See also

- Official manuals: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/lenovo-v-series-laptops/v15-g2-alc/documentation/doc_userguide
- Linux Hardware: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=ff8e890649

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