Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad L340

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Releases

LMDE 6

Compatibility

Works fine with some minor problems

Description of the hardware

Releases
LMDE 6 Faye (Debian 12.1 Bookworm base) with Kernel 6.12.27+bpo-amd64 (manually upgraded)

Compatibility
Works very well with minor exceptions

Description of the hardware
Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad L340-15IWL (System 81LG)
Desktop Environment: Cinnamon 6.4.8
Display Server: Xorg (Muffin window manager)
Display: Laptop screen and peripherals tested

What works:

External devices including USB peripherals, external HDDs, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, internal speakers, and microphone all work out of the box.

Keyboard and touchpad are fully functional with default drivers.

Manual kernel upgrade to 6.12.27+bpo-amd64 was successful and improved hardware support/stability.

Power management is stable; battery drain is reasonable under normal usage.

Most hardware drivers are included by default in LMDE 6, making setup straightforward.

What doesn’t work / Issues:

Samsung Printer M2070 driver installed by Mint was incorrect; had to install the correct driver manually for full printer functionality from: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/samsung-xpress-sl-m2070-laser-multifunction-printer-series/16450377

I'm not sure about the camera. It turned on but saw a black screen in Cheese.

No major display or peripheral issues noticed so far.

Optional - Notes

Kernel upgrade was done manually since LMDE 6 ships with an older kernel by default; this improved hardware compatibility.