Lenovo Yoga Slim 6 (14APU8)
| Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 0bda:5852 |
Yes |
| Webcam | 13d3:52a1 |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi | 10ec:c852 |
Yes |
| GPU | 1002:15bf |
Yes |
| Touchpad | 06cb:cef5 |
Yes |
| Keyboard | Yes | |
| TPM | 1022:15c7 |
Yes |
| Speakers |
1002:1640, 1022:15e3
|
Yes |
| Microphone | 1022:15e2 |
Yes |
| NVMe SSD | 1344:5411 |
Yes |
| USB4/Thunderbolt | 1022:1668 |
Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Untested |
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 6 (14APU8) is a premium 14″ ultrabook featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor with integrated Radeon 780M graphics, a 1920×1200 16:10 OLED display with 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, and 16 GiB of LPDDR5 memory. It supports USB4/Thunderbolt, DisplayPort over USB-C, and modern audio/video streaming capabilities. The system is well-supported under Linux with minimal configuration.
Installation
The system boots and installs without special parameters.
The Realtek RTL8852CE Wi-Fi chipset works with the rtw89_8852ce module included in linux-firmware-realtek.
The AMDGPU works with the linux-firmware-amdgpu and linux-firmware-other.
The Microcode for AMD processors are included with amd-ucode.
For a complete installation guide, see the Installation guide.
Accessibility
The UEFI firmware is fully keyboard navigable with clear visual contrast and provides hardware indicators for mute, power, and charging states.
Firmware
This system supports Secure Boot and firmware updates via fwupd.
$ fwupdmgr refresh $ fwupdmgr get-updates
Recommended UEFI settings:
- Disable Fast Boot for compatibility
- Enable USB Boot if needed
- Hotkey mode enabled by default (
F1–F12as media keys)
Display
HDR works under Wayland (see HDR monitor support), for scaling and font adjustments, see HiDPI.
Storage
NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD is supported without additional configuration. TRIM is enabled by default; see Solid state drive#TRIM.
TPM
The firmware TPM 2.0 works with Trusted Platform Module and can be used with full disk encryption via systemd-cryptenroll.
Function keys
The 79-key backlit keyboard has three brightness levels. The laptop function keys generate media functions without holding Fn by default. To access traditional F1-F12 functions, hold Fn+F1 through Fn+F12 or use Fn+Esc to toggle function keys and media key mode.
| Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect | Key code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F1
|
Yes | Yes | Mute/Unmute audio |
XF86AudioMute
|
F2
|
Yes | Yes | Volume down |
XF86AudioLowerVolume
|
F3
|
Yes | Yes | Volume up |
XF86AudioRaiseVolume
|
F4
|
Yes | Yes | Microphone mute toggle |
XF86AudioMicMute
|
F5
|
Yes | Yes | Brightness down |
XF86MonBrightnessDown
|
F6
|
Yes | Yes | Brightness up |
XF86MonBrightnessUp
|
F7
|
Yes | Yes | External display toggle |
Super_L+p
|
F8
|
Yes | Yes | Wi-Fi toggle |
XF86RFKill
|
F9
|
Yes | Yes | Settings/Configuration |
Super_L+i
|
F10
|
Yes | Yes | Screen lock |
Super_L (incomplete sequence)
|
F11
|
Yes | Yes | Menu/Applications |
Complex key sequence
|
F12
|
Yes | Yes | Calculator |
XF86Calculator
|
Fn+Esc
|
Yes | No | Toggle Fn key behavior | Hardware level |
Fn+Space
|
Yes | No | Keyboard backlight toggle | Hardware level |
- The key is visible to
wevand similar tools. - The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function.
Fn key behavior can be inverted using Fn+Esc or changed in UEFI settings under "Hotkey Mode".Touchpad
Synaptics touchpad works with libinput, supporting multi-touch gestures, palm rejection, tap-to-click, and clickpad zones.