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Last updated: February 8, 2007
General Hardware Specifications:
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Hardware Components |
Status under Linux |
Notes |
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AMD 1.6GHz Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 256 x2 cache |
Works |
Must use or build an SMP kernel to get full use of both cores. |
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15.4” Ultrabright WXGA TFT screen |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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ATI Radeon Xpress 1150M (Radeon Xpress 200M) |
Works |
Radeon xorg driver, or Download the ATI proprietary driver for Accelerated graphics. |
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1024MB DDR2 Dual Channel (2x 512Meg Dimms) |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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120 GB PATA Hard Drive |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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Built in High Definition Audio |
Works with issues |
Not fully supported, must pass probe_mask=1 when loading the module. |
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Integrated Network Card |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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Internal 56k Modem |
untested |
Not tested, no use for a modem. |
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Double Layer DVD+/-RW drive |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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Internal BCM4311 WiFi card |
Works |
Use ndiswrapper and firmware for this card on a 64bit OS. |
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TI 5 in 1 Multimedia Card Reader |
Does not work. |
No success making this device work, however there are reports of it working elsewhere. |
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IEEE 1394 FireWire port |
Works (Untested) |
No special procedure required during installation, no hardware to test. |
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USB/USB2 ports |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
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Cardbus/PCMCIA |
Works |
No special procedure required during installation. |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.20
Basic Installation of SLAMD64 11:
I choose to use Slamd4 11 due to its similarities to Slackware Linux 11.
You can download Slamd64 from http://slamd64.com
Installation was as easy as any slackware based installation can be.
Downloading and compiling kernel 2.6.20 was done as a personal preference.
Issues:
The sound card is not fully supported. alsactl does not properly restore settings, not all functionality is available with this card.
The TI 5 in 1 card reader does not yet work.
Configuration Files
You will need to edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to use the correct driver and/or maximum resolution (1280x768).
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