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BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco
Introduction
This is a template for a future guide to running Linux with the BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco laptop. If you have the BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco and are running Linux on it please consider editing this page or adding a comment below with your compatibility details. By contributing you will help other people running this laptop or trying to make a decision on whether to buy it or not.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco specifications page.
| Name | BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco |
| Processor | Intel® Atom™ Processor Z520/Z530 |
| Screen | 11.6” 1366 x 768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 2GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 500GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | Intel® GMA500 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet 802.11 b/g |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco here.
Ubuntu 9.10 works with everything except the Wireless inbuilt card (rt2870)
Debian
Debian 5.0 installs but external usb2ethernet adapter was needed this laptop has a problem loading Debians version of grub. Debian can be upgraded to squeeze via recovery mode then remove grub and install extlinux.
On squeeze kernel 2.6.32-3 the wireless inbuilt card (rt2870) works, also the inbuilt Ethernet card works.
Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the BenQ Joybook Lite U121 Eco works with Linux here.
Discussion
I am using Benq U121, runs fine on xp,7. However 1st time I installed Ubuntu 9.04 and it worked fine, however it refused to work. Then I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and found sound issues, everything I play (mp3,flv,avi,mpeg) or videos on youtube.com plays in fast forward. Checked the internal hardware, found everything fine, seems issues with the ubuntu package. My recommendations for LInux Ubuntu latest version will be wait for some time so that the bugs can be removed and it can work.
Hello all, I have had problems trying to install the GMA500 drivers in Debian, I could only find ubuntu packages/sources and tutorials for GMA500. So I tried installing ubuntu lucid (10.04) and ran this script poulsbo_lucid.sh from this howto but the screen shows funny random squares upon loading kdm then the system locks up. If someone could please help me install GMA500 drivers on Debian your help would be much appreciated.
Hi Brento,
Chk this out
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsVideoCardsPoulsbo
Ive finally done with lubuntu, which ran wifi too in the first attempt. It ran lubuntu ran well till date without any bugs.
Whereas, in Win XP and 7, Ive got lots of issues ie., BSODs.
that was due to the GMA 500 drivers which i figured out lately.
Do u have any solution to that in windows?
Regards,
Deepak