Toshiba Satellite L870

Introduction

This info is about the Toshiba L870 bought in Australia, model: PSKFPA-008002 (May 2013) http://m.mytoshiba.com.au/products/computers/satellite/pro/l870/pskfpa-008002.

Tested with 64 bit Linux MINT 14, Kernel: 3.5.0-31-generic #52-Ubuntu

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Toshiba Satellite L870. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Toshiba Satellite L870 page on LapWik.

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Specifications

For full specifications see the Toshiba Satellite L870 specifications page.

Name	Toshiba Satellite L870
Processor	2nd generation Intel Core i7-3630QM clock speed 2.4G/3.4GHz Turbo 1333MHz FSB, 256 KB per cache, 6MB L3 Cache
Screen	43.9cm (17.3) type : Toshiba TruBrite HD+ TFT High Brightness display with 16 : 9 aspect ratio and LED backlighting internal resolution : 1,600 x 900
RAM	6 GB
HDD	capacity : 640 GB drive rotation : 5,400 rpm
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Graphics	AMD Radeon™ HD 7670M 1GB
Network Wireless	Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168evl/8111evl 802.11b/g/n
Network Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Works Out Of the Box	Scales properly under load
Screen	Works OOB
HDD	Works OOB	SMART tools work ok
Graphics Chip	Works OOB	Default driver is quick (330fps glxgears) Direct FB is on Googleearth very responsive
Graphics Chip Catalyst driver	Works OOB	Very quick (>15000fps glxgears) Direct FB is on some issues with terminal windows with slow “echo” when typing, Googleearth fails to load
VGA Out	Works OOB
HDMI Out	Works OOB	No sound through HDMI but not investigated
Optical Drive	Not Tested
Sound	Works OOB	No sound through HDMI output
Microphone	Works OOB
Headphone Port	Works OOB
Microphone-In Port	Not Tested
Ethernet	Works OOB
Wireless	On board wifi is not present OOB	Works with downloaded driver but badly
Bluetooth	Work OOB
USB	Works OOB
Card Reader	Works OOB
Webcam	Works OOB
Keyboard	Works OOB	Screen brightness function keys not working
TouchPad	Works OOB	Disable/Enable function toggle key works also
Fingerprint Reader	Not Present
Suspend/Resume	Works OOB including hybernate