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Toshiba Satellite Pro L650
Toshiba Satellite Pro L650 (-1GF) i5 2 core 460M
Author(s)
Mike PReDiToR (Registered Linux user #312198)
Introduction
I'm running Arch Linux on this machine.
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Specifications
| Name | Satellite Pro L650 |
| Processor | Core i5 |
| Screen | 15.6” 1,366 x 768 |
| RAM | 4GB DDR3 |
| HDD | 500GB 5400 |
| Optical Drive | DL DVD-RW |
| Graphics | Integrated i915 |
| Network | WiFi b,g,n 1GB ethernet |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | 2.6.36.1 cpu is Generic x86_64 |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | Messed up with three Win7 partitions (Boot, Windows, Data) |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | VGA and HDMI ports on left. |
| Sound | Yes | Mic and headphone on left, don't expect much from the cheap speakers |
| Ethernet | Yes | Driver not in 2.6.33 (but is in 2.6.36.1) |
| Wireless | Yes | Driver not in 2.6.36.1 Download from Realtek: RTL8192SE |
| Bluetooth | Not Fitted | |
| 56K Modem | Not Fitted | |
| USB | Yes | 2 USB2 on right hand side, 1 USB2/eSATA on left |
| Firewire | Not Fitted | |
| Card Reader | Yes | On right, SanDisk ExtremeIII 4GB works well although not BIOS bootable |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Fitted | |
| Camera | Not Tested |
Notes
Be aware that you may have no network connection when you boot into Linux for the first time with a lot of distros. Ubuntu 10.10 works fine.
I wiped off the Win7 crap without even booting from the HDD so I can't compare apples to apples on the speed. Fast, responsive, the screen looks great, cool whites, good blacks.
Summary
mike@l650 ~ $ lspci -vv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device fd10 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 40 Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M] Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] I/O ports at 4050 [size=8] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: i915 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10 Memory at d6406100 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16] Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16 Memory at d6405c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 42 Memory at d6400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff Memory behind bridge: d5400000-d63fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0400000-00000000d13fffff Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff Memory behind bridge: d4400000-d53fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d1400000-00000000d23fffff Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=20, subordinate=22, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff Memory behind bridge: d3400000-d43fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d2400000-00000000d33fffff Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23 Memory at d6405800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32 Capabilities: <access denied> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0]) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41 I/O ports at 4048 [size=8] I/O ports at 405c [size=4] I/O ports at 4040 [size=8] I/O ports at 4058 [size=4] I/O ports at 4020 [size=32] Memory at d6405000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 19 Memory at d6406000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] I/O ports at 4000 [size=32] Kernel modules: i2c-i801 00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21 Memory at d6404000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: intel ips Kernel modules: intel_ips 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8152 v1.1 Fast Ethernet (rev c1) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43 Memory at d5400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] I/O ports at 3000 [size=128] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: atl1c 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8172 (rev 10) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8182 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 I/O ports at 2000 [size=256] Memory at d4400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: rtl819xSE Kernel modules: r8192se_pci 3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 3f:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 3f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device ff1e Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
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