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Toshiba Tecra R940
Author(s)
ElFantin
Introduction
On R940-1FH, installed Fedora 18 (beta) 3.6.11-3.fc18.x86_64 from desktop ISO made into bootable USB with Unetbootin, then updated everything to 2012/12/23. Installed Cinnamon and other s/w like LibreOffice, TeXStudio, Inkscape, VLC. Install was to logical partitions within the space freed by reducing the main win partition.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Toshiba Tecra R940. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the Toshiba Tecra R940 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Toshiba Tecra R940 specifications page.
| Name | Toshiba Tecra R940 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-3110M Processor Intel Core i5-3320M Processor Intel Core i7-3520M Processor |
| Screen | 14” 1366×768 Widescreen 14” 1600×900 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Up to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | None\\DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer) |
| Graphics | AMD RadeonTM HD 7570M Intel Integrated Graphics 4000 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (a/g/n) |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Regognised as Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz | R940-1FH |
| Screen | Working | |
| HDD | Working | |
| ODD | Not Tested | |
| Graphics Chip | Compositing is working | |
| VGA Out | Not Tested | |
| DisplayPort | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Working | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Working | |
| Headphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Microphone Jack | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Working | |
| Wireless | Working | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| USB | Working | |
| ESATA | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Working (can login and authenticate with it) | |
| Webcam | Working | |
| Docking Station | Not Tested | |
| Touch Pad | Working | |
| Track Point | Working | |
| Suspend/Resume | Working once |
Notes
Most works out of the box.
Fn+volume controls always work (with OSD), Fn+WiFi never works, touchpad can't be switched off (not with Fn+F9, not with dedicated key).
Fn+suspend to RAM and brightness work as booted, but after a suspend they stop working and another susp to RAM will block the system completely.
Summary
Overall very good compatibility, suspend is a problem as of 20121223, maybe due to using BETA of Fedora 18.
Discussion