This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the BenQ Joybook 2100e laptop. The Joybook 2100e is a cheap and low spec laptop from BenQ but it does come at a very cheap price as well. Linux support for the 2100e is excellent.

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Specifications

Name	BenQ Joybook 2100e
Processor	Intel Celeron-M 1.3GHz
Screen	15" XGA
RAM	256MB
HDD	40GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Network	10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless
Other	4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes	Use the i810 driver
Sound	Yes	Use the snd-intel8x0 driver
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use ipw2200 driver
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

There were no difficulties installing Linux on the BenQ Joybook 2100e.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Increasing battery life

Summary

The installation process for Linux on the BenQ Joybook 2100e is straight forward with no issues at all. This is quite a good notebook for the price and works very well under Linux.


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