Fujitsu Amilo A1645
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Wed 15 of Aug, 2007 [07:26 UTC]by Bill Giannikos
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.
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Fujitsu Amilo A1645 laptop. The A1645 is one of only a handful of laptops with the AMD Sempron processor. Due to the Broadcom wireless controller, Linux installation is difficult.Editing This Page
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| Name | Fujitsu Amilo A1645 | |
| Processor | AMD Sempron 3100+ | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM/CD-RW | |
| Graphics | SIS M760 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Broadcom 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | Use the sis driver |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Partial | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
This wireless controller in the Amilo A1645 does not have any native drivers for Linux so you will need to use the ndiswrapper driver. For installation instructions, you can view our Configuring the ndiswrapper driver guide. The windows driver to use with ndiswrapper can be found here. There are also some experimental drivers available for this card which are available here. At this time these drivers are still under development and may not be totally stable.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life
Summary
The main issue with the Fujitsu Amilo A1645 was the configuration of the wireless controller. Other than that there were no problems in getting this laptop working when used with an up to date Linux distribution.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
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