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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Authors

Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Fujitsu Lifebook S7020 laptop, model LBS7020-AA292E0B1.

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Specifications

Processor	Intel Pentium-M 760 2.0GHz
Screen	14.1"
RAM	1024MB
HDD	100GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Network	10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2195abg 802.11g Wireless
Other	3 x USB2.0, Firewire port

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes	Use i810 driver
Sound	Yes	Use snd-hda-intel driver
Ethernet	Yes	Use tg3 driver
Wireless	Yes	Use ipw2200 driver
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested

Notes

There are some issues with this notebook (notably sound) under older versions of this kernel. You should run a distribution with kernel version 2.6.15 or greater.

Related Resources

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

Summary

As long as you run an up to date distribution of Linux (with kernel 2.6.15 or greater) you shouldn't have any problem with this notebook.


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