Toshiba Portege M200
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [11:48 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.
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Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Toshiba Portege M200 laptop. The M200 is a small form laptop but still includes a nice set of internal components.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Portege M200 | |
| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 1.4GHz | |
| Screen | 12.1" SXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | None | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2100 802.11b Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 2 x USB2.0, Tablet | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw2100 driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Tablet | Not Tested | |
Notes
The Portege M200 does not include an optical drive so you will need an different installation method. An external USB optical device works well and a network installation should work as well.For the GeForce FX Go5200 used in the M200 you may use either the open source 'nv' driver or NVIDIA's proprietary 'nvidia' driver. Our Configuring a nVidia graphics chip guide provides installation details.
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Summary
Apart from needing to find some way of actually installing Linux on this laptop, the Toshiba Portege M200 works very well under Linux.If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit Toshiba's Portege page.
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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