Toshiba Portege S100
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [11:45 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 S100 laptop. The S100 is a typical middle to lower range laptop with some fairly standard components.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Portege S100 | |
| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 740 1.73GHz | |
| Screen | 14.1" XGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 2 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw2200 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the GeForce Go 6200 graphics chip provided by the S100 you can use either the open source 'nv' driver or NVIDIA's proprietary 'nvidia' driver. The Configuring a nVidia graphics chip guide will provide you details on using the proprietary driver.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring a nVidia graphics chip
Increasing battery life
Summary
Toshiba's Portege S100 is fully supported by Linux and there were no issues at all during installation.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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Comments
This laptop seems to cause problems for at least some distributions