Toshiba Satellite A100
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Thu 17 of Jul, 2008 [16:29 UTC]by Anonymous
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 Satellite A100 laptop. The A100 is a low to middle end model laptop with some fairly standard features making Linux support good.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Satellite A100 | |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo T2250 1.73GHz | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 1GB | |
| HDD | 120GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 3945 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 | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-hda-intel driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw3945 driver or the iwlwifi driver found in kernels 2.6.24 and up |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
As default the native screen resolution of the Satellite A100 is 1280x800 but due to how the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 works this resolution would not be usable right away. View our Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950 guide for instructions on how to deal with this.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Summary
Only some quite minor configuration work was required to get the Toshiba Satellite A100 working properly with Linux.If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit Toshiba's Satellite 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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