Toshiba Satellite A110
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [12:04 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 Satellite A110 notebook. The A110 is a lower end laptop and comes with the Intel Core Solo processor. Linux compatibility for this notebook is good.Editing This Page
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| Processor | Intel Core Solo T1350 1.86 GHz | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 80GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 3 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 ipw3945 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
Some models of the Satellite A110 come with the ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics chip. This has not been tested yet but it should work with the standard radeon driver.The Satellite A110 has a screen resolution of 1280x800, however the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 functions in such a way that this resolution would not be usable right away. You may like to view the Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950 guide for more information about this issue including a fix.
Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Configuring an ATI graphics chip
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life
Summary
There were no problems in getting the Toshiba Satellite A110 to work well with Linux after some minor configuration work.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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