Toshiba Satellite A70
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [12:06 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 A70 laptop. The A70 is a fairly ordinary laptop but does have great Linux support.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Satellite A70 | |
| Processor | Intel Pentium4 3.06GHz | |
| Screen | 15.4" WXGA | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM/CD-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Atheros 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-atiixp driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the madwifi driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the Radeon 9000 graphics chip in the A70 you can use either the open source radeon driver or ATI's proprietary fglrx driver. For installation instructions, you can view our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring an ATI graphics chip
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Summary
There were no problems in getting the Toshiba Satellite A70 notebook working under 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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