Toshiba Satellite M60
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [12:20 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 M60 laptop. The M60 is a standard centrino based setup except with a big screen and a good graphics card.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Satellite M60 | |
| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 760 2GHz | |
| Screen | 17" WXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon x600 | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0 | |
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 | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
Notes
For the ATI Mobility Radeon x600 found on the M60 either the open source radeon or ATI's proprietary fglrx driver can be used. See our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide for more details on using the fglrx driver.'External Amplifier' needs to be turned on in the audio mixer (kmix for example) for audio to work on the M60.
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Summary
Only the very minor sound issue noted above needs to be addressed for the Toshiba Satellite M60 to function properly 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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