Toshiba Satellite X200-X205
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Wed 21 of May, 2008 [10:11 UTC]
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 X200-X205 laptop.Editing This Page
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| Name | Toshiba Satellite X200-X205 | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T7800 2.6Ghz | |
| Screen | 17" WSXGA+ Widescreen | |
| RAM | 2GB | |
| HDD | 400GB | |
| Optical Drive | HD DVD-ROM/DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | |
| Network | Ethernet, 802.11abgn, Bluetooth | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
Notes
Graphics
The NVIDIA graphics chip in the Satellite X200 needs the proprietary NVIDIA drivers to function properly. You can see the guides section on this site for installation details.Wireless
Wireless works with the iwl4965 driver. Most Linux distributions now include this driver as standard so you shouldn't have a hard time with this.Sound
For sound to work properly (depending on your distribution) you may needs to upgrade your version of ALSA. See the guides section on this site for details.You may also need to add the following line to your /etc/modprobe.conf (or your Linux distributions equivalent) file:
options snd-hda-intel model=toshiba
Summary
There is some amount of configuration work required to get the graphics and sound working properly with the Toshiba Satellite X200. However after this the hardware in the X200 works just fine 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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