Toshiba Tecra A2
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Fri 17 of Aug, 2007 [12:28 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 Tecra A2 laptop.Editing This Page
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| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 715 1.5GHz | |
| Screen | 15" SXGA+ | |
| RAM | 512MB | |
| HDD | 60GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Extreme Graphics 2 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless | |
| Other | 2 x USB2.0 | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | Use the i810 driver |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw2200 driver |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Sometimes - see below | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Fedora Core 6
This warning doesn't affect functionality but is annoying and there isn't any information available on the topic. When booting FC6 this is outputted:
PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 4 of device 0000:00:1d.0
PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 4 of device 0000:00:1d.1
PCI: Cannot allocate resource region 4 of device 0000:00:1d.2
These devices appear to be USB hubs.
Another annoying problem is that the laptop won't restore from a suspend or hibernate properly. The laptop will wake up, but then after a few seconds the backlight will turn off. Again, no explanation available online. If anyone has an explanation for these two errors please post it here.
Notes
There were no issues with the installation of Linux on this laptop.Related Resources
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Summary
There were no problems in getting this laptop working when used with an up to date Linux distribution. It is recommended to use a Linux distribution with kernel version 2.6.16 or greater, such as Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu 6.06.If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit Toshiba's Tecra 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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