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====== Toshiba Portege R500 ======
===== Introduction =====
This is a guide to running Linux with the Toshiba Portege R500 laptop.

This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at [[Installation Guide|our guides]] section for distribution specific instructions.

This page is just for discussing using Linux on the Toshiba Portege R500. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the [[http://www.lapwik.com/toshiba_portege_r500|Toshiba Portege R500 page on LapWik]].
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===== Specifications =====
For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/toshiba+portege+r500|Toshiba Portege R500 specifications page]].

| Name|Toshiba Portege R500|
| Processor|Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 1.2GHz|
| Screen|12.1" WSXGA+|
| RAM|1GB|
| HDD|120GB|
| Optical Drive|DVD+-RW|
| Graphics|Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950|
| Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11abgn Wireless, Bluetooth|
| Other|3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Fingerprint Reader|
===== Linux Compatibility =====
^Device^Compatibility^Comments^
| Processor|Yes| |
| Screen|Yes| |
| HDD|Yes| |
| Optical Drive|Yes| |
| Graphics|Yes| |
| Sound|Yes|Use the snd-hda-intel module|
| Ethernet|Yes|Uses the e1000 module|
| Wireless|Yes|Use the [[http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi|iwlwifi]] driver|
| Bluetooth|Not Tested| |
| USB|Yes| |
| Firewire|Not Tested| |
| Card Reader|Not Tested| |
| PCMCIA|Not Tested| |
| Fingerprint Reader|Not Tested| |
===== Notes =====
Older distibutions will have issues with the new Intel 4965 wireless controller found in the R500. Ubuntu 7.10, Fedora 8 and other new Linux distributions support this controller without issue.
===== Summary =====
Make sure you use an up to date Linux distribution and the Toshiba Portege R500 works fine. I did not experience any difficulty with Ubuntu 7.10.