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| Name | BenQ Joybook Lite U101 |
| Processor | Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 1.6Ghz |
| Screen | 10.1” WSVGA Widescreen |
| RAM | 512MB |
| HDD | 160GB |
| Optical Drive | None |
| Graphics | Intel® GMA 950 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet 802.11 b/g |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the BenQ Joybook Lite U101 here.
You can enter a summary of how well the BenQ Joybook Lite U101 works with Linux here.
Discussion
I have a joybook U102, seem like everything work well on it except wireless T_T and I cannot find linux wireless driver, can anyone help me ?
I have problem with the video using live USB with Ubuntu 9.10.
The same pen-drive worked well checking and installing the Ubuntu 9.10 in a HP Mini 110.1140la.
Now, I want to check functioning and Installing it in my JoyBook U101c.
I can boot from the Live USB, then I can select the language (spanish) then I choose graphical safe mode and then…start!!!
There is a miss-sincronisation between the video and the graphic card.
How I can change the video mode before loading the ubuntu?
Thank's a lot!!
Gustavo
Hi, I have been running Fedora 11 and Fedora 12 on a Benq Joybook Lite 101c for quite a while now.
Specs: Intel Atom 1.6ghz, 2Gb Ram, 150Gb Hdd
Fedora 11, with KDE, all worked perfectly, Webcam, Internal Microphone etc.
Fedora 12, with KDE / Gnome :
In general it works, but with following small, but often irritating problems:
1) The internal microphone does not seem to work, or I can not get it to work. I have 10+ years experience with linux/unix based computers as an AMATEUR HOBBYIST and some in the work environment, but this baffles me as the sound is working perfectly. as well as a external headset connected to the mic input works fine … :) Maybe just a bug that will be fixed in future updates, afterall they had it working in Fedora 11 !
2) Screen refresh rate: Sometimes the screen sort of hangs in a certain region, like menu area or on the desktop folder. I think is has something to do with the plasma workspace or something.
3) Ext4 Fs: Performance seems to get slower and slower over time. The file system is not fragmented, so i dont know. Ext3 still seems little better to me as far as speed is concerned, but for now I am sticking with Ext4 on Fedora12 and will see what happens..
I have also tried OpenSolaris on the machine, but to be honest, I am dissapointed with hardware support, as well as codecs. The built in Codeina codec updater, according to me, at least, is a way to extract money. Prices of as high as 22euro per codec !!!! Opensource should be free and free in both contects. Afterall if we wanted payware we would have stuck with Windows XXXXX.
Overall very good machine, fast and responsive, as well as light and easy to transport.
Well, hello Gustavo
I've installed ubuntu 8.04 in my netbook. It works more than great. It should work fine for U101c also. Best of luck.
Hello evebody, like zaved I need to choice what linux I'll use in my U101C.
Besides that, I want to contact other owners to share experiences.
Spanish spoken, sorry about my english.
hello everybody
I have Benq U101 lite joybook. i want to install linux in it. but my question is if i install ubuntu or fedora or centos in it , will I able to find the drivers for it. like drivers for webcam, graphics card,bluetooth, cardreader…etc. please let me know ….I hate Windows XP