This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the Fujitsu LifeBook E8420 laptop.
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| Name | Fujitsu LifeBook E8420 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P9550 (2.66 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA or WSXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 4GB |
| HDD | 120GB to 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM CD-RW/DVD-ROM DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Integrated Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5300 (3×3) Atheros XSPAN® (802.11 a/b/g/draft n) |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4), resolution supported |
| HDD | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4), obviously |
| Optical Drive | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4), Burning not tested |
| Graphics | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) (Nvidia) |
| Sound | part. tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4), Input not tested |
| Ethernet | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) |
| Wireless | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) |
| Bluetooth | Tested | Works (Suse 11.4) |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) |
| SmartCard Reader | Tested | Works (Suse 11.4) |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Tested | (Suse 11.4) Works |
| Fingerprint Reader | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4). Tested with FPrint-Demo |
| Webcam | Tested | Works. (Ubuntu 09.4) |
* Ubuntu 09.4 can't dim the LCD backlight out-of-the-box, I'm still searching for a solution.
* Main ACPI functions are working, like CPU throttling …
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