Specification
[Updated Wednesday, June 16, 2010 1030 IST]
Installation worked out of the box. Used "preupgrade-cli" to upgrade the system. No Windows.
Configuration files/outputs
/sbin/lspci
/sbin/lsmod
/boot/grub/menu.lst
dmesg
Desktop
Works. I am using X.Org with Gnome. Compiz-fusion and Metacity also work. I also have Fluxbox installed.
Gigabit Ethernet
Works. Fedora uses the r8169 driver.
Wireless
Works.
DVD Drive
Works. I am able to play DVDs using mplayer.
Sound
Works. I use xmms and mplayer. The hardware is mono output though.
Touchpad/Trackpoint
Works.
USB
Works. File transfer from USB thumb drives and also my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 digital camera works with Fedora.
SD/MMC
Works. I use my SanDisk SD/MMC cards.
Web Camera
Works. I am able to take pictures and video using the Gnome Cheese software program.
Bluetooth
Works. Pairing and file transfer with phones and laptops with built-in bluetooth module works.
[Updated Saturday, November 21, 2009 1030 IST]
Installation worked out of the box. Used the Fedora 12 DVD to upgrade the system. No Windows.
Configuration files/outputs
/sbin/lspci
/sbin/lsmod
/boot/grub/menu.lst
dmesg
Desktop
Works. I am using X.Org with Gnome. Compiz-fusion and Metacity also work. I also have Fluxbox installed.
Gigabit Ethernet
Works. Fedora uses the r8169 driver.
Wireless
Had to install the 802.11 Linux STA driver.
DVD Drive
Works. I am able to play DVDs using mplayer.
Sound
Works. I use xmms and mplayer. The hardware is mono output though.
Touchpad/Trackpoint
Works.
USB
Works. File transfer from USB thumb drives and also my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 digital camera works with Fedora.
SD/MMC
Works. I use my SanDisk SD/MMC cards.
Web Camera
Works. I am able to take pictures and video using the Gnome Cheese software program.
Bluetooth
Works. Pairing and file transfer with phones and laptops with built-in bluetooth module works.
[Updated Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2130 IST]
Installation worked out of the box. Used the Fedora 11 DVD to boot into the system, partitioned the hard disk, and completed the install. No Windows.
Configuration files/outputs
/sbin/lspci
/sbin/lsmod
/boot/grub/menu.lst
dmesg
Desktop
Works. I am using X.Org with Gnome. Compiz-fusion and Metacity also work. I also have Fluxbox installed.
Gigabit Ethernet
Works. Fedora uses the r8169 driver.
Wireless
Works. The 2.6.29.6-213.fc11.i586 kernel provides wireless drivers.
DVD Drive
Works. I am able to play DVDs using mplayer.
Sound
Works. I use xmms and mplayer. The hardware is mono output though.
Touchpad/Trackpoint
Works.
USB
Works. File transfer from USB thumb drives and also my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 digital camera works with Fedora.
SD/MMC
Works. I use my SanDisk SD/MMC cards.
Web Camera
Works. I am able to take pictures and video using the Gnome Cheese software program.
Bluetooth
Works. Pairing and file transfer with phones and laptops with built-in bluetooth module works.
[Updated Sunday, April 12, 2009 2030 IST]
Installation worked out of the box. Used the Fedora 10 DVD to boot into the system, partitioned the hard disk, and completed the install. Windows has been removed.
Configuration files/outputs
/sbin/lspci
/sbin/lsmod
/boot/grub/menu.lst
dmesg
Desktop
Works. I am using X.Org with Gnome. Compiz-fusion and Metacity also work. I also have Fluxbox installed.
Gigabit Ethernet
Works. Fedora uses the r8169 driver.
Wireless
Works. The 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 kernel provides wireless drivers.
DVD Drive
Works. I am able to play DVDs using mplayer.
Sound
Works. I use xmms and mplayer. The hardware is mono output though. This notebook is for development :)
Touchpad/Trackpoint
Works. Had to pass i8042.reset to kernel boot line in /boot/grub/menu.lst.
USB
Works. File transfer from USB thumb drives and also my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55 digital camera works with Fedora.
SD/MMC
Works. I use my SanDisk SD/MMC cards.
Web Camera
Works. I am able to take pictures and video using the Gnome Cheese software program.
Bluetooth
Works. Pairing and file transfer with phones and laptops with built-in bluetooth module works.