Linux on Laptops

Installing Fedora Core 5 on Toshiba A105-S4004

Last updated: 04/28/2006

General Hardware Specifications of Toshiba A105-S4004:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel Dual-Core T2300 Processor, 1.667 GHz	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
15.4 WXGA TFT Display	Works	Select Generic LCD Display in Installer
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Works	Uses VESA driver. (Or you can update the i810 driver,)
1024MB, DDR2 RAM	Works	No special procedure required during installation
100 GB SATA Hard Drive	Works	No special procedure required during installation
No Floppy Drive	NA	NA
Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	Doesn't Work	In progress
DVDRAM Drive	Works	DMA does not work under Linux - working on it.
Integrated Intel Pro/Wireless Network Connection 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)	Works	Had to download an build the driver from Intel.
6 cell (4000 mAh) Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Realtek ALC861 Sound Card	Works
CPU Speek Stepping	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Synaptics Touchpad Mouse	Works	No special procedure required during installation
5-in-1 bridge Media Adapter (memory card reader)	Doesn't Work	Drivers are under development.
PCMCIA	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Not tested	I don't have any ExpressCards
IEEE-1394 (Firewire)	Not Tested	I do not have any Firewaire devices to test it. It is detected and a driver loaded.

Basic Installation of FC5:

Why to use FC5? For me, it was because it worked the best of the distributions I tried on the laptop.
Obtaining FC5: I downloaded the DVD image from the Fedora web site.
Installation of FC5 was just a matter of booting off the DVD, and answering a few questions.

Unresolved issues

No drivers for the Modem.
No drivers for the 5-in-1 bridge Media Adapter.
Computer hangs every five minutes (uh-oh)
No DMA for the DVDRAM drive. (hdparm could not enable it.)

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