Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:09:55 +0200 (CEST) | From | PALFFY Daniel <> | Subject | Re: Some experience of linux on a Laptop |
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, John Nilsson wrote:
> I have a Toshiba Portégé 3010CT laptop. That is: > 266MHz Pentium-MMX > 4GB HD with 512kb cache (which linux reduces to 0kb) > 32 Mb EDO RAM
I have the same machine with 64 MB ram, and it's quite well supported with linux. I do most of my daily work on it (except for large builds). I've really tried to use all the hardware in it, and everything is usable. The only minor problems are:
- hibernation (yeah, unfinished ACPI work, but the machine is said to have a compliant ACPI implementation) - sound playback and recording (opl3sa2) doesn't seem to work at the same time (some DMA problem, there was a patch on the list around the 2.4.3 time but it was included somewhat differently into the ac tree, i'll try the original patch to see if it works) - ToPIC97 freezes with the yenta driver, i had to put it into ToPIC95 compatibility mode in the bios. I haven't tried the pcmcia-cs driver, but they finally claim to have the correct specs. This is as of 2.4.3-ac3, maybe it is already fixed. - the ide driver is missing, but someone already requested the specs ( http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/eng/develop.php3 ), maybe it will be available soon. But i don't think it would make much difference with a slow old notebook drive... And linux is still much faster than m$. - After resuming from APM suspend, sometimes 'hda lost interrupt', and the only escape is a hard reboot... Should try different apm settings?
And the positives: toshoboe seems to stabilize, usb and X are fine, and my 3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556 works flawlessly.
I'll try to debug some of the problems, and send more usable info...
-- Dani ...and Linux for all.
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