section index
topThis file contains a list of laptops on which Mandrake Linux has been successfully installed on. All entries have been contributed by Mandrake users.
Ratings ('Marks') range from 1, worst, to 4, best:
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| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| HiNote VP 765 |
8.0 |
Dual Boot Win98 Installed easily, seems to work well. Had to tweak sound circuit to get it to work. LM 8.0 doesn't really like port replicator much. Still tweaking. |
3 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadra 141 |
7.0, 7.2, 8.0 |
Mostly great, except problems with Iomega Zip drives.
They get detected and work for a short while, but long files
seem to confuse it and the disk keeps spinning and I need to unload/reload
the drivers to get it working again. Never had Windows on this machine so
I can't tell if it's the laptop, but both drives work fine on my old Win95
desktop. Hardly use Zip anyway, so it's not a major problem! |
3 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERA1000 |
8.0 |
I can't configure properly my 1024x768 LCD - the graphic
board is Chips & Technologies 65555 (supported) but I can't configure
the monitor. This my first experience with Linux |
2 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8500V |
8.1 |
none |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| A430 |
8.0 |
Works great apart from sound card problem |
3-4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| N30W |
7.2 |
none |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Series |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Lifebook |
8.0 |
Display view 800x600 sucks :( |
1 |
| Lifebook 656Tx |
8.0 |
Everything worked great! |
4 |
| Lifebook B-110 |
7.x |
Running fine :) |
4 |
| Lifebook C-4110 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| same |
8.0, 8.1 |
none |
4 |
| Lifebook C-5320 |
7.2, 8.0 |
It works. Only complaints: 1. Have not gotten DVD to work though have not tried that hard. 2. After suspend mode it wakes up useless, ie KDE is split in 2 or there is a DMA error and the system is needing a reboot |
3 |
| Lifebook C-6135 |
8.0 |
Contains a WinModem Rockwell Connexant 56K that I couldn't
succeed in emulating. (Normal, I was warned...) |
4 |
| Lifebook C-6545 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Lifebook C-6547 |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Lifebook C-6571 |
7.2 |
Basic configuration : PIII 750MHz(C-6571)/800MHz(C-6581),128MB
Ram, 24X CD-Rom, Yamaha AC97 on Intel soundboard, Realtek 8139 Ethernet, Lucent
LT Modem, 8MB ATI Mobility VGA, 1.44FD, 4USBs, 1 Parallel, 1 S-Video Out,
1 Display Out, No PS/2, No Serial. I've tried out the 'lnx4win' method first. Done a 'Server' installation. Yamaha AC97 sound was not detected, nor the Lucent LT Soft Modem. Alps GlidePoint touch pad works fine. Successfully runs X at 1024x768 @ 32bit under the 8MB ATI Mobility card. Network card was detected as Realtek 8139too module. Have not checked the USB detection. When installed as 'Workstation'(still under lnx4win method), boot up process hangs at 'Loading sound module (snd-card-intel8x0) cardmgr[197] watching 2 sockets'. |
3 |
| Lifebook S-4510 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Lifebook S-4540 |
8.1 |
Network card works out of the box. Sound and modem
required updated drivers (ALSA & Lucent respectively). Having problems
with XFree4.0 going screwey when waking up from an APM sleep. |
3 |
| Scenic Mobile 750 AGP |
7.1, 7.2, 8.0 |
Clean and easy install, IRDA support not tested yet |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touring 400 |
7.2, 8.0 |
none |
1 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo 1150 |
8.0 |
The modem doesn't work and you cannot start X automatically
although you can type startx command to start KDE. |
2 |
| same |
8.0 |
Works things work quite well. Except on install mandrake
doesn't have pcmcia! What's up with that? Other versions of mandrake had X problems. |
3 |
| Solo 2100 |
8.0 |
The only thing which bugs me is configuration for X window.
Although during the installation, X was working fine, when I tried to start
X, I got a blank screen. Reconfiguration using xf86config doesn't work at
all. Mandrake also did not recognized my laptop monitor. When I searched
at the Gateway monitor, I couldn't find one that match. I have to use the default High Super VGA option. |
3 |
| Solo 2150 |
8.0 |
Works well. USB mouse and sound is supported. |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Easy install. Excellent video support. USB mouse works. |
4 |
| same |
7.x, 8.0 |
The only things that may give some trouble is the PC network
card and modem. |
4 |
| same |
7.2, 8.1 |
No problems! |
4 |
| Solo 2500 |
7.1, 7.2, 8.0 |
none |
4 |
| same |
8.1 |
Install was smooth and completely problem free.
I only have a problem with the sound which I'm sure will only take a little
tweak. |
3 |
| same |
8.0, 8.1b |
8.0 everything but the soundcard (Neomagic NMA2) works.
8.1beta3 ethernet (pcmcia NE2000 compatible, Linksys EC2T) and sound card
do not work. |
3 |
| same |
7.1, 8.0 |
Never a problem. |
4 |
| Solo 2550 |
8.0 |
Excellent. Everything was detected. No probs whatsoever |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Laptop Will Not operate With KDE as the GUI. Gnome
Seems to work fine. |
3 |
| Solo 3350XL |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Solo 5150 |
8.0 |
Partitioned drive W98/ML8.0 No problems of note. |
3 |
| Solo 5300 |
8.0 |
I am still trying to get the keyboard and mouse to be
recognized. |
2 |
| Solo 9100S |
8.0 |
Display is not as stable as it should be. |
3 |
| same |
6.x, 7.x, 8.0 |
Sound (OPL3sAx) worked fine with an addition to conf.modules.
8.0 will not allow a conf.modules file [that's because in 8 it's called modules.conf,
tom], and doesn't work if I insert one. Other things work fine, but I had
to reinstall X twice after I got only a partial screen at the edge for no
reason after perfect X functioning for a while. |
3 |
| Solo 9100XL |
8.0, 8.1b |
Auto-sensing my 14.1 LCD screen in 8.0 was a pain, but
the first two 8.1 betas found my drivers right away and installed nicely -
8.0 version and earlier versions kept me from realy delving into LINUX and
enjoying what I have now - fully configured and loving it !! |
4 |
| Solo 9150XL |
7.2, 8.0 |
No problems whatsoever. |
4 |
| same |
8.1b |
A OK! |
4 |
| Solo 9300 |
7.2, 8.0 |
Everything worked great. |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Works great. |
4 |
| same |
7.2, 8.0 |
Shutdown hangs if floppy drive removed. |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Worked perfect out of box. |
4 |
| Solo 9500 |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overdose |
7.2 |
none |
4 |
| Overdose II |
8.0 |
I have a problem with the pcmcia modem gericom V90 I have a problem with the French keyboard: when it is in caps lock, I can't use the numbers directly. |
1 |
| Overdose S |
8.0 |
XFree86 4.0.3 only runs in framebuffer mode. |
3 |
| Silver Seraph |
7.2 |
none |
3 |
| Supersonic |
8.1 |
Work fine,sometimes the mouse doesn't work properly. |
4 |
| Webboy 850 |
8.1 |
SiS 630 video driver doesn't work correctly, you have
to use the framebuffer driver. |
1 |
| Webboy Easy |
8.0 |
Everything works except IRDA which I couldn't get to work
yet. |
3 |
| Webshox |
8.0 |
XF86: Use Framebuffer (XF86_FBDev) with XFree 3.3.6
. (Sis 630 Server causes severe problems) Sound: Deactivate Alsa-Service at startup. Replace sound entries in /etc/modules.conf with alias char-major-14 trident Then everything works fine ... |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| G753+ |
8.1b |
Runs pretty sweet, only minor issues with not deep cycling the battery enough before APM shuts things down. Also having only 32MB of RAM currently it is a bit of a squeeze to use KDE and X, so for now I am using one of the leaner desktops like iceWM. | 3 |
| G770 |
6.x, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0 |
Also known as "Maxtech", and here in Spain sold as "Ahtec".
Bought in 1999. Cel. 333, TFT 14,1. ATI VGA and ESS Maestro2 sound. The first release of Mandrake I installed on it didn't have support for the sound board, but I downloaded and compiled a module for it. Later releases work without problem. |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omnibook 800CT |
8.0 |
laptop has 80MB RAM, 4.6GB HD, 100MHz Pentium. I would
have expected KDE to be a little faster. Machine ran win9x fine before. (apart
from its M$!) |
3 |
| Omnibook 900b |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Omnibook 4100 |
7.0, 7.2, 8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Omnibook 4150 |
8.0 |
Problems shutting down if Cdrom is inserted in place of
floppy..tries to unmount drive that is not there. HardDrake always starts
every time I boot (boot to console not X). |
3 |
| same |
8.1 |
Without a NIC everything works great. Xircom RealPort
CardBus 10/100+Modem56 RBEM56G-100 causes instant hang if inserted while
running or hang during boot/install. |
4 |
| Omnibook 6000 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| same |
7.2, 8.0, 8.1b |
Maestro3 sound started working with Mand. 8. No 3D support,
reboot hangs the machine and I can't get IR to work. Otherwise fine ! |
2,3,3 |
| same |
8.1b |
Kernel modules worked great with the Cisco 350 and 340
wireless NICs. XFce desktop on this laptop. |
|
| same |
8.0 |
Some things could be better: 1: when I try to reboot, it freezes 2: when don't use my mouse the touchpad doesn't work correctly (unusable) 3: working in KDE/gnome without mouse doesn't work! 4: A lot of programs don't work good when I use 800x600 (the only resolution with AA fonts) 5: built in modem doesn't work |
2 |
| same |
8.0 |
Installed fine, did notice that up reboot after installation
it did a shutdown and not a reboot. |
4 |
| same |
8.1 |
Only thing I never tried is the integrated 3com SoftModem
(SoftModems are known to be rarely supported under Linux currently). |
4 |
| same |
8.1 |
Occasionally must switch to console and back to GUI
to reactivate mouse. |
4 |
| same |
7.0, 7.1, 8.0 |
none |
3,3,4 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Omnibook 7100 |
8.0 |
Works perfectly w/o any tweaking required. |
4 |
| Omnibook XE |
8.0 |
Almost immediately working! Make sure you use Xfree386
3.3.6 (not 4.x!). Have some problem with portmap or CUPS when shutting down,
and some sound-issues (which I think has to do with defect H/W). |
3 |
| Omnibook XE2 |
8.0 |
Can't make KDM run, GDM needs vers 2.2.3. |
2 |
| same |
8.0 |
Runs good / stable! Some problems with XFree. |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Gnome won't run, and XFree86 v. 4.0.3 has problems, but
version 3.3.6 in KDE works fine. Everything else runs great, though
wish I could use Gnome. |
3 |
| same |
7.1, 8.0 |
It works very nice with the %&@ soundcard and the
video card, too. The first time I could hear something from my laptop was
with MDK 7.1. The update from 7.1 to 8.0 was a little messy. Better boot
with LILO and without herrr... say with simple normal boot ;-) |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Omnibook XE3 |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| same |
8.1b |
* ESS-Modem doesn´t work - no surprise * X4.1.x needs some tweaking: If savage_drv.o hangs occasionally, edit XFConfig-4, replace module with newest version ( http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html ) * IrDA works fine (SiR, put /dev/ttyS1 in /etc/sysconfig/irda) * now Suspend-to-disk crashes X; worked perfect in v7.0,v7.2,v8.0 |
2 |
| same |
8.0 |
Does not install APMd. The modem is winmodem... StarOffice - X4.0.3 crash (due to the S3 Savage?) |
4 |
| same |
8.0 |
Winmodem not supported. I am a beginner and use it
for test purposes. |
3 |
| same |
8.1 |
Except for winmodem (what a surprise) this laptop
works fine. |
4 |
| same |
8.0, 8.1b |
Winmodem doesn't work. I have to download and configure
the TouchPad utility. |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
LAN driver? |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
Works great :-) |
4 |
| Pavillion N3310 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Pavillion N3350 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Pavillion N3402 |
7.1, 8.0 |
Works fine except for internal modem (winmodem). |
3 |
| N5000 |
8.1 |
This laptop works great, except for the screen.
It is a cyberBladeXP, which does have support in xfree86 4.1.x, but I can't
get it to utilize the entire screen; I've got about an inch of "dead space"
on every side. Framebuffer "vga=791" makes it boot nicely, but sends X into a fit. Everything else works (except the winmodem, it also has a combo drive which I have not tried to burn anythign with) and sound actually plays rather nicely out of the front speakers. |
2 |
| Pavillion N5125 |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Pavillion N5150 |
8.0 |
none |
3 |
| Pavillion 5270 |
8.0 |
Worked great out of box, including networking and video. |
4 |
| Pavillion N5290 |
8.0 |
Works nicely out of the box, except for a few issues: video does not work very well, sometimes I see garbage instead of the actual video. This makes the DVD unusable. Modem does not work. Have not been able to make APM work. |
3 |
| Pavillion N5310 |
8.0 |
Had some trouble with the video driver. I need to
learn how to enable anti-alias fonts. Very nice package. |
4 |
| Pavillion N5470 |
8.0 |
Everything works fine except that it's only in 800x600
resolution, even though my display is 1024x768 native. For some reason, I
just can't get the server to start in 1024. |
2 |
| same |
8.0 |
Works OK, graphics support shaky. |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
Laptop has a 15" screen capable of 1024x768 resolution,
but I can't seem to get it past 800x600. |
3 |
| same |
8.0 |
It took a while to get the display working properly b/c
the Trident card wasn't supported. Also had to buy a Linksys PC-card modem. |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS8400 |
8.0 |
Only problem, as with any distro, is the Aureal Vortex
sound card, but works with a bit of tweaking and drivers from sourceforge. |
4 |
| Model |
Rel. |
Comments / URL |
Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prius 220E |
8.0 |
none |
4 |
| Visionbook 5000 |
8.0 |
Couldn't get winmodem to work. great, otherwise. |
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