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Linux on a Toshiba Satellite Pro M15-S405 Notebook
Updated Dec 9, 2004.
| Machine Specs |
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| Processor | 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium-M (Centrino) |
| Memory (standard) | 512 MB PC2100 |
| Hard Drive | 40 GB |
| Screen | 15.0" TFT active matix |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce4 420 - 32MB |
| Sound | Analog Devices AD1981B Codec Chip |
| Floppy | None |
| Optical | DVD-ROM/CDRW Combo |
| Modem | Internal V.92 Winmodem |
| PCMCIA | Two type I or II |
| USB 2.0 ports | Two |
| i.LINK (IEEE1394) port | One |
| Serial port | None |
| Monitor port | One |
| Parallel port | ECP |
| Ethernet port | One |
| Integrated Wireless LAN | Intel Calexico 802.11b (Centrino) |
| FIR (Infrared) port | One |
| SD Card slot | One |
| Expansion (docking) port | One |
| TV OUT jack | One |
| Microphone jack | One |
| Headphone jack | One |
| Preinstalled OS | Windows XP Home |
| Linux compatibility with Redhat 9 and SuSE 9.x |
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| Graphics |
Works. |
Supported in 1024x768 24bpp
Also see miscellaneous notes below. |
| Sound |
Works. |
i810_audio, Configured automatically with SuSE & Redhat. |
| CD-RW |
Works. |
Burns CDR's and CDRW's with cdrecord. |
| DVD (combo with CD) |
Works. |
Plays DVD's with MPlayer. |
| Modem |
Works. |
A winmodem. Started working with SuSE 9.1.
Broken with SuSE 9.2 stock install.
Fixed with a SuSE 9.2 update. |
| PCMCIA |
Works. |
Tested with Orinoco silver wireless card. |
| USB ports |
Works. |
Works with a USB flash drive, and a USB mouse. |
| IEEE1394 port |
Works. |
Tested with external firewire hard drive. |
| Serial port |
None. |
I bought a $20 USB to serial converter that seems to work fine. |
| Monitor port |
Works. |
Tested on VGA projector. |
| Parallel port |
Works. |
Recoginized by kernel. Not tested. |
| Ethernet port |
Works. |
e100 module. |
| APM |
Works. |
Power off on shutdown works.
Remaining battery power works.
The rest is untested by me.
| | FIR (Infrared) port |
????? |
Not tested. |
| SD card slot |
Not yet. |
Not recognized. |
| Centrino wireless |
Works. |
Works with
native Intel driver on SuSE 9.2.
Works with
ndiswrapper on SuSE 9.1. |
| Miscellaneous Notes |
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| Redhat 9 and SuSE 9.x installed and configured most supported hardware flawlessly. |
When the display returns from "power save mode" (backlight turned off), the screen is distorted.
You can CTRL-ALT-Fx to switch to a virtual console and ALT-F7 back to X to fix the display.
Or you can download and install nVIDIA's XFree86-4 driver to fix the problem.
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| BIOS settings were left at factory defaults. |
| Summary |
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| I really like this laptop and recommend it! It is extremely well supported under Redhat and SuSE.
The only minor bummers are:
- No serial port, which can be "fixed" with a $20 USB to Serial converter.
- Suspend doesn't seem to work with ACPI, but does work with APM.
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For corrections, additions, and comments, please send an email to
Bruce Smith.
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