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ECS has a line of laptops or "mobile desktops" with Intel Pentium or Tansmeta Crusoe based models. Currently, only the ECS Desknote A530+ has been tested with Ubuntu -- Summary of features and things that work below. Mostly all of the hardware in the system appear to have been detected upon install time and by the LiveCD -- this is true so far as Ubuntu Hoary Hedgehog is concerned. | '''Out of date!''' These laptop tests are now out of date, for newer tests see the [[LaptopTestingTeam|Laptop Testing Team]] pages ECS has a line of laptops or "mobile desktops" with Intel Pentium or Transmeta Crusoe based models. Currently, only the ECS Desknote A530+ has been tested with Ubuntu -- Summary of features and things that work below. Mostly all of the hardware in the system appear to have been detected upon install time and by the LiveCD -- this is true so far as Ubuntu v5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) is concerned. |
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||<rowbgcolor="#cccccc">'''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Install ?''' || '''Not works ?''' || '''Comments''' || '''Ubuntu Release''' || '''Date''' || || ECS || Desknote A530 || Yes || Internal Modem || Sound is supported but Hoary uses 2 drivers to support the sound card -- an OSS mixer device, and an ALSA driver for the same audio device (Ali 5451). || Hoary Hedgehog || Aug 13, 2005 || |
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a">'''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Installs ?''' || '''Not working''' || '''Ubuntu Release''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || || ECS || Desknote A530 || Yes || Internal Modem || v5.04 (Hoary) || Sound is supported but Hoary uses 2 drivers to support the sound card -- an OSS mixer device, and an ALSA driver for the same audio device (Ali 5451). || 2005-Aug-13 || || ECS || Desknote A530 || Yes (Assumed) || Internal Modem, WiFi || v5.10 (Breezy) RC1 || Boot takes a while waiting for hotplug to finish. Note: apt-get dist-upgrade from Hoary to Breezy || 2005-Oct-08 || |
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||<rowbgcolor="#cccccc">'''Feature''' || '''Works ?''' || '''Comments''' || '''Date''' || || Ethernet Interface || Yes || The Realtek-based NIC is supported by the Ubuntu out of the box. || Aug. 13, 2005 || || WiFi || Untested || The USB based internal WiFi interface is detected by Ubuntu out of the box. The feature is yet untested, and should be tested in varying conditions in the near future. || Aug. 13, 2005 || || Touch Pad || Yes || Supports pad tap in place of clicks using the buttons. Directional keys for the Touch Pad cause different behaviours. -- See SynapticsTouchpadHowto.|| Aug. 13, 2005 || || Transmeta Crusoe LongRun || Yes || See LongRunHowTo for more information. || Aug. 13, 2005 || || Display || Yes || Supported screen resolution of 1024x768 detected and enabled upon installation. || Aug. 13, 2005 || || Internal Modem || No || To be able to use the internal modem, smlink drivers from http://www.smlink.com/ have to be downloaded, compiled, and installed to use the internal modem. -- See ["WinModemM5457"]. || Aug. 13, 2005 || || ACPI Hibernate || Yes || Works with Hoary, updated as of time of writing. || Sept. 25, 2005 || |
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a">'''Feature''' || '''Works ?''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || || Ethernet Interface || Yes || The Realtek-based NIC is supported by the Ubuntu out of the box. || 2005-Aug-13 || || WiFi || No || The USB based internal WiFi interface is not detected by Ubuntu out of the box. The WiFi device is a USB attached (internal) Prism2 based chipset, last known to work with the linux-wlan-ng drivers and userland tools, along with hotplug configuration (last known to work with Debian Sid). || 2005-Oct-08 || || Touch Pad || Yes || Supports pad tap in place of clicks using the buttons. Directional keys for the Touch Pad cause different behaviours. -- See SynapticsTouchpadHowto.|| 2005-Aug-13 || || Transmeta (tm) Crusoe (tm) LongRun || Yes || See LongRunHowTo for more information. || 2005-Aug-13 || || Display || Yes || Supported screen resolution of 1024x768 detected and enabled upon installation. || 2005-Aug-13 || || Internal Modem || No || To be able to use the internal modem, smlink drivers from http://www.smlink.com/ have to be downloaded, compiled, and installed to use the internal modem. -- See [[WinModemM5457]]. || 2005-Aug-13 || || ACPI Hibernate || Yes || Works with Breezy, updated as of time of writing. || 2005-Oct-08 || || ACPI Suspend || Yes || Works with Hoary, have yet to be tested with Breezy. || 2005-Oct-08 || || ACPI Resume || No || Not triggered by usual keys (power button, Enter, other key combinations). Needs further investigation. || 2005-Oct-08 || |
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* Page initially created by ["DeanMichaelBerris"] detailing information regarding the Ubuntu installation on his ECS Desknote A530+. | * Page initially created by [[DeanMichaelBerris]] detailing information regarding the Ubuntu installation on his ECS Desknote A530+. |
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Out of date! These laptop tests are now out of date, for newer tests see the Laptop Testing Team pages
ECS has a line of laptops or "mobile desktops" with Intel Pentium or Transmeta Crusoe based models. Currently, only the ECS Desknote A530+ has been tested with Ubuntu -- Summary of features and things that work below. Mostly all of the hardware in the system appear to have been detected upon install time and by the LiveCD -- this is true so far as Ubuntu v5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) is concerned.
Summary
Make |
Model |
Installs ? |
Not working |
Ubuntu Release |
Comments |
Last Updated |
ECS |
Desknote A530 |
Yes |
Internal Modem |
v5.04 (Hoary) |
Sound is supported but Hoary uses 2 drivers to support the sound card -- an OSS mixer device, and an ALSA driver for the same audio device (Ali 5451). |
2005-Aug-13 |
ECS |
Desknote A530 |
Yes (Assumed) |
Internal Modem, WiFi |
v5.10 (Breezy) RC1 |
Boot takes a while waiting for hotplug to finish. Note: apt-get dist-upgrade from Hoary to Breezy |
2005-Oct-08 |
ECS Desknote A530+
Feature |
Works ? |
Comments |
Last Updated |
Ethernet Interface |
Yes |
The Realtek-based NIC is supported by the Ubuntu out of the box. |
2005-Aug-13 |
No |
The USB based internal WiFi interface is not detected by Ubuntu out of the box. The WiFi device is a USB attached (internal) Prism2 based chipset, last known to work with the linux-wlan-ng drivers and userland tools, along with hotplug configuration (last known to work with Debian Sid). |
2005-Oct-08 |
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Touch Pad |
Yes |
Supports pad tap in place of clicks using the buttons. Directional keys for the Touch Pad cause different behaviours. -- See SynapticsTouchpadHowto. |
2005-Aug-13 |
Transmeta (tm) Crusoe (tm) LongRun |
Yes |
See LongRunHowTo for more information. |
2005-Aug-13 |
Display |
Yes |
Supported screen resolution of 1024x768 detected and enabled upon installation. |
2005-Aug-13 |
Internal Modem |
No |
To be able to use the internal modem, smlink drivers from http://www.smlink.com/ have to be downloaded, compiled, and installed to use the internal modem. -- See WinModemM5457. |
2005-Aug-13 |
ACPI Hibernate |
Yes |
Works with Breezy, updated as of time of writing. |
2005-Oct-08 |
ACPI Suspend |
Yes |
Works with Hoary, have yet to be tested with Breezy. |
2005-Oct-08 |
ACPI Resume |
No |
Not triggered by usual keys (power button, Enter, other key combinations). Needs further investigation. |
2005-Oct-08 |
Notes
* Page initially created by DeanMichaelBerris detailing information regarding the Ubuntu installation on his ECS Desknote A530+.
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