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Installing Debian (testing) on Packard Bell MX65-014

Last updated: 2007-02-15

General Hardware Specifications of MX65-014:

Hardware Components

Status under Linux

Notes

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz

Works

No special procedure required during installation. Using linux kernel 2.6.18 with SMP enabled. CPU freq do not work.

14.1 SXGA+ TFT Display

Works

Select Generic LCD Display in Installer

nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300]

Works

Need NVidia kernel module and library.

2048Mb, SDRAM, 2DIMMs

Works

No special procedure required during installation

160 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (ST9160821A)

Works

No special procedure required during installation

Integrated Network Card (RealTek RTL8139)

Works

No special procedure required during installation

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

Works

Module driver not include in the kernel. The module must be remove before hibernation.

Internal 56k Modem

No tested

In progress

MATSHITAUJ-850D, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive

Works

No special procedure required during installation

MMC card reader Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter

Works

No special procedure required during installation

Integrated Web Cam Syntek USB

Don't Work

There isn't linux drivers

AD198x Digital Sound Card

Works

Works partially. Volume control fail eventually.

Added:

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

options snd-hda-intel index=0

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack

To /etc/modprobe.d/sound

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.18 (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21))

Setting up additional features:

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