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| Model | SUSE Linux version | Hardware Support | Remark: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power Management | Other | |||
| Megabook M635 (S1029) | 10.2 AMD64 | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | IEEE1394: Untested Memory Card reader: VGA & TV Out: Modem: Untested | Wireless: use the driver from rt2x00.serialmonkey.com because the bundled driver works only a few times Memory Card reader: install the sdricoh_cs driver (from sourceforge) to enable the reader. It only reads SD. It does not work with MMC and MS is untested. Writing is not enabled by default and is untested | |||||
| Megabook M635 (S1029) | 10.3 x64 | Not tested | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | IEEE1394: Not tested Memory Card reader: VGA & TV Out: Not tested Modem: Not tested | Wireless: use the driver neti2220x64 you can find on the web, with ndiswrapper. Works fine. WEP is ok, not tested with WPA. Follow the instructions in the "how to install wlan" howto at suselinuxsupport.de wireless networking forum. This laptop is exactly the same as the model Traveller 826T from Targa, so all things apply to both. | ||||
| MS17172 (MS1042) AKA L735 | 10.2 x86-64 | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | IEEE1394: Untested Memory Card reader: IR Receiver: VGA & TV Out: Untested Modem: Untested | Suspend to RAM requires --force option then wipes the partition table. Memory Card reader tested with SD card only. Wireless works sometimes and sometimes not. Sound works, but plugging headphones does not switch the speakers off - this is driver problem. | |||||
| MSI S271 | 10.3 x86-64 | Not tested | Not tested | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | IEEE1394: Not tested Memory Card reader: VGA Out: Not tested Modem: Not tested | Battery charge is not determined properly unless acpi=noirq boot option is used. Suspend to ram needs -f parameter. | |||
| MegaBook M662 | 11.0 | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | IEEE1394: Not tested Memory Card reader: VGA Out: Modem: Webcam: | Display brightness: AFAIK everything on this lappy works with SuSE 11. Touchpad is Elantech, which works with default mouse driver, but drivers with full features are available (requires kernel recompile). | |||||
| MSI M670X | 11.0 11.1 | Hibernate in 11.1 is working without any problem (in 11.0 the network card can't get ip address from the dhcp when the laptop comes up from hibernate.) CPU powersave: | * Express Card slot, * 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MS/MMC/MS) * Battery life approximately 2,5 hours (it depends on type of work - Office software consumpt less energy then playing DivX movies) | Note-1: GeForce Go 6100 Note-2: ALC883 internal microphone, input for external microphone, output for external speakers, line in Note-3: RealTek 8111 Note-4: Ralink RT2560F | |||||
| Wind U90/U100 | 11.0 | | | | needs compiling of kernel module RTL8187se | | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | Memory Card reader: Webcam: ACPI: | Wifi-modules can be found here further hints at Installation on MSI Wind or msiwind.net |
| Wind U115 | 11.0 | 800x600, | | needs compiling of asix module | RT2860sta | | Suspend to Disk: Suspend to RAM: CPU powersave: | MC reader: Webcam: ACPI: | you need pata_sch module for SSD support, no brightness control with Kernel >2.6.29 |
| MSI EX600-431EU | 11.1 | | | Suspend to RAM: Suspend to Disk: | Card reader: Webcam: Media keys: | ||||

