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ki113d

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From: Australia/Germany

Registered: 2011-05-07

Posts: 1

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Toshiba Satellite L500 and Compaq Presario CQ40.
Straight old CLI

york824

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Registered: 2008-11-26

Posts: 77

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Samsung R519,
Pentium duo T3400 2.17GHz
4GB Ram
x4500m
320GB HD

All work great except for the brightness change buttons.

RozenTensai

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From: Panama, Panama

Registered: 2010-07-01

Posts: 20

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

Switched from my (not so) old COMPAQ Presario F750LA to her lil' sister, the COMPAQ Mini CQ10-120LA, running perfectly, even a VM of wXP runs very very fast.

It gets hot but in extremely abusing situations (yes, I do abuse of her power ),
it lasts for about 4 hours playing HD video, 4:30 to 5:00 if only writing a document or just idling
Only needed to install the broadcom-wl driver from AUR to use the wireless card, and an easy tweaking to use the intel graphics as it should be.
Besides of that, worked out-of the-box

Actually booting faster than my desktop, lol

sipik

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Registered: 2011-05-16

Posts: 23

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Lenovo SL510

managed to make everything work properly, except graphics (ATI) which still has poor performance with the open source driver, but that is probably an issue of my own configuration so far and will look more into it when i have more time.

mikesoylu

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Registered: 2011-04-01

Posts: 4

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Casper Nirvana Notebook (Model #EAA-89)

[michael ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 07)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce GT 130M] (rev a1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation WiFi Link 5100
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)

semeion

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2008-10-20

Posts: 65

Re: Laptops which run Arch

IBM ThinkPad 600x
256MB

Working 100% fine!  =p

Jeaquares

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From: /home/jeaquares/istanbul

Registered: 2011-05-17

Posts: 10

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

Dell Inspiron N5010

It works "almost" perfectly except this issue here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=119155

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 18)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 18)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Redwood [Radeon HD 5600 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5600 Series]
12:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
13:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)

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Ryaether

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Registered: 2011-05-19

Posts: 1

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Acer Aspire 7741G-7017

After a few weeks everything works so far, including touchpad, ethernet, wireless, webcam and sound.
Graphics work fine with the xf86-video-ati package.

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 18)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 18)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Redwood [Radeon HD 5600 Series]
02:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Redwood HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5600 Series]
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 01)
05:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 05)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 05)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 05)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 05)

hunter_thom

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Registered: 2011-05-02

Posts: 16

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Dell dv6915nr works fine.

Have had some trouble with sound, probably my own fault and I havent yet had the time to dig deep and find an answer. Currently sound works fine, but I can't use the hardware sound buttons (mute, volume up/down). No big deal, and I'm sure there is an easy answer I just need to do a little research.

Other than that this laptop works great.

tan

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Registered: 2011-05-21

Posts: 6

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Arch running on Dell Studio 1558:
4gb ram
ati radeon hd 5670 1gb graphic card
intel core i5

No problem with the arch, everything's fine

Just switched from ubuntu to arch
Arch's working great

Loser777

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Registered: 2011-05-12

Posts: 28

Re: Laptops which run Arch

HP G56-127NR... cheapo laptop that I picked up for around $200 on black friday. Replaced the stock single core processor with a Phenom II N620--everything works out of the box. It came with a Radeon 4250 that I was planning to install proprietary drivers for, but the free drivers work so well that I'm going to keep them. CPU Frequency scaling also works under cpufrequtils with minimal configuration.

Vladimiroff

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From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Registered: 2009-02-15

Posts: 21

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Dell Latitude E5500
Works like a charm without any proprietary or any other drivers installed from some unofficial repos.

jayd3e

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Registered: 2011-03-19

Posts: 33

Re: Laptops which run Arch

I'm sure it has been mentioned already(didn't bother to read the full thread), but my laptop runs Arch.  Here are the specs:

Lenovo Thinkpad T420
Graphics: NVIDA NVS 4200M
NIC: Intel Advanced-N WiMax 6250
Processor: Intel Core i5

Just fyi, I had to use one of the newest net-installs in order to get the wireless controller to work.  Just worked fine.

Last edited by jayd3e (2011-05-24 19:15:22)

turekpolski

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From: Poland

Registered: 2011-05-11

Posts: 28

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Fujitsu-Siemens AmiloPro V3205.

Everything work out of the box except for the Ricoh card reader, which you can easily get to work using the driver from AUR (r592-driver).

[turek@TurekPolski ~]$ uname -a
Linux TurekPolski 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 13 07:54:18 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

[turek@TurekPolski ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 02)
07:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
07:09.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
07:09.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a)
07:09.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)

[turek@TurekPolski ~]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04fc:0c25 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd SATALink SPIF225A
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse

Last edited by turekpolski (2011-05-29 07:43:50)

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Ari'osika

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From: Your computer, okay?

Registered: 2010-06-22

Posts: 175

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Acer Aspire One Model # KAV10

Linux archlinux 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 13 07:54:18 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N280 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet (rev b0)

The wiki article was quite helpful

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Czarcasmo

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From: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Registered: 2011-04-20

Posts: 82

Re: Laptops which run Arch

I am using a HP G42-475DX. Phenom II processor, 4GB memory, ATI Mobility Radeon 4250.

So far, everything is running great. I am using the current stable line and using GNOME 3 as my desktop environment.

Cheers,
Czar.

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theinfiniti

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From: Chennai, India

Registered: 2009-07-03

Posts: 15

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

Asus 1018PB

Linux yume 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 13 07:54:18 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N550 @ 1.50GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation N10 Family DMI Bridge (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
02:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
05:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03)

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Blender

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Registered: 2011-05-11

Posts: 36

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Toshiba Satellite A205-S5000

Linux archtop 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Apr 22 20:29:33 CEST 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 540 @ 1.86GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
0c:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
0c:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
0c:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
0c:04.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller

It worked perfectly out of the box. I had a few troubles with the WiFi, but it turned out that I forgot to turn the hardware WiFi switch on. Stupid me...

johskar

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From: Norway

Registered: 2010-08-11

Posts: 8

Re: Laptops which run Arch

AOpen 1557G
Everything works out of the box with ArchBang
Old thing with Radeon graphics...

Asus EEE-PC 1005HA-A
Everything works out of the box with ArchBang

Lenovo ThinkPad T410
Everything tried so far works just fine almost out of the box.
A bit of tinkering to get the GOBI 2000 to work, the thinkwiki, gobi_loader from AUR and it's webpage was alot of help.

Getting about 5-6 hours use out of the large(9cell?) battery and wish I had a SSD not a 7200rpm HDD

Linux zaphod 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 23 22:02:08 CEST 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 620 @ 2.67GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port (rev 02)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset KT Controller (rev 06)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 06)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 06)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 06)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev 06)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 06)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 06)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a6)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 06)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT218 [NVS 3100M] (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
0d:00.0 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 01)
0d:00.1 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd Memory Stick Host Controller (rev 01)
0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd FireWire Host Controller (rev 01)
ff:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
ff:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
ff:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
ff:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
ff:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth Controller
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 17ef:480f Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877]
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05c6:9205 Qualcomm, Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 17ef:1003 Lenovo Integrated Smart Card Reader

TwiNight

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Registered: 2011-06-04

Posts: 46

Re: Laptops which run Arch

I am using Dell XPS 15 L501X. No problems so far. (except, you know, some bugs - which is expected from a rolling distro)

kahlil88

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From: Mendocino, CA

Registered: 2010-08-10

Posts: 138

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

Running 64-bit with Gnome 3 on my HP EliteBook 8530W. Plays games very well, everything works but the fingerprint reader and modem (naturally). Fortunately I invested in a hardware controlled USB modem (USR5637).

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 @ 2.26GHz / 1066MHz FSB
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800 SDRAM
HDD: 500GB SATA
WLAN: Atheros AR5BXB72 mini-PCIe 802.11n (pulled from MacBook Pro, requires whitelist-free BIOS)
Video: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

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theGunslinger

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Registered: 2011-05-20

Posts: 300

Re: Laptops which run Arch

MSI er710: everything works oob, except you wont be able to profit from catalyst drivers, just open-source ones are working,

And I am about to buy a new laptop namely the asus a52jv-sx079 with both nvidia GT540M and integrated intel gpu, anyone knows if I could get the nvidia GPU working instead of integrated solution?

pixel8ed

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Registered: 2011-05-30

Posts: 2

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Toshiba R850

Note that the 2011.05 install CD has too old a kernel (2.6.33) to recognize the hardware [network cards]. I used a rel-eng install CD (kernel >=2.6.38) and it all works like a charm.

jgreen1tc

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From: St. Louis

Registered: 2011-05-16

Posts: 251

Re: Laptops which run Arch

Toshiba Satellite L505

[jgreen1tc@Archlab ~]$ uname -a
Linux Archlab 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 23 22:02:08 CEST 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

[jgreen1tc@Archlab ~]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller (rev 06)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev 05)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev 05)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev 05)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller (rev 05)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev a5)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem (rev 05)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8191SEvB Wireless LAN Controller (rev 10)
3f:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers (rev 02)
3f:00.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder (rev 02)
3f:02.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 (rev 02)
3f:02.1 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 (rev 02)
3f:02.2 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)
3f:02.3 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved (rev 02)

Finally got wireless configured thanks to the forums here + aur for the driver/firmware. Havent tried the webcam yet, but I'm sure it works just like everything else so far. Finally got my laptop just how I want it!

ro

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From: Baltimore

Registered: 2011-06-13

Posts: 5

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Re: Laptops which run Arch

Compaq Presario CQ56-219WM.

2.20Ghz Celeron 900 - Works
4.0GB RAM - Works
15.6" HD-LED Display - Works
Intel GMA 4500 - Works
Intel 82801 HD Audio - Works
Ralink RT5390STA Wireless Adapter - Works*
RealTek 8101E Ethernet - Works
Synaptics Touchpad - Works**

Overall Score: EXCELLENT.

* Requires rt5390sta kernel module.  Source available from Ralink's website.  2.6.38 Kernel has support flagged as experimental, and not enabled by default.  2.6.39 no longer flagged experimental but still not enabled by default.   Easy to compile. (Edit two lines of one config, make, make install, modprobe rt5390sta, done.)
** This model of laptop includes a multi-touch capable Synaptics Touchpad, though the driver in Windows disables multi-touch support to encourage buying a more expensive model.  In Arch, two-finger scrolling works but I have't seen any pinch-to-zoom, etc Multi-touch software for Linux yet.  Has on/off 'switch' (spot on touchpad with orange LED to indicate on/off status, activated by double-tap) that does not work in Linux.

This laptop is great for running Arch Linux on.  It has a max of 8GB RAM, and the CPU can be upgraded if you do your homework (not soldered in!) and with a price-tag of $289 at WalMart, etc, it's a steal.  Matte black finish.  Very sleek.   Runs 720p videos flawlessly.    Once the rt5390sta is more widely supported, it will work 100% out of the box.   Expect native support with Linux 3.0 Kernel release (the chipset itself at time of writing is only 7 months old, but thankfully Ralink released the driver source under GPLv2)

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Laptop [2.20Ghz Celeron, 4GB RAM, Intel HD4500, Arch Linux 2011.08.19]
Desktop [2.90Ghz Athlon II X2, 2GB RAM, XFX Force AMD Radeon HD4670, Arch Linux 2011.08.19]
Server [2x2.80Ghz Xeon, 512MB RAM, Intel 915G, CentOS 6]