Laptops which run Arch

Awebb · 2010-12-01 19:48:41

Arch Linux runs on my EeePC 1015PEM.

The following works:

WLAN
Bluetooth
Webcam
SHE (and all the power management stuff)
SD/SDHC slot
Fn keys

The only thing I cannot use is the separate start button on the upper left usually used to boot that mini-linux for quick internet access. it basically is a button to override boot order settings.

indrora · 2010-12-02 16:55:15

Dell C600 and an Alienware...

Dell latitude C600:

ATI M3 gets picked up OK by the r128 driver, but the LCD (1400x1050) doesn't get the right scanmode, so it goes fizzle and you have to add the scan rates manually.
3Com miniPCI NIC is handled OOB, no problems
B43 PCMCIA wifi works great once you have the firmware tarballs
sound is dependant on firmware. (detect a trend yet?)
Normal system peripherals work fine.

Alienware Area51 M9750

nvidia gfx handled by proprietary driver
RAID controller picked up during install (Just an Arima one)
Sound Half-works. you have to tell it what output to use.
ExpressCard is untested ( I have no expresscard devices)
Intel Pro Wireless works OOB, only had to get the right order for HAL and Dbus.

I have however gotten Arch running on another dell!

Dell Latitude D800

Sound: Works! Its just a generic intel-ich chipset.
NVidia gfx works fine
IPW2100 needed firmware
onboard NIC worked fine
PCMCIA worked fine
!! GemCore based TI SmartCard reader had to be DISABLED as it ate an IRQ reserved for the IR port !!

Iknow · 2010-12-02 23:12:05

Compaq Armada E500

Installation went fine, the WIFI card i use worked with minimal setup, runs fine, lovin' the linux!

ahel · 2010-12-03 15:26:14

i'm running on an intel classmate
everything works fine
i'm really satisfied by this purchase

cheme · 2010-12-11 23:23:26

MSI A6200-461us with a Core i3-370m and onboard video graphics works great. Only problem if you consider it a problem is that the webcam is not working. I believe it is my fault because it did work when I was trying out Ubuntu 10.10. EDIT: whoops hit Fn + F6 to enable the webcam!

Last edited by cheme (2010-12-12 20:31:45)

piffey · 2010-12-12 04:47:36

dillesca wrote:

Lenovo T510, purchased in November. Works great.

This makes me so happy. I just bought one yesterday and was hoping everything would work out of the box. Last Linux laptop I set up for someone else was such a hassle and was really hoping my own would be a breeze.

I also run Arch on an Acer Aspire One netbook for the record. Everything worked out of the box.

Edit: Received my T510. Everything worked out of the box except brightness keys in X. Added pm-utils, laptop-mode-tools, acpid, and some other useful laptop stuff I didn't know existed. Getting 5 hours of battery life on the stock battery thanks to cpufrequtils and the above stuff configured conservatively.

Last edited by piffey (2010-12-21 19:37:31)

sveinemann · 2010-12-20 17:24:28

The macbook 11.6 will not run Arch out of the box. Wifi doesnt work, and grub2 wont install at all.

Veljac · 2010-12-23 15:30:26

compaq 615 amd thurion x2 ati x3200 + 4 gb ram
now with arch, before debian sid

SiD · 2010-12-23 15:37:47

Acer Extensa 3001WLMi

Pentium-M 715 1,5GHz (Dothan)
1GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
custom kernel with patched speedstep-centrino module to get freq-scaling working correctly (buggy BIOS)

Last edited by SiD (2010-12-23 15:45:22)

ViruSzZ · 2010-12-25 08:56:36

I`m running Arch on my HP 550 LapTop ... Archy is settled on the following configuration and everything is running smoothly (:

CPU: Core2Duo 1.44 GHz
GPU: Intel x3100 965 chipset
WLAN, Bluetooth, LAN, Audio, Fn Keys

radioactivo · 2010-12-26 20:07:10

Dell Sudio 14 with arch 64. Everything works fine. The only inconvenient is the wireless card Broadcom Corporation Device 4727, if you unplugged the notebook in kde you must change the power policy to performance because in powersafe the card drops all packages.
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 430 @ 2.27GHz
Video: intel HD
All the Fn keys works fine with 2.6.36 kernel.

ac · 2010-12-29 05:34:54

Toshiba A215 S7428. Everything works-- but the audio adjustment is physically limitless, and it doesn't adjust audio by default. I haven't tried getting it to work.

Toshiba A105 S2021. It has an ATI X200M, which fails to startx without KMS enabled. I'm using kernel 2.6.36 and I get this problem. I know that in either old versions of kernel or driver, not having KMS provides good performance.
When KMS is enabled, video is fine, until the computer idles-- then it gets really slow.
Good way to test this is call

 sleep 1 && xset dpms force off

Toshiba A105 S2021 also has an Atheros Ar2413. With the ath5k module, browsing will be very very slow. Fix is adding perameter 'nohw crypt' to module;

 modprobe ath5k nohwcrypt

or for every boot, place this in /etc/modprobe.d/ath5k.conf:

 options ath5k nohwcrypt

Toshiba A15 S129. Last time I checked(long time ago), the intel onboard graphics was so old that intel cut support, so in recent versions of xorg and xf86-video-intel things will not work.

tarniak · 2010-12-29 08:06:40

Lenovo Y550

Almost everything works out of the box with some minor issues.

- netinstall (twice burned) seemed to result in empty /etc/ config files. core install went just fine.

- there is still a bug -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maver … bug/611803 in kernel 2.6.36-ARCH/alsa 1.0.23-3 regarding subwoofer pins and the workaround with /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf doesn't mute the subwoofer

- volume is way lower (regardless if it's alsa or oss and in all distributions I have used up to now such as Debian, and the infamous Fedora) than on Windows.

bhadotia · 2010-12-29 16:03:25

Got two laptops both running Arch (multibooting with win7/ubuntu):
Dell 1555
HP 530.

Iknow · 2010-12-29 18:03:27

Upgraded to an Acer Aspire 5335 at xmas, doesn't well out of the box but i've got most of the kinks worked out, Specs are as follows;

Intel Celeron 575 2ghz
FSB:667mhz
L2 Cache:1mb

RAM:DDR2 1gb
HDD:160gb

WIRELESS: Acer Nplify 802.11b/g/draft-N

Inbuilt card reader: Only reads at the mo, it's next on my list of things to fix

benko · 2010-12-30 10:24:42

Dell Vostro 1500 - all works out of box (kde)

ithil · 2011-01-08 05:48:08

HP pavilion dv6
AMD Athlon X2 64 bit
ATI Radeon graphics
Atheros AR9285 wireless

No problems at all. The wiki solves everything!

null · 2011-01-08 15:37:06

Dell Vostro 1700 without any problems
Dell inspiron mini - had to compile the wlan driver myselft, everything else runs fine

ffjia · 2011-01-09 04:25:20

Lenovo ThinkPad T410s, 2901CTO
I5/2G RAM/250GB HDD

Arch x86_64/KDE 4.5

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)
00:16.3 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)
00:1d.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 5 Series/3400 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)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6200 (rev 35)
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)

Function Keys: some not works, like volume keys
Fingerprint Reader: works, fingerprint-gui
Webcam: works
Wireless: works
Bluetooth: works
Sleep/Hibernate: works
HDAPS/Battery: works, tp_smapi

Last edited by ffjia (2011-01-11 07:51:11)

Archieman · 2011-01-10 01:55:31

Thinkpad x61, works very nicely, including some more challenging things like EVDO aircard configuration. It was a real pain in the ass but almost everything is running quite smoothly now. a couple outstanding items:

1. Trackpoint sensitivity adjustment?
2. I cannot get the soundcard working, or any sound for that matter, even through bluetooth A2DP. On the upside, I am gaining a deep understanding of just how unadvanced ALSA really is, I mean its just a SOUNDCARD...

Anyone who needs help with this config, please feel free to reach out to me.

UPDATE 1.1: Still having ALSA issues and no sound yet :-( Good news is I got the trackpoint sensitivity worked out with configure-trackpoint pkg from AUR. You can save yourself the time and just edit /etc/sysfs.conf directly. Mine looks like this:
devices/platform/i8042/serio1/sensitivity=220
devices/platform/i8042/serio1/speed=130
devices/platform/i8042/serio1/press_to_select=1

UPDATE 1.2: These settings in /etc/sysfs.conf do not seem to not be read upon boot. I tried calling them from rc.local but this also didnt help. I have found the original location where the settings are maintained:
/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/sensitivity
/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/speed
Changing the values manually has an immediate effect. Now all I need to do is figure out how to adjust these values at boot... I am assuming that since they are in /sys that they are global and not per-user.

UPDATE 1.3: Got the above to work using rc.local, add the following lines, reboot and you should be golden:
sudo echo -n 220 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/sensitivity
sudo echo -n 130 > /sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/speed
exit 0
Now back to my soundcard issues...

UPDATE 1.4: Sound works. A2DP also works.
Have to install pulseaudio as detailed in wiki and also bluetooth as detailed in wiki. Use blueman for gtk manager, it integrates with pulse so you will be able to use A2DP.

Hotkeys would be nice too.

Archieman

Last edited by Archieman (2011-01-11 07:59:43)

whitethorn · 2011-01-10 18:49:46

Acer Aspire One 721

Almost everything works with a standard ARCH installation. To get wireless you need to install broadcom-wl from AUR. For Syspend / Hibernate to work you need to add "noapic" to the kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.cfg.

Only thing that doesn't work properly at the moment is the touchpad no scrolling and no multigestures work. It's a newer Alps model and it's only being recognized as a Synaptics Two button mouse, so moving around and tap work as do the two buttons, but that's it. Otherwise great netbook.

los-t · 2011-01-15 23:08:56

Lenovo ThinkPad X201i 3249PF8 (i3/2Gb RAM/250Gb HDD WD Blue series)

Everything works out of the box with pretty default config so far, Haven't tried fingerprint reader and webcam - no need in them for me. Also haven't tried WiMAX - no carrier subscription yet.

2.6.36-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 8 14:15:27 CET 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

[dvn@dvnpad src]$ 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)
00:19.0 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.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)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150
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)

All the special and Fn+ keys are recognized by X, though you have to map them manually (which is not a problem with i3, though I was to lazy to map them all). Brightness and keyboard light keys work right out of the box.

The touchpad was pretty freaky before I installed the synaptics driver - it sensed the finger 5mm up from it's surface. That was the only time I used trackpad - TrackPoint is more convenient for my purposes.
Also it did not hibernate at first attempt. Don't know if that is an issue for me - Arch boots in literally a couple (4?) seconds - didn't even try to fix. Suspend works OK for me. Resumes when you open the cover.

The battery is standard 6-cell and works about 4-5 hours for sure - never tried more sequentially. Only charged it 3 times during the week - though the book was not used much: mainly in the cafes and bars for some little tuning and web-browsing and showing off. :-)

Fingel · 2011-01-17 18:12:55

Thinkpad W510. Works completely out of the box, at the moment if you have enabled [testing]. Currently requires kernel 2.6.37 in order to support suspend with USB3. (You can do it with an older kernel, but it requires some hacks.
Amazing laptop!

delmania · 2011-01-18 02:47:08

I am currently running Arch on an Asus N71Jq. Thanks to the Wiki, I haven't had to much issue with the hardware, with the exception of the sounds card.

jealma · 2011-01-18 09:21:10

Dell Latitude E6410. I chose this model because of it's compatibilit with Linux. It has an Nvidia NVS3100 graphics card that works wonderfully with the binary nvidia driver, so I can use VDPAU; a intel 6300 wireless card that works out-of-the-box; displayport-connector that works using nvidia-settings; it's a wonderful piece of technology.

Current setup using only archlinux and awesome

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