Linux installation and configuration guides for laptops and notebooks made by Advent
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Reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too.
And don't miss the resources section at the bottom, containing links to drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs.
Do you have written an installation report yourself? Please submit a new entry.
| Advent 5372DVD(http://www.dclug.org.uk/linux_news/dist-reviews/redhat/neilwilliams.php) | RedHat 7.2, Mandriva (Mandrake) 8.0 | |
| Advent 5372DVD(http://www.rumble.net/advent5372.html) | Linux | |
| Advent 5480(http://www.typodemon.com/advent/index.html) | Slackware 7.1 | |
| Advent 5490(http://www.astcc.netfirms.com/userguides/linux/advent5490.htm) | Linux | |
Advent 5490 (aka Gericom Webgine)![[archived link]](/pics/archived.png "archived link"){kind=small} | Novell/SuSE 7.1 | |
| Advent 5493(http://www.ottaky.com/advent5493.php) | Novell/SuSE 7.1 | |
| Advent 6414(http://www.typodemon.com/advent/advent6414.html) | RedHat 7.0, Slackware 8.0 | |
| Advent 6418(http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~icsrsss/laptop/advent6418/home.shtml) | Mandriva (Mandrake) 7.2 | |
| Advent 7003(http://www.killerbees.org.uk/misc-section/advent7003-article.html) | Linux | |
| Advent 7041 (aka Medion MD 40676)(http://www.tsac.co.uk/linux/advent7041.html) | Linux | |
| Advent 7095IT(http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Hardware/Notebook/Advent7095IT) | Ubuntu 7.04 | Italian |
Resources
- Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
- manufacturer site: Advent
- Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
- How to do-it-yourself Advent laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_advent.html).
- vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones
Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM
If you are looking for drivers, software and service manuals for laptops and notebooks you may sometimes find similar models branded under a different name. Especially the FCC-ID can be helpful to detect the original manufacturer.