Linux installation and configuration guides for BareBook, OpenBook laptops and notebooks made by AOPEN
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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 applications, tools, utilities, drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs.
Do you have written an installation tutorial yourself? Please submit a new report.
| Aopen BareBook 1551(http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0501370/priv/notebook.html) | ARCHlinux 0.7.2 Gimmick | |
| Aopen BareBook 1556(http://www.jennings.homelinux.net/aopen1556_2007.html) | Mandriva (Mandrake) 2006, 2007 | |
| Aopen BareBook 1559AS(http://zorn.mur.at/masc/laptop_aopen1559.html) | Debian | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1545 | Debian, Mandriva (Mandrake), PCLinuxOS | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1551(http://sohtell.se/AOpen1551/) | Debian | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1557G (aka Idea Progress LiberoCentrino9600)(http://net.supereva.it/linuzzo.freeweb/index.htm) | Slackware 9.1 | Italian |
| Aopen OpenBook 1557GLS(http://glasnost.beeznest.org/articles/194) | Debian Sarge | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1557GLS(http://freshfoo.com/fc2_on_aopen1557gls.html) | Fedora Core 2 | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1557GLS(http://www.geocities.com/ubuntumatthew/aopen1557gls.html) | Ubuntu 6.06 | |
| Aopen OpenBook 1846 | Mandriva (Mandrake) 10.0 |
Resources
- Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
- manufacturer site: AOPEN
- Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
- How to do-it-yourself AOpen laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_aopen.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.