Linux installation and configuration guides for EasyNote, iGo, iPower, NanoBook laptops and notebooks made by Packard Bell. Compatibility reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the resource section at the bottom, containing links to applications, tools, utilities, drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs. Have you written an installation tutorial yourself? Then please feel free to submit a new entry.

Packard Bell EasyNote 3280(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/PackardBellR3280)	Ubuntu Dapper
Packard Bell EasyNote 4012c+	Mandriva (Mandrake) 6.0
Packard Bell EasyNote A5(http://pwrdesc.free.fr/)	Mandriva (Mandrake) 2005
Packard Bell EasyNote A6010(http://packardbell-a6010-linux.blogspot.com/)	Linux	Spanish
Packard Bell EasyNote A7718(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/PackardBellA7718)	Ubuntu
Packard Bell EasyNote B3600(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_b3600)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote BG46-P-018(http://cyril-ravat.homeip.net/blog/post/2008/01/05/Installation-dUbuntu-sur-un-portable-Packard-Bell-EasyNote-BG46-P-018-12-2/2)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote BU(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/packardbell_easynotebu)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote C3 255(http://belo.web.elte.hu/PackardBellC3.html)	Debian 3.0 Woody
Packard Bell EasyNote E4(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_e4)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote E1245(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_e1245)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote E2316(http://lkcl.net/reports/packard.bell.e2316.html)	Debian
Packard Bell EasyNote E3174(http://www.esil.univ-mrs.fr/~lmarsac/wakka/wakka.php?wakka=e3174)	Debian 3.0 Woody
Packard Bell EasyNote E4716(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_e4716)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote E6100(http://www.geocities.com/sunnylug/Laptop_PB_E6100.html)	Mandriva (Mandrake) LE2005
Packard Bell EasyNote E6300(http://www.emmanuelebassi.net/documentation/ubuntu-e6300/)	Ubuntu
Packard Bell EasyNote GN45-002(http://printfxh4.blogspot.com/2007/02/netbsd-on-packard-bell-easynote-gn45.html)	NetBSD
Packard Bell EasyNote K5305 (Mitac MiNote 8640, LION Sarasota 8640)	Debian
Packard Bell EasyNote MB86(http://pb86mb.tuxfamily.org/)	Gentoo	French
Packard Bell EasyNote MH36-V-750NCD(http://edwardh.se/?p=12)	Ubuntu 9.04
Packard Bell EasyNote MV46-013D(http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Hardware/Notebook/PackardBellMV46013D)	Ubuntu 7.04	Italian
Packard Bell Easynote MV86-P-013(http://herdemo.blogcu.com/4363308/)	Debian	Turkish
Packard Bell EasyNote MX45-203(http://www.levelzero.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=1)	Ubuntu 6.10	Italian
Packard Bell EasyNote MX45-203(http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Hardware/Notebook/PackardBellMX45203)	Ubuntu 6.10	Italian
Packard Bell EasyNote MX45-204W(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/easynote_mx45-204w)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote MV86-P-013(http://herdemo.blogcu.com/6175511/)	Ubuntu 64bit	Turkish
Packard Bell EasyNote R1100(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/PackardBellR1100)	Ubuntu
Packard Bell EasyNote R3563(http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_install_on_Easynote_R3563)	Gentoo
Packard Bell EasyNote R4 360(http://weird82.altervista.org/)	Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary	Italian
Packard Bell EasyNote R4 360(http://weird82.altervista.org/)	Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary
Packard Bell EasyNote R3280(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_r3280)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote SW51-101(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_w51101)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote V7900(http://www.andreagozzi.com/debian_v7900.php)	Debian
Packard Bell EasyNote W3281(http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/materiel/liste_portables/packard_bell/easynote_w3281)	Ubuntu	French
Packard Bell EasyNote XS (aka Via Nanobook)(http://data.plaintext.cc/nanobook/)	Debian 4.0r1
Packard Bell EasyOne	Slackware 8.0
Packard Bell EasyOne DC 1713DVD	RedHat 7.1, Mandriva (Mandrake) 8.0, 8.1
Packard Bell iGo 3451(http://www.fynu.ucl.ac.be/users/c.delaere/level2/igo/igo_tux.html)	RedHat 7.2, 8.0 Fedora Core 2
Packard Bell iGo 3491	Mandriva (Mandrake) 9.0
Packard Bell iPower 5542(http://www.newtolinux.org.uk/tutorials/pb5542.html)	Gentoo
Packard Bell iPower 7000(http://www.math-linux.com/spip.php?article=3)	Gentoo
Packard Bell iPower 7561(http://public.cranfield.ac.uk/soe/c5354/hardware/)	Novell/SuSE 9.0, 10.1

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Further reviews on Packard Bell Laptops

Resources

• Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
• manufacturer site: Packard Bell
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself Packard-Bell (PB) laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_packard_bell.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.

• OEM relations between manufacturers
• FCC ID: unknown
• Packard Bell is the consumer brand of NEC, some machines seem also been sold under the AOpen brand.