Linux on the Portege 7020CT Laptop

I installed Novell/SuSE 7.0 from the floppy drive in the docking station, and continued from the internal CD drive. I will try to check Debian/GNU-Linux, too. Note: You probably have to use the TECRA boot floppy therefore!

BIOS

The BIOS can be reached by different programs from the MS-Windows GUI. Or from DOS mode by TSETUP.EXE. You may also press <ESC> at boot time (immediately!), then <F1>. I changed DISPLAY mode to "stretched" to get the full screen size for the text console.

Graphics

Text Mode

I have enabled "stretched" mode in the BIOS, so the whole display is used.

X-Windows

I have used the framebuffer X server. With vga = 791 in /etc/lilo.conf it works in 1024x768 16 bpp mode. Note you have to start with the options -- -bpp 16 or set the default color depth to 16 in /etc/XF86Config. Also I didn't take certain modelines but used the key word "default" in the screen section.

S3 driver (XFree86 SVGA) works, in 1024x768 16bpp, too.

PCMCIA

Works with recent PCMCIA-CS packages.

But doesn't work with older ones. Or at least you have to use certain BIOS settings, and don't use gpm mouse manager!!

• Device Config = All Devices
• PC Card Controller Mode = Auto-Select (if you encounter problems take PC- Card mode)

USB

Mouse worked with usb-uhci driver (Legacy mode not tested yet).

IrDA

Not tested yet.

Sound

Configured with yast2. First configuration during installation didn't succeed. But the second one! ALSA ES1978 Maestro-2E AudioDrive.

Mouse (Accupoint II)

Works in PS/2 mode. The scroll buttons are reported as wheel motion (Z axis motion) and can be accessed after mapping in XF86Config .

tosh-utils

tosh-utils an application by Jonathan Buzzard couldn't be tested yet.

Internal Modem

minicom works with ltmodem binary driver insmod -f ltmodem, modem is at /dev/ttyS14 than.

Docking Station

Network card can be configured by yast2, uses eepro100 module.

Links

• Linux on the Toshiba Portege 7020CT

Toshiba Support

• Toshiba - Germany
• Toshiba

'lanoche' Report

Preface

This is a survey about Linux related hardware features of the Portege 7020CT. I don't try to explain the usual installation details (for instance, which partitions I have made).

Werner Heuser <wehe_at_tuxmobil.org>

Installation

On my Portege 7020CT I have installed the SuSE 6.4 Linux distribution.

General Hardware Data

General system information:
Linux japh 2.2.14 #1 Mon Mar 13 10:51:48 GMT 2000 i686 unknown

    processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 6
model name	: Mobile Pentium II
stepping	: 10
cpu MHz		: 366.600447
cache size	: 256 KB
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
sep_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 2
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr
bogomips	: 730.73
    

    Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda9              1789420    860204    836844  51% /
    

    
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 789 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1       128   1028128+   6  FAT16
/dev/hda2           129       789   5309482+   5  Extended
/dev/hda5           129       205    618471    6  FAT16
/dev/hda6           206       218    104391    6  FAT16
/dev/hda7           219       295    618471   83  Linux
/dev/hda8           296       312    136521   82  Linux swap
/dev/hda9           313       542   1847443+  83  Linux
/dev/hda10          543       789   1983996   8e  Unknown
    

Hard Disk

    
/dev/hda:

 Model=TOSHIBA MK6411MAT, FwRev=J0.07 H, SerialNo=89D34513T
 Config={ Fixed }
 RawCHS=13424/15/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=34
 BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
 DblWordIO=no, OldPIO=2, DMA=yes, OldDMA=0
 CurCHS=13424/15/63, CurSects=12685680, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12685680
 tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: sword0 sword1 sword2 mword0 mword1 mword2 
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 
 UDMA modes: mode0 mode1 *mode2 
 Drive Supports : ATA-1 ATA-2 ATA-3 ATA-4 
    

PCMCIA

Output of probe:

    PCI bridge probe: Toshiba ToPIC97 found, 2 sockets. 
    

Graphics-Chip

Output of SuperProbe:

    
SuperProbe Version 2.21 (12 October 1999)
	(c) Copyright 1993,1994 by David Wexelblat <dwex@xfree86.org>
	(c) Copyright 1994-1998 by The XFree86 Project, Inc

	This work is derived from the 'vgadoc2.zip' and
	'vgadoc3.zip' documentation packages produced by Finn
	Thoegersen, and released with all appropriate permissions
	having been obtained.  Additional information obtained from
	'Programmer's Guide to the EGA and VGA, 2nd ed', by Richard
	Ferraro, and from manufacturer's data books

Bug reports are welcome, and should be sent to XFree86@XFree86.org.
In particular, reports of chipsets that this program fails to
correctly detect are appreciated.

Before submitting a report, please make sure that you have the
latest version of SuperProbe (see http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ).

First video: Super-VGA
	Chipset: Yamaha 6388 VPDC (Port Probed)
	RAMDAC:  Generic 8-bit pseudo-color DAC
		 (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6-bit mode))
    

Infrared Port - IrDA(TM)

SIR

    ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 8250
    

Floppydrive

Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M

Survey PCI Devices

Output from lspci:

    00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 03)
00:04.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 12)
00:05.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:05.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:05.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:05.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
00:07.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k WinModem (rev 01)
00:09.0 Communication controller: Toshiba America Info Systems FIR Port (rev 23)
00:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC97 (rev 05)
00:0b.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC97 (rev 05)
00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10)
00:0d.0 Multimedia controller: C-Cube Microsystems Cinemaster C 3.0 DVD Decoder (rev 02)
    

Survey RS232

Output from setserial:

    /dev/ttyS0, Line 0, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal skip_test

/dev/ttyS1, Line 1, UART: 8250, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal skip_test

/dev/ttyS2, Line 2, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal skip_test

/dev/ttyS3, Line 3, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02e8, IRQ: 3
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal

/dev/ttyS4, Line 4, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01a0, IRQ: 2
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport

/dev/ttyS5, Line 5, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01a8, IRQ: 2
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport

/dev/ttyS6, Line 6, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01b0, IRQ: 2
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport

/dev/ttyS7, Line 7, UART: unknown, Port: 0x01b8, IRQ: 2
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport

/dev/ttyS8, Line 8, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02a0, IRQ: 5
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport

/dev/ttyS9, Line 9, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02a8, IRQ: 5
	Baud_base: 115200, close_delay: 50, divisor: 0
	closing_wait: 3000, closing_wait2: infinte
	Flags: spd_normal Fourport  
    

Other Resources

• Unix Laptop Survey
• TuxMobil - hardware section
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• Debian Laptop Proposal