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(http://www.buzzard.me.uk/toshiba/index.html) 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(http://www.anja.gerwinski.de/portege7020ct/)
Toshiba Support
- Toshiba - Germany(http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de)
- Toshiba(http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm)
'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 1.44MSurvey 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
