Linux Laptop & Notebook Installation Guides: Umax

Linux installation and configuration guides for ActionBook laptops and notebooks made by UMAX. 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.

Umax Actionbook 318T	RedHat 5.2
Umax Actionbook 333T/3xxt/5xxT (aka Kapok 1100, ProStar 1200)	Linux
Umax Actionbook 520T	Linux

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Resources

• Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
• manufacturer site: UMAX
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• How to do-it-yourself laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding.
• 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
• It seems that these machines are also relabelled under the brands: Kapok, ProStar and others.