Linux installation and configuration guides for X4, J4 G732, J4 G730, J4 G731, N4, N3, J1, Si/Si2, XL3, XL2, XLi, XL laptops and notebooks made by Winbook
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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.
| Winbook FX(http://www.levien.com/linbook.html) | Linux | |
| Winbook LM(http://wiki.linuxhelp.net/index.php/Debian_Laptop_Setup) | Debian | |
| Winbook LX300 *)(http://news.com.com/Low-cost+laptops+shedding+weight/2100-1044_3-5643577.html) | Linux | |
| Winbook X2(http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Gentoo_on_Winbook_X2) | Gentoo | |
Winbook XL![[archived link]](/pics/archived.png "archived link"){kind=small} | Linux | |
| Winbook XL(http://www.peter-englmaier.de/winbook/) | RedHat 6.0 | |
| Winbook XL2 | RedHat 6.0 | |
| Winbook XL2(http://www.geocities.com/paris/1782/xl2.html) | Linux | |
| Winbook XLi | Linux | |
| Winbook XLi(http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~pointer/xli/linux-xli-howto.html) | RedHat 7.1 | |
| Winbook XP5(http://www-solidstate.physik.uni-bremen.de/f_anders/winbook/index.html) | Slackware 3.6 | |
| Winbook XP5 | Novell/SuSE 5.3 | |
| Winbook XP 486(http://timothychenallen.blogspot.com/2006/01/how-i-installed-minix-203-on-old.html) | MiniX 2.0.3 |
*) available with Linux pre-installed by manufacturer
Resources
- Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
- manufacturer site: Winbook
- Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
- How to do-it-yourself a Winbook laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_winbook.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.