CentOS on Laptops

This page brings together all information regarding CentOS on Laptops. If you own a laptop and you consider putting CentOS on it, please write down your experience and add it to this list.

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1. Preparation tasks

• Repartition your harddisk
• Backup your Master Boot Record (MBR)
• Modifying your bootloader

2. Customization tasks

• Making Wireless work -- wireless drivers, etc. Go here first before attempting to configure Network Manager or wpa_supplicant.

• Enabling NetworkManager

• Enabling wpa_supplicant -- Simple wpa_supplicant on-boot configuration without using NetworkManager

• Enabling 3D desktop (CentOS-5 or higher)

• Enabling multimedia playback (mp3, mpg, avi, ...)

3. Models

3.1. Acer

• Acer TravelMate 5720

• Acer Aspire 4720z

• Acer Aspire One

• Acer Aspire One 522

3.2. Asus

• Asus Eee PC 900

• Asus F5N

3.3. Averatec

• Averatec 5400

3.4. Compaq

• CQ60-206US

3.5. Dell

• Dell Inspiron 1537

• Dell Inspiron 8100 1

• Dell Inspiron 8500 1

• Dell Latitude D531

• Dell Latitude D830

• Dell Latitude E6500

• Dell Precision M4500

• Dell XPS M1330

• Dell XPS M1530

• Dell Vostro 1400

3.6. Fujitsu Siemens

• Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A1645

3.7. IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad

• IBM Thinkpad 600X 1

• IBM Thinkpad R30 1

• IBM Thinkpad T20

• IBM Thinkpad T41

• IBM Thinkpad T42p

• IBM Thinkpad T43

• Lenovo 3000 N100

• Lenovo Thinkpad R61i

• Lenovo Thinkpad T60 1

• Lenovo Thinkpad T60p 1

• Lenovo Thinkpad X60

• Lenovo Thinkpad X200s

3.8. Hewlett Packard

• HP 2133 Mini-Note

• HP Compaq nc2400

• HP Compaq nc6220

• HP Compaq nc6400

• HP Pavilion ze5377 (xt5377qv)

• HP Pavilion zv6015 1

3.9. Samsung

• Samsung NC10

3.10. Sony

• Sony Vaio VPCEB1S1E

3.11. Toshiba

• Toshiba Satellite 10 1

• Toshiba Tecra M2

• Portege R935-P330

4. Other places

There are a few websites that list information about laptops. If you have added a page here, feel free to put a link to your document on these pages.

• ThinkWiki - information about Linux and Thinkpads

• Linux on Laptops - general information and models

• TuxMobil - general information and models