I have run Fedora on 2 laptops, so I'll list both.
My current laptop:
Model: Toshiba Satellite 2455-S3001
Videocard: nVidia GeForce 4 420 Go; Livna's nVidia driver works after disabling the external monitor and TV out in xorg.conf with
Option "IgnoreDisplayDevices" "CRT,TV"
Ethernet: Realtek 8139; works out of the box
Wifi: Came with an Agere Hermes 802.11b card that worked out-of-the-box with the hermes and orinoco modules.
Upgraded to the Atheros 802.11a/b/g minipci card from my previous laptop; works with the Livna driver
Bluetooth: I don't have any Bluetooth equipment to test this with. Linux's Bluetooth software says I have it, though.
Touchpad: Synaptics, needs
Option "SHMConfig" in its section in the xorg.conf file to enable gsynaptics/ksynaptics/qsynaptics
Hotkey (Home, Eject, Suspend ...): With FnFx and the Toshiba ACPI driver, the Fn+
key shortcuts work perfectly and are fully programmable. The play, stop, fast forward, and rewind buttons on the front work if they are enabled by the hardware (by holding MODE on the front for 5 seconds until the light comes on) (I think this is to prevent hitting them accidentally)
Display: Brightness controls work with the toshiba-acpi kernel module loaded
OS: Fedora all the way! NO OTHER OSes!! I don't need Windows at all.
Kernel: The one included with Fedora
Suspend on Disk: I can't get it to work!
Suspend on RAM: Works very well--sometimes resetting the display with Ctrl+Alt+F1 and then Ctrl+Alt+F7 is required, though, due to bugs in the nVidia driver.
Comments: Everything works well on this laptop except the SD card reader. From what I've read, lspci -n says it's SDHCI.
My now-broken laptop:
Model: Toshiba Satellite A65-S126
Videocard: ATI Mobility Radeon 7000; worked out-of-the-box with hardware OpenGL using the open-source drivers included with the kernel and Xorg 6.x/7.x
Network: Realtek 8139, works out of the box
Wifi: Atheros 802.11a/b/g, worked with the Livna driver
Bluetooth: Not supported by the hardware
Touchpad: Synaptics, needs
Option "SHMConfig" in its section in the xorg.conf file to enable gsynaptics/ksynaptics/qsynaptics
Hotkey (Home, Eject, Suspend ...): Didn't work at all!
Display: I couldn't even change the screen brightness without going into the BIOS setup routine on boot!
OS: Fedora all the way! NO OTHER OSes!! I don't need Windows at all.
Kernel: The one included with Fedora
Suspend on Disk: Didn't work at all
Suspend on RAM: Suspend to RAM just froze the computer on resume.
Comments: Decent machine, a few quirks, but still decent nonetheless. From what I've read from Windows users' reviews of this machine, I got much better performance out of it than they did.
It broke because I had CompUSA fix the volume dial--not only did they not fix it, but it came back with broken hinges, and they made me sign an agreement not to sue them if they broke it worse before I could even SEE the laptop!
I had to use a chain, brass rods, brass hinges, and lots of tape to keep the thing together after that, and it finally gave up in October, 10 months after they broke the hinges.
Runs all FC6 apps without problem; AIGLX works great; the original Broadcom wifi card was swapped out for an Atheros based card; messed about with a webcam without success so far.
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