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Installing Gentoo Linux on BenQ 2100e v38

Last updated: 24 August 2005

General Hardware Specifications of BenQ 2100e v38:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Pentium Celeron M 350	Works	No special procedure required during installation.
15 XGA+ TFT Display 1024x768 Native	Works	Select Generic LCD Display in Installer
Intel 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics	Works	Use the built in i810 driver in Xorg
768MB, SDRAM, 2xSODIMMs (256MB standard)	Works	No special procedure required during installation
40 GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive 4200rpm	Works	No special procedure required during installation
No Floppy Drive	N/A	N/A
Integrated Network Card VIA Rhine-III	Works	Use via-rhine kernel module
Internal 56k Modem	Works	Modprobe snd_intel8x0m and install slmodem
Dual Layer DVD Burner	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal miniPCI Intel Wireless 2200BG	Works	Download and compile the 2200 kernel modules
4000 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Intel AC97 built-in Sound Card	Works	No special procedure required if using Kernel 2.6.x. ALSA Sound drivers required for Kernel 2.4.x

This laptop is operating under Kernel version [2.6.12-gentoo-r6]

Basic Installation of 2.6.12-gentoo-r6:

Nothing out of the ordinary here

Setting up additional features for Gentoo Linux

Nothing out of the ordinary here either - i'll update when it comes to mind.
Ah yes, xinerama works with extending the desktop as well as cloning. The xorg.conf is the tricky part.
I have the cpufreq daemon running to slow down the processor when on battery etc etc.
ACPI works OK as far as I can tell.
Modem works (linmodem). Its an intel modem inside the chipset. If using 2.6 sources go into the Alsa section and enable the alsa module for intel modem (snd_intel8x0m). Moprobe it and run the Smartlink modem driver package (slmodem). It has problems, an my setup it will only attempt to raise the hook once and then the slmodem utiliy must be restarted. Not a big deal though unless you have to redial all the time.
Havn't tried swapping to disk yet.
Have not tried the SVIDEO out port either but may do so soon.
PCMCIA works with the usual PCMCIA tools and yenta module.

Configuration Files

Nothing to do here

More Specific Information. Specific stuff such as:

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) 0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03) 0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 83) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) 0000:01:01.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG (rev 05) 0000:01:02.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] (rev 8b) 0000:01:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 02)

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