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Notes on installation and compatibility of Ubuntu on [[http://www.averatec.com|Averatec]] laptops.

= Summary =

||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a">'''Model''' || '''Installs ?''' || '''Works ?''' || '''Not working''' || '''Ubuntu Release''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated, Author''' ||
|| 2300 Series (HOWTO for the 2370) || Yes || These work: ALL COMPONENTS (including compositing for beryl/compiz) 64 bit & 32 bit support in the HOWTO. || Sleep (not much work put into it) || v6.10 (Edgy) || [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2184357|Complete HOWTO]] || 2007-Feb-20 , [[http://www.dragonfyre13.com|Tim Alexander]] ||
|| 3250 HX || Yes, boot with vga=771 || These work: Graphics, disk, CPU scaling, networking, USB, sound, wired network, CD burning, hibernate, modem, Wifi (Edgy)|| Sleep (no), PCMCIA (yes, tested with Firewire card), external monitor (yes). || v5.10 (Breezy) & v6.10 (Edgy) || Require work: [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=27120|Bluetooth]], wireless networking (see Details), DVD/RW+ format & write. || 2006-Oct-26 , [[http://www.fabianrodriguez.com|Fabian Rodriguez]] ||
|| 5500 series || Yes || Most things work, video chip is SIS 661FX series. || Video: there is no DRI support. || v4.10 || Require work: Wireless networking based on RT2500. See [[http://www.flamingspork.com/blog/index.php?p=338|Stewart Smith's]] blog || 2005-Apr-20, Cheuksan Edward Wang ||
|| 6100 series || Yes || Most Things (Sound, CPU scaling, SIS900, USB) || Suspend with fglrx and Ctrl+Alt+F1, etc. with fglrx. || v5.04 (Hoary) || Require work: Hibernate, rt2500 wireless, tv-out. || 2005-May-15, Steven Harper ||
|| [[Averatec3700Series|3700 series]] || Yes || These work: Sound, CPU Scaling || Hibernate/Sleep. || v6.06 (Dapper) || Require work: xorg.conf settings, rt2500 setup, trackpad configuration || 2006-May-12 , Thedward Blevins ||

Other models:
 * LaptopTesting/Averatec3225HS-01

= Details =

Feel free to add additional information here

  * Wireless networking configuration
    * Using Windows drivers via [[http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=9454|!NDISWrapper]] 
    * Using [[http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/Rt2500WirelessCardsHowTo|native drivers]] or for the 2370, using the rt73 driver from ralink. Included info in the forum howto for that laptop.

= Useful links =

  * [[http://www.averatecforums.com/|Unofficial Averatec Forums]]
  * [[http://tuxmobil.org/averatec.html|Averatec's page at TuxMobil]]
  * [[http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/averatec.html|Averatec's page at Linux-Laptop.net]]
  * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/search.php?searchid=575893|Ubuntu forums search of "Averatec"]]


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