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Linux Compatibility TestedIBM® ThinkPad R50e 1834-FKU
Linux Compatibility Testing Results


System Type: Laptop
Test Completed: 2004-10-25

IBM® ThinkPad R50e 1834-FKU is awarded the AppLabs Linux Compatibility mark.

AppLabs' www.Linux-Tested.com compatibility testing of this system showed the following distributions compatible with the IBM® ThinkPad R50e 1834-FKU:


  •  SuSE Professional 9.1
  •  Novell Linux Desktop 9
  •  RedHat Enterprise Workstation 3.0
  •  Turbolinux 10

  • This document presents the compatibility testing results.

    System Configuration

    The following table defines the system configuration tested by AppLabs.

    System Configuration as Tested
    Company IBM
    Model IBM® ThinkPad R50e 1834-FKU
    BIOS Revision 1.09 2004-07-26
    Main Board and Chipset 400 MHz front side bus, integrated Video, Sound and Network.
    Processor(s) Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.60 GHz
    RAM 256MB SODIMM
    HBA 
    Motherboard Features and Capabilities 
    Display Adapter Intel® Integrated 82852/855GM
    Serial Ports None
    Parallel Ports One (1) Enhanced Bi-directional
    USB Ports Two (2) USB 2
    I/O Ports and buses 
    Host Bus Adapter 
    Network Interface 82801BD PRO/100 VE Ethernet Controller
    Network Interface Intel® 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Wireless
    Audio Chipset / Sound Card  SoundMAX chipset 82801 DB AC'97Audio i810 d
    Optical Drive Hl-dt-st RW/DVD GCC-4241N
    Hard Drive  Fujitsu MHT2030AT 30 GB ATA-100 Enhanced ID
    Floppy Drive None
    Keyboard Standard 101 Keyboard
    Pointing Device Built in touch point
    Miscellaneous Hardware One (1) PCMCIA slot
    56K V.92 Fax/modem

    Testing Results

    The following table defines the hardware as tested in this system by AppLabs, and provides the pass/fail results.

    Tests and determinations are available for reference in ASCII format for immediate viewing.

    TestCommentResult
    Installation Testing
    CD-ROM Installation  PASSED
    NFS/FTP Installation  PASSED
    Device Auto Probing  PASSED
    Base System Testing
    Kernel Compatibility  PASSED
    GRUB/LILO Compatibility  PASSED
    Heavy I/O Test  PASSED
    Network Test  PASSED
    Network Load Test  (Not required on workstation test)NA
    SMP Test  (Only required multiprocessor systems)NA
    Display Adapter
    Console Compatibility  PASSED
    X Server Compatibility  PASSED
    Stand Alone Monitor  (Laptop Test Only)NA
    Simultaneous Display CRT/LCD  (Laptop Test Only)NA
    Sound Adapter
    Basic Sound Compatibility  PASSED
    Advanced Sound Availibility  PASSED
    Advanced Sound Compatibility  PASSED
    Serial Ports
    Kernel Detection  NA
    Compatibility Testing  NA
    Throughput Testing  NA
    Parallel Ports
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Mouse
    Kernel Detection  PASSED
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED
    Keyboard
    Compatibility Testing  PASSED

    Notes and Observations:

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