About

This page is dedicated to running SuSE Linux 9.2 on a Sony Vaio PCG-GR150K.

Project Status

Status: Operational

This macihne is in daily use.

This machine dual boots Win2k Professional.

This laptop has also had Gentoo 2005.1 installed from CD.

The hard drive on this machine has been replaced. The original 40G hard-drive from Sony failed in late 2005 and was replaced with a 100G drive picked up from Best Buy.

Hardware Specifications

Software

Standard SuSE 9.2 install went smoothly using DVD distro discs.

Some problems encountered using SuSE 9.2 RPM packages from packman and guru sites.

This machine is running a stock SuSE 9.2 kernel.

Problems

The following software does not work at all - it crashes on startup. This is not a comprehensive list, since some faulty packages were uninstalled immeadiately.

Solutions


larwe.com has a page about Linux on the ECS A535 (Walmart "Balance" laptop).


Linux On Laptops