[KLUG Hardware] Toshiba 1135-S155 Was "HP ze4220"

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> > >>I just arrived home with a 1135-S155, it is installing RH9 now.  No
> > >>problems so far.
> > >Please keep me posted on how it runs with RH9.  I still need 
> > >to buy something to replace the Dell that's going back.
> > 
> > Video - works, no fuss (AGP, Intel i810)
> >  * Holy cow!  Bright, beautiful, and really bright.
> 1024x768 I assume???

Yes, and native, no frame buffer required.

> It seems accelerated?  If you move a window around, it doesn't drag?

It is definitely accelerated.  My display at work isn't so I'm an expert
on the difference.  Window popup and moving even the XMMS windows is
instant, no delay what-so-ever.

> > Sound - works, no fuss (82801DB AC'97*)
> >  * Eh? Whats that? Oh, well, it works. Sounds awesome!
> > Ethernet - works, no fuss (RealTek RTL8139) 
> > I installed of the CD drive so that works.  Haven't tested the USB bus
> > but it is registered happily and loaded the ehci module.
> Yeah, I'll assume PCMCIA works too.

I don't have anything PCMCIA to test.

> > >>The 1135-S155 specs out like -
> > >>2.0 Ghz Celery
> > >>40MB ATAPI HDD
> > >>512Mb of DDR SDRAM
> > >Nice! 
> > For $1,099!  Heck yea thats "Nice!"
> VERY!
> > When the fan first kicks on it is a little loud,  but it seems to kick
> > right back off.  It has been on for six hours now and the bottom is only
> > "warm".
> That's VERY NICE!

I think so.

> > So far I'd give it a solid recommendation.
> You should write up a web page (post it on KLUG or where ever), and
> submit it to linux-on-laptops.com.

I intend to.

> > Currently working on tweaking the ATAPI subsystem which looks like it
> > defaulted to "least common denominator" settings.

Setting a few things in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks and adding idebus=66 to
grub's startup line really helped.  But I don't think it is optimal
yet.  Not that performance is bad.

> Tried burning a CDR yet?

Nope, but I put a blank in and the nautilus burn:/// window popped right
up.  I figured that was a good sign.

> Any idea how long the battery lasts?

No idea yet,  and it is ACPI, not APM, so I assume a wee bit of hacking
will be involved to get really good battery life.  But every laptop is
ACPI now.

I'm building the ACPI modules on anther workspace right now.