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+= Overview =
+* CPU: Intel Core 2 Solo U3500 @ 1.40GHz (speeds: 0.8, 1.2 and 1.4GHz), 3MB L2
+* Screen: 1366x768 LED
+
+= BIOS versions =
+* 1.10 - average ACPI temperature around 34°C, good GL playing
+* 1.20 - average ACPI temperature around 39°C, good GL playing
+* 1.31 - big slowdown in X windows from time to time, GL games with annoying slowdowns regularly
+
+The most recent BIOS updates (1.20 onwards) come with a DOS flasher; older come only with a windows flasher. I used a [http://www.pcengines.ch/freedos.htm freedos image] stored in a USB flash memory to boot freedos and flash the BIOS.
+
+= Drivers =
+All provided in linux 2.6.32 kernels.
+
+Linux 2.6.29 has problems at least with the wire ethernet card (Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063). Loading and unloading the ethernet card driver module (atl1c) helps getting a working link, although it will change from eth0 to eth1, eth2, or another interface name.
+
+== lspci ==
+ 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07)
+ 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
+ 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)
+ 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
+ 00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
+ 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
+ 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
+ 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
+ 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
+ 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
+ 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
+ 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
+ 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 (rev 03)
+ 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
+ 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 93)
+ 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
+ 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
+ 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
+ 00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 03)
+ 00:1f.6 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Thermal Subsystem (rev 03)
+ 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Attansic Technology Corp. Device 1063 (rev c0)
+ 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100
+
+= Configuration =
+
+ {
+  # Make te network WLAN card (wlan0) firmware available
+  require = [ ./nixos/modules/hardware/network/intel-5000.nix ];
+ 
+  boot = rec {
+    initrd = {
+      kernelModules = [ "ata_piix" "reiserfs" ];
+    };
+    kernelParams = [
+       "selinux=0"
+       "apm=on"
+       "acpi=on"
+       "vga=0x317"   
+       "console=tty1"
+       "video=vesafb:ywrap"
+       # Important, to disable Kernel Mode Setting for the graphics card
+       # This will allow backlight regulation
+       "nomodeset"
+    ];
+    kernelModules = [
+      "acpi-cpufreq"
+      "cpufreq-ondemand" # not autoloaded in 2.6.32.2
+      "kvm-intel"
+    ];
+    resumeDevice = "8:2";
+    extraKernelParams = ["resume=/dev/sda2"];
+    kernelPackages = pkgs.kernelPackages_2_6_32;
+    postBootCommands = ''
+      echo ondemand > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
+    '';
+  };
+ 
+  services = {
+    xserver = {
+      enable = true;
+      defaultDepth = 24;
+      videoDriver = "intel";
+      exportConfiguration = true;
+      enableTCP = true;
+      autorun = true;
+      driSupport = false;
+      synaptics = {
+        enable = true;
+        dev = "/dev/input/event8";
+      };
+   };
+ };
+
+= X settings =
+
+== Backlight ==
+Having disabled Kernel Mode Setting for the i915 kernel drm module (kernel parameter ''nomodeset''), use ''xrandr'' to set:
+ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT_CONTROL combination
+ xrandr --output LVDS --set BACKLIGHT 300  # ~1000, max light.
+
+If those steps make your mouse cursor not appear, switch to another VT, and then back to X, and it will come.
+
+== Synaptics pad ==
+I like the pad speed set by:
+ synclient MaxTapTime=0 MaxSpeed=1.12 MinSpeed=0.6 AccelFactor=0.001 VertEdgeScroll=1
+Install the ''xf86-input-synaptics-1.2.0'' for ''synclient'' to be in your PATH.
+
+= Suspending and hibernating =
+Usual pm-utils work, with pm-suspend and pm-hibernate.
+
+[[Category:Installation]]
+[[Category:Hardware]]
+[[Category:Laptops]]