Gentoo on this model?

KungFuHamster · Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2002 7:07 pm Post subject: Gentoo on this model?

I'm looking into picking up this laptop from xtremenotebooks.com, and I'd like to know if any of the hardware will give me any problems when I try to install Gentoo. The link to the specs is:

http://www.xtremenotebooks.com/index.php?section=specs&model_id=194

oniq · Guru Joined: 02 Sep 2002 Posts: 597 Location: Connecticut

That laptop is much like mine. I have a Compaq Presario 731US. It has a Savage 4 videocard, which I have. X runs beautifully with it. Don't know about GL extensions, haven't tried that. They don't say much about the audio, but I believe *most*, if not all, AC97 chipsets are supported. I have a SoundMax AC '97 chipset and it works with Gentoo fine. My laptop is also an Athlon and Gentoo is pretty speedy on it, boot up takes all but a few seconds and I'm in X in less than a minute.