Debian/GNU Linux on MSI MegaBook S420
Debian/GNU Linux 3.2 (etch) works on the MSI MegaBook S420 with very little work.
Last Updated: 2006-10-18
General Hardware Specifications of MSI S420
| Hardware Components | Status under Linux | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Intel T2400 DualCore Processir, 1.83GHz | Works | |
| ATI Radeon Xpress 200M | Works | Driver "ati" in Xorg |
| Modular Floppy Drive | Unchecked | |
| Ethernet, RTL-8139 | Works | |
| Wireless, RaLink RT61 | Works | Requires driver not in vanilla kernel |
| DVDRW, GWA-4082N | Works | Didn't test burning yet |
| 56K Modem | Not detected | |
| Firewire | Detected | No firewire equipment to test it |
| SD/MS/MMC card reader | Untested | No card to test it |
| Audio, ATI SB450 HDA | Untested | Detected but untested yet |
This is running under kernel 2.6.17-2-686 from Debian etch.
Basic Installation of Debian GNU/Linux
Just install Debian etch with the normal install methods, you will not have wireless and will need to download the driver from http://rt2400.sourceforge.net/ but be sure to download the CVS drivers as the stable drivers crashed for me.TODO
Need to get suspend to disk to work, it currently hangs when it gets to suspending itself.
More specific info
lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a31 (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge 00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80) 00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80) 00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller (rev 80) 00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 82) 00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller ATI (rev 80) 00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SB450 HDA Audio (rev 01) 00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev 80) 00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge (rev 80) 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RC410 [Radeon Xpress 200M] 04:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 04:04.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ711MP1/MS1 MemoryCardBus Controller (rev 21) 04:04.2 Generic system peripheral [0805]: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD Controller (rev 01) 04:04.3 Bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MS/xD Controller (rev 01) 04:04.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02) 04:09.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 rev B 802.11g