Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on a Gateway MX 3417

Last updated: 1/2/2007

General Hardware Specifications of [Laptop]:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
AMD Turion 64, 2.0 GHz	Works	No special procedure required during installation
14.1" WXGA TFT-LCD widescreen display with Ultrabright technology and 1280 x 800 resolution	Works	Automatically detected, no special procedure during installation
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100	Works	Automatically detected, no special procedure during installation
1GB, SDRAM, 1DIMMs	Works	No special procedure required during installation
80 GB Parallel ATA (4200 rpm)	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Modular Floppy Drive	Not Included	Not Included
Integrated Network Card	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem	Not Tested	Not Tested
Double-Layer 2.4x DVD+R DL; 2x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 24x16x24 CD-RW	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g)	Works	Automatically detected, no special procedure required during installation.
Lithium-ion	Works	No special procedure required during installation
Built-in High-definition audio (2-speaker support)	Works	No special procedure required during installation

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6

Basic Installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED10):

• I decided to use this because after many years of Linux experience as a corporate user and an Linux Admin.
• I got my copy of SLED 10 after taking the SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10) course.
• Installation was quick, easy and painless.
• All that was required to be adjusted was the settings for my secured wireless network. All GUI driven with NO special drivers required.

Unresolved issues

• No unsolved issue to report. It worked perfectly from start to finish.

Configuration Files

• Nothing to configure.

Contact Information

• david @ davidmeyer . org
• david_meyer_2006 (YAHOO IM)