What hardware support problems will i encounter?

[Russo017]

Guys i have my heart set on a Hypersonic-PC Aviator MX6.

Here are the specs

Processor

* Intel® Pentium® M at up to 2.13GHz & 2MB Cache
(Chipset: Intel Alviso 915PM+ICH6-M)

Memory

* 533MHz PC4200 DDR-2 SODIMMS
* Supports up to 2GB DDR SDRAM

Graphics

* NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 Graphics
* External VGA and TV Out Support
* Integrated 128-bit 2D/3D Graphics Accelerator
* Advanced Video Acceleration for DVD Playback
* 128MB DDR SGRAM on board

Display

* 15.4" WSXGA+ Active Matrix Screen
* 1680x1050 Maximum Resolution

Communications

* 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet LAN built-in
* Built-in 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN
* 56K Modem with V.90&V.92 compliant

Connectivity

* 1 x External CRT Monitor
* 5 x USB 2.0 ports
* 1 x Headphone, Mic & Line-in jack
* 1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000Mb LAN
* 1 x RJ11 Jack for 56K (V.92) Modem
* 1 x mini IEEE 1394 FireWire port
* 1 x S-Video jack for TV output
* 1 x SD, MS & Smart Card Reader Slot

Sound System

* Azalia High-Definition 7.1 Surround Audio

Here is the spec sheet again with pictures if you guys care.

So again the question is... which hardware will or will not be supported? What control over power management will i have? Will it recognize the wirelless internet? and the gigabit adapter? I'm especially worried about the chipset and the pci-express graphics... will they be supported?

Thank you all in advance and i greatly aprreaciate all the help i get from this community mainly through irc

[rutski89]

A PowerMac G5 dual 2.5ghz would be a better buy for not so much more money. Linux in quite complete in terms of hardware support so far as I've seen; I wouldn't anticipate too many unfixable issues.
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[Russo017]

I'm just really worried about pci-express... or is that the least of my worries. I guess even agp is a pci bus. So i guess pci-express will be aswell. Right?

What about my sound? It's intergrated intel but its high-definision.

[xbmodder]

no where except: * Azalia High-Definition 7.1 Surround Audio
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[Russo017]

How ever i found this this. It says to use the gentoo alsa guide. This shouldnt be too hard should it? Has anyone else ever done this? Is there an alsa channel on irc where i can get help? Or would people in the gentoo channel be of enough assistance.

Thanks alot for all your help. I'm going to order that notebook soon its just i'm so worried that everything goes well and this is my first notebook. Oh and i did only switch to linux maybe 2 months ago but i aint going back .

One more thing. What kind of power management would i get with gentoo. Is there programs that i can download to speed step or lower the monitor brightness or something like that? Maybe clock down the video?

Thanks again!

[xbmodder]

dude 7.1 channels mplayer barely supports 5.1
Centrino 2100 LAN right?
This should be cool
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[Russo017]

Just if anyone cares. This is the same laptop as the asus Z71V. I feel like an idiot for seriously looking at the MX6 as an option. Hypersonic PC and VoodooPC rebrand the asus Z71V. Everything i want in an asus Z71V Costs $800 less than the Hypersonic and $1200 less than the Voodoo. And those prices are definately justified. Sorry for getting off topic though. With extended batter this laptop can do up to 10 hours! It's awesome. Its the best selling whitebook right now since it is not officially sold as a notebook in the US. But who cares the whitebook from gentech can come with anything you want and has the asus warranty too Check it out!