Basic Installation

The installation procedure went flawlessly using Mandrake 9.2. The only somehow difficult part is installing XFree86 with 1280x854 resolution and setting up the NVidia driver. However, basic installation ends up with VESA display in 1024x768 which provides a usable start point.

What works

Here is a list of working features tested on Mandrake 9.2.

Graphic Adapter

Works well with NVidia drivers.

Sound

Sound output works fine with snd-intel8x0 module. Full duplex needs to be confirmed. Alsa needs to be confirmed.

Ethernet

Works fine with 8139too module.

USB 2.0

Works well with usb-uhci/ehci-hcd. No problem to connect scanner, webcam etc. Connected USB2.0 CD-R and experienced high speed transfers.

FireWire

Recognized by system. Needs to be confirmed.

IDE

DMA mode works fine.

Modem

Works fine with slmdm-2.7.10 (not other versions). Able to send faxes and connect to PPP.

Parallel

Parallel port tests with Epson printer. Works fine.

IRDA

Succeeded in using IRDA once. However, some IRQ conflicts appeared with 802.11b PCMCIA card. Only one can be used at a tile

ACPI

Battery indicator works. ACPI seems to work.

References

More information can be found on the following web sites:

Download

Use the following files to optimize your Mitac 8060 Linux setup