Hardware compatibility

Here you can post about your various experiences with PC hardware. You can also post about hardware that is not compatible with the linux kernel or not recommended for use with Porteus.
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AcnapyxoB
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Hardware compatibility

Post#1 by AcnapyxoB » 14 Nov 2022, 17:58

I did not see elsewhere in the forum a topic about hardware compatibility.
And decided to start with my list.

I have tested:

With Porteus v5.0 32bit:
Toshiba Satellite L200
HP Mini 210 (Porteus v5.0rc3 32bit with b43-firmware wi-fi)

With Porteus v5.0 x86_64:
HP Elitebook 8530W
Lenovo T61, T400, T440, T510, T540p
Lenovo L410 (with intel_wifi_6300)
DELL Latitude 5500 (bluetooth not working)

We can list the devices and then make a more complete list!
Porteus v5.01 KDE x86_64

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Hardware compatibility

Post#2 by KingJames » 26 Nov 2022, 17:35

I have used Porteus v5.0 x86_64 on an Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52-530V), but wifi, bluetooth, and sound doesn't work.

Update:
I was able to copy a driver (all the iwlwifi-QuZ files) from another linux distro (MX Linux) (thanks Ed_p! (see next post)) to get the WIFI working.

Update 2:
I ended up doing a bit of modification in this thread Bluetooth and sound did not work, and after updating my kernel to 6.1, wifi worked on it's own. Also according to that thread, I added a couple modules and now sound and bluetooth also work (Yippee!)

We can add another one to the list!
Last edited by KingJames on 17 Dec 2022, 05:42, edited 7 times in total.
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Hardware compatibility

Post#3 by Ed_P » 27 Nov 2022, 15:25

I use Porteus v5.0 x86_64 on a Dell Inspiron 14. Wifi needs a iwlwifi-QuZ driver module.
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Hardware compatibility

Post#4 by camtaf » 06 Oct 2023, 11:48

Presently, I have 4 versions of 5.01, Openbox/XFCE/LXDE/LXQT, on a Ventoy pendrive plugged into one of my HP T520 thin clients, 4GB ram, 1.2GHz dual core, AMD graphics, (no disk).

All seem to work well booting 'live' - wifi works using a USB stick, & I have sound working straight out of the box. :)
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