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    list[list]list[/list]<ul>list</ul>make a list of items
    numbered list[enum]list[/enum]<ol>list</ol>make a numbered list of items
    list item[*]item[/*]<li>item</li>ad an item to a list
    code[code]some code[/code]
    some code
    		ad some code
    simple link[a]url[/a]<a href="url">url</a>simple link
    link with text[a]url|text[/a]<a href="url">text</a>link with text
    notebook[notebook]id[/notebook] link to the notebook with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)
    wifi[wifi]id[/wifi] link to the wifi with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)
    videocard[videocard]id[/videocard] link to the videocard with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page of the device itself, next to the model name)
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    Discover your hardware

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    How to discover the model name of your notebook

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    See below your notebook or netbook

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    How to discover the model name of your device (if it is not a notebook)

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    If the device is integrated (example: a video card)

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    Open a terminal and type the following command:

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    -		Slot:	03:00.0
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-		Vendor:	Broadcom Corporation
-		Device:	BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
-		SVendor:	Hewlett-Packard Company
-		SDevice:	Device 1375
-		Rev:	02
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-		Slot:	07:05.0
-		Class:	FireWire (IEEE 1394)
-		Vendor:	Ricoh Co Ltd
-		Device:	R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
-		SVendor:	Hewlett-Packard Company
-		SDevice:	Device 30cf
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    -		Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
-		Device Descriptor:
-			bLength                18
-			bDescriptorType         1
-			bcdUSB               2.00
-			bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
-			bDeviceSubClass         0
-			bDeviceProtocol         0
-			bMaxPacketSize0        64
-			idVendor           0x0846 NetGear, Inc.
-			idProduct          0x4260 WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
-			bcdDevice            2.00
-			iManufacturer           1
-			iProduct                2
-			iSerial                 3
-			...
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-		Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
-		Device Descriptor:
-			bLength                18
-			bDescriptorType         1
-			bcdUSB               1.10
-			bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
-			bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
-			bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
-			bMaxPacketSize0         8
-			idVendor           0x08ff AuthenTec, Inc.
-			idProduct          0x2580 AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
-			bcdDevice            6.23
-			iManufacturer           0
-			iProduct                1 Fingerprint Sensor
-			iSerial                 0
-			bNumConfigurations      1
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    You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below

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    -	03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 02)
-	Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
-	Kernel modules: ssb
-	05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1)
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    The strings in bold and placed inside the square brackets (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the VendorID, the second set of digits are the ProductID. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the wifi card (note the strings "Network controller" and "WLAN") is 14e4:4311 while the VendorID:ProductID code of the video card (note the string "VGA") is 10de:0427

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    -	Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
-	Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
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    The strings in bold (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the VendorID, the second set of digits are the ProductID. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the external USB wifi card (note the strings "Wireless") is 0846:4260

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    Install rss-glx by means of the package manager of your distribution or compiling it from source and try some screensavers (for example Skyrocket or Solarwinds). Check if you can play the screensaver (and/or if you can play it smoothly)

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    How to discover if the 3D acceleration works

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    How to discover the name of your wifi card

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    List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions

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    They are listed in alphabetical order

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    Wiki Syntax

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    List of +Wiki Tags

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    italictext [i]italic[/i]text italictext italic
    deltext [del]deleted[/del]text deletedtext deleted
    underlinetext [u]underlined[/u]text underlinedtext underlined
    head 1[h1]heading[/h1] +
    + heading
    +     		head 1
    head 2[h2]heading[/h2] +
    + heading
    +     		head 2
    head 3[h3]heading[/h3] +
    + heading
    +     		head 3
    paragraph…[p]new paragraph[/p]… + +

    new paragraph

    +     		new paragraph
    Ordered Lists
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    • [list]
      • +
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      • [*]first item[/*]
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      • [*]second item[/*]
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    • [/list]
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    • first item
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    • second item
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    Numbered List
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    • [enum]
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    +     		make a numbered list of items
    list item[*]item[/*]
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    • item
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    +     		add an item to a list
    code[code]some code[/code]
    some code
    +     		some code
    simple link[a]url[/a]urlsimple link
    link with text[a]url|text[/a]textlink with text
    notebook[notebook]id[/notebook]idlink to the notebook with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the + page of the device itself, next to the model name)
    wifi[wifi]id[/wifi]idlink to the wifi with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the page + of the device itself, next to the model name)
    videocard[videocard]id[/videocard]idlink to the videocard with the identifier equal to id (the identifier of each device model is written in the + page of the device itself, next to the model name)
    + +

     

    + +

    Compatibility classes

    + +

    Notebooks

    +
    +
    Class A (Platinum)
    +
    All the notebook devices work with a very good performance.
    +
    Example: all the devices work, the 3D acceleration is supported
    +
    Class B (Gold)
    +
    All the notebook devices work but not at full performance.
    +
    A typical example: all the devices work, but the 3D acceleration is not supported
    +
    Class C (Silver)
    +
    One main device is not supported.
    +
    Example: the internal wifi card does not work. You need an external USB card
    +
    Class D (Bronze)
    +
    More than one device is not supported
    +
    Class E (Garbage)
    +
    The notebook does not work with free software
    +
    + +

    Printers

    +
    +
    Class A (Full)
    +
    All device functions and features are supported
    +
    Class B (Partial)
    +
    Printing supported but possibly at limited speed or print quality; scanning and/or faxing on some multifunction + devices may not be supported
    +
    Class C (None)
    +
    The printer does not work with free software
    +
    + +

    Scanners

    +
    +
    Class A (Full)
    +
    All device functions and features are supported
    +
    Class B (Partial)
    +
    Scanning supported but possibly at limited speed or quality; some other features may not be supported
    +
    Class C (None)
    +
    The scanner does not work with free software
    +
    + +

     

    + +

    Discover your hardware

    + +

    (Thanks lluvia)

    + +

    In order to know the details of your hardware you can carry out the following actions:

    +
    +
    How to discover the model name of your notebook
    +
    See below your notebook or netbook
    +
    How to discover the model name of your device (if it is not a notebook)
    +
    If the device is integrated (example: a video card)
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    lspci -vmm
    +
    +
    or
    + 
    lspci -vmm > FILENAME          # output to a file
    +
    + +
    You will obtain the list of your PCI devices, similar to the one written below
    + 
    Slot:03:00.0
+Class:Network controller
+Vendor:Broadcom Corporation
+Device:BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN
+  SVendor:Hewlett-Packard Company
+  SDevice:Device 1375
+Rev:02
+
+Slot:07:05.0
+Class:FireWire (IEEE 1394)
+Vendor:Ricoh Co Ltd
+Device:R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller
+  SVendor:Hewlett-Packard Company
+  SDevice:Device 30cf
+Rev:05
+ProgIf:10
    +
    +
    Note: The name of each device is written at the "Device" row, after the colon (see the text + in bold in the above list)
    +
    If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    lsusb -v
    +
    +
    or
    + 
    lsusb -v > FILENAME          # output to a file
    +
    +
    where "filename" is the name of the file
    +
    You will obtain the list of your USB devices, similar to the one written below
    + 
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
+  Device Descriptor:
+  bLength                18
+  bDescriptorType         1
+  bcdUSB               2.00
+  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
+  bDeviceSubClass         0
+  bDeviceProtocol         0
+  bMaxPacketSize0        64
+  idVendor           0x0846 NetGear, Inc.
+  idProduct          0x4260 WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
+
+  bcdDevice            2.00
+  iManufacturer           1
+  iProduct                2
+  iSerial                 3
+  ...
+  ...
+
+Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
+Device Descriptor:
+  bLength                18
+  bDescriptorType         1
+  bcdUSB               1.10
+  bDeviceClass          255 Vendor Specific Class
+  bDeviceSubClass       255 Vendor Specific Subclass
+  bDeviceProtocol       255 Vendor Specific Protocol
+  bMaxPacketSize0         8
+  idVendor           0x08ff AuthenTec, Inc.
+  idProduct          0x2580 AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
+  bcdDevice            6.23
+  iManufacturer           0
+  iProduct                1 Fingerprint Sensor
+  iSerial                 0
+  bNumConfigurations      1
+  ...
+  ...
    +
    +
    Note: The name of each device is written at the row starting with "idProduct" (see the text + in bold in the above list)
    +
    +
    How to discover the year of commercialization of your notebook
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    sudo dmidecode| grep "Release Date"
    + +
    How to discover the kernel libre version you are using
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    uname -r
    +
    +
    How to discover the name of your video card
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    sudo lspci
    +
    +
    Then look for the row containing the string VGA or Display controller. You can also try one of + the following commands:
    + 
    lspci | grep "Display controller"
    +
    +
    or
    + 
    lspci | grep "VGA"
    +
    +
    How to discover the VendorID and the ProductID of your device (VendorID:ProductID + code)
    +
    (Thanks Michał + Masłowski and Julius22)
    +
    If the device is integrated (example: a video card)
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    sudo lspci -nnk
    +
    You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below
    + 
    03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 02)
+        Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge
+        Kernel modules: ssb
+05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] [10de:0427] (rev a1)
+        Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb
    +
    +
    The strings in bold and placed inside the square brackets (in the above list) are the code you are + looking for. The first set of digits (before the colon) are the VendorID, the second set of digits are + the ProductID. In the above example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the wifi card (note the strings + "Network controller" and "WLAN") is 14e4:4311 while the VendorID:ProductID code of the video card (note + the string "VGA") is 10de:0427
    +
    If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    sudo lsusb
    +
    +
    You should obtain a list of hardware similar to the one written below
    + 
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0846:4260 NetGear, Inc. WG111v3 54 Mbps Wireless [realtek RTL8187B]
+Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ff:2580 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2501 Fingerprint Sensor
    +
    +
    The strings in bold (in the above list) are the code you are looking for. The first set of digits + (before the colon) are the VendorID, the second set of digits are the ProductID. In the above + example: the VendorID:ProductID code of the external USB wifi card (note the strings "Wireless") is + 0846:4260
    +
    How to discover if the video card works
    +
    Install rss-glx by means of the package manager of + your distribution or compiling it from source and try some screensavers (for example Skyrocket or + Solarwinds). Check if you can play the screensaver (and/or if you can play it smoothly)
    +
    How to discover if the 3D acceleration works
    +
    Try to enable compiz
    +
    How to discover the name of your wifi card
    +

    Open a terminal and type the following command:

    +
    + 
    sudo lspci
    +
    +
    Then look for the row containing the string Wireless or Network controller. You can also try + one of the following commands:
    + 
    lspci | grep "Wireless"
    +
    +
    or
    + 
    lspci | grep "Network"
    +
    +
    How to discover the printer driver you are using
    +
    If you are using cups
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    dpkg-query -W -f '${Version}\n' cups
    +
    +
    How to discover the architecture of your notebook
    +
    Open a terminal and type the following command:
    + 
    dpkg --print-architecture
    +
    +
    +

     

    +

    List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions

    +

    h-node is not responsible for the content of other web sites, or how +up-to-date their content is.

    + +

    Following are the GNU/Linux distributions we know of which have a firm policy +commitment to only include and only propose free software. They reject non-free applications, non-free programming +platforms, non-free drivers, or non-free firmware “blobs”. If by mistake they do include any, they remove it. To +learn more about what makes for a free GNU/Linux +distribution, see GNU Guidelines for +Free System Distributions.

    + +

    All of the distributions that follow are installable to a computer's hard drive and most can be run +live.

    + +

    (listed in alphabetical order)

    + + + +
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