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Wiki syntax

List of wiki tags

name	tag	result	description
bold	[b]text[/b]	text	text bold
italic	[i]text[/i]	text	text italic
del	[del]text[/del]	~~text~~	text deleted
underline	[u]text[/u]	text	text underlined
head 1	[h1]text[/h1]	text	head 1
head 2	[h2]text[/h2]	text	head 2
head 3	[h3]text[/h3]	text	head 3
paragraph	[p]text[/p]	text	new paragraph
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)

Some more examples:

List	first item second item	[list] []first item[/] []second item[/] [/list]
Numbered list	first item second item	[enum] []first item[/] []second item[/] [/enum]

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 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"

		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"

		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

List of fully free GNU/Linux distributions

They are listed in alphabetical order