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Some more examples:

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

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

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

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

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

Open a terminal and type the following command:

		lspci -vmm
	

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
	

The name of each device is written at the "Device" row, after the colon (see the text in bold in the above list)

You can also write the output of the lspci command to a file by typing:

		lspci -vmm > filename
	

where "filename" is the name of the file

If the device is an USB device (example: an external USB wifi card)

Open a terminal and type the following command:

		lsusb -v
	

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
			...
			...
	

The name of each device is written at the row starting with "idProduct" (see the text in bold in the above list)

You can also write the output of the lsusb command to a file by typing:

		lsusb -v > filename
	

where "filename" is the name of the file

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"
	

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
	

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