Linux installation and configuration guides for Columbus laptops and notebooks made by CDC
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Compatibility reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too.
And don't miss the resource section at the bottom, containing links to applications, tools, utilities, drivers, community portals, HOWTOs and FAQs.
Have you written an installation tutorial yourself? Then please feel free to
submit a new entry.
| CDC Columbus 6032DW(http://www.urbo.altervista.org/it/cdc6032dw/cdc6032dw_ubuntu.php) | Ubuntu | Italian |
| CDC Columbus 6032DW(http://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Hardware/Notebook/CdcColumbus6032DW) | Ubuntu 6.10 | Italian |
| CDC Columbus 6034DW(http://www.schegge.org/antonio/cdc6034dw/cdc6034.htm) | Ubuntu | Italian |
| CDC Columbus 6035(http://gizo.altervista.org/documenti/cdc6035/index.html) | Slackware 10.2 | Italian |
| CDC Columbus 6036DW 12.1''(http://lilix.altervista.org/cdc6036_1en.html) | Linux | |
| CDC Columbus 6036DW 12.1''(http://www.lilix.altervista.org/cdc6036_1.html) | Linux | Italian |
Resources
- Laptop Manufacturers: Linux Status Survey
- manufacturer site: CDC
- Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
- How to do-it-yourself laptop and notebook upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4laptop.org/).
- vendors which sell pre-installed Linux laptops, notebooks, PDAs or mobile phones
Original Equipment Manufacturer - OEM
If you are looking for drivers, software and service manuals for laptops and notebooks you may sometimes find similar models branded under a different name. Especially the FCC-ID can be helpful to detect the original manufacturer.