My Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook B2131 @ linux

This is my all-too-short overview of how I got my notebook to work seamlessly with linux. More might be added later.

At the moment, I run a Redhat linux 7.1 installation with support for all the B2131 hardware.

Kernel

Download a vanilla kernel from ftp.kernel.org, do not use the Redhat shipped source code tree. I use 2.4.4 right now.

Network adapter

Intel Etherexpress Pro 100.
use vanilla eepro100 kernel driver.

Internal Modem

Lucent Technologies F-1156IV V.90 Data+Fax WinModem Version 5.78
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/Ltmodem.html
This kernel module worked for me: ltmodem-5.78f.tar.gz. Newer drivers has been released later.

Update: Use scanModem from http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/ for instant driver support.

Display

10,4" TFT display Trident Cyber9525/DVD card with 2,5MB ram.
800x600 on internal display, 1024x768 on external.
The standard svga driver in XFree3.3.6 works OK.

Touch screen support

I got the driver from http://parzelle.de/Linux/Lifebook/, great work! You might have to fiddle with the mouse knob as X initializes to get it going. Just one flaw: I couldn't get his gpm driver to respond to touch screen events.
XFree3.3.6 support only.
The driver source code: xf86B112-0.9.tar.gz
My XFree86 3.3.6 config: XF86Config

Update: A driver for Linux 2.6 and XFree4/Xorg is available at http://stz-softwaretechnik.com/~ke/touchscreen/

Audio

Intel 82440MX with AC'97 codec
intel8x0 driver from http://www.alsa-project.org/
The alsa packages I used:
alsa-driver-0.5.10b.tar.bz2
alsa-lib-0.5.10b.tar.bz2
alsa-utils-0.5.10.tar.bz2

Update: Alsa drivers are included by default in Linux 2.6

Pcmcia/CD-Rom

The pcmcia driver for this unit is Yenta, you might have to compile a kernel module for this one.
My pcmcia CD-ROM player (a Fujitsu CDS-1-T24FJ) is initialized as /dev/hdc.

Application panel

Update: There are alpha drivers for the application panel at http://apanel.sourceforge.net/. I haven't tested them.

Additional Links

http://mechanik.tu-berlin.de/~nicki/b2130/
http://www.linux-laptop.net/fujitsu.htm

Comments or questions? Mail me at henrik at synth dot no