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differences in the entry: vendor
Dell
differences in the entry: model name
latitude e5420
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
x86
differences in the entry: does it have a free bios?
no
differences in the entry: can free operating systems be installed?
yes
differences in the entry: does the device prevent the installation of wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
no
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2011
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
dragora_2_2
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
B-gold
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.2.15 linux-libre
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
not sure threw it away. see notes
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
no
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
yes
differences in the entry: Description
I [p]I changed the default intel pro wifi for a Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) 01)[/p]
100% [p]100% libre bar the bios bios[/p]
everything [p]everything works with a little tweeking. Tested on Debian wheezy with kernel-libre and Dragora 2.2 2.2[/p]
bash-4.2# [code]bash-4.2# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b4)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
09:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (rev 05)
09:00.1 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. Integrated MMC/SD controller (rev 05)
09:00.2 Mass storage controller: O2 Micro, Inc. O2 Flash Memory Card (rev 05)
0a:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10) 10)[/code]
bash-4.2# [code]bash-4.2# uname -a
Linux rafaela 3.2.15-gen #1 Sun Apr 15 12:39:49 ART 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux GNU/Linux[/code]
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