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differences in the entry: vendor
Dell
differences in the entry: model name
Vostro A860
differences in the entry: subtype (notebook or netbook)
notebook
differences in the entry: architecture
amd64
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?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified 2009
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_5
differences in the entry: compatibility with free software
A-platinum
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.35-30-generic
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Atheros Communications Inc. AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
differences in the entry: does the wifi card work?
yes
differences in the entry: webcam model
differences in the entry: does the webcam work?
there-is-no-webcam
differences in the entry: Description
I haven't encountered any problems with FLOSS compatibility, everything worked out of the box.
The laptop came with Ubuntu pre-installed.
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