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differences in the entry: vendor
COMPAQ
differences in the entry: model name
Presario C301NR
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?
not-specified
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2006
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 2.6.35, 3.1.7, and 3.1.6 3.2.11
differences in the entry: video card model
Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
differences in the entry: does the video card work?
yes_with_3D
differences in the entry: wifi model
Broadcom Corporation BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN (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
Trisquel includes free drivers for the Broadcom wireless device, which works well under most circumstances. It has occasional issues of disconnecting when there are at least two simultaneous downloads of large files, and frequently disconnects from a PEAP-authenticated WPA wireless connection that I use sometimes, but it is a miniscule price to pay for software freedom. Everything else works great, including Suspending to RAM and Hibernation.
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