Linux on the Sharp PC-8650II

by Tom Perry
< tom@indirect.com>

Abstract

This document describes installation and setup issues related to the Linux operating system and Sharp PC-8650II notebook computers. This document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/sharpPC-8650II.html


Specifications

I installed Linux on my Sharp PC-8650II laptop about ten months ago and have been very happy with the results. My laptop has the following configuration:


Installation Notes

I have configured the hard drive with a 16 Meg Swap partition and the remaining 189 Meg as a single, ext2 partition. Linux is the only operating system I use on my laptop. I use LILO to boot directly into Linux on powerup and normally run with X Windows.

I'll make the following observations:

Although the above comments may appear to be slightly negative, I am actually very happy with the system. I use my laptop every day, both for work and play, and would never go back to DOS/Windows on my laptop. (I am not entirely anti-Microsoft. I do keep a copy of DOS on my home computer, primarily for games. And I do occasionally run Windows on my home computer, primarily for certain Corel graphics applications.)


Please send all comments, suggestions, or updates about the information presented here to Tom Perry at tom@indirect.com.


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