Pour ceux qui veulent en savoir un peu plus sur ce matériel, voici des informations plus détaillées :
[root@calmel ~]# lspcidrakeath5k : Atheros Communications Inc.|AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [NETWORK_ETHERNET]Card:NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and later: nVidia Corporation|GeForce 8200M G [DISPLAY_VGA]unknown : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 11h Link Control [BRIDGE_HOST]unknown : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 11h Miscellaneous Control [BRIDGE_HOST]unknown : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 11h DRAM Controller [BRIDGE_HOST]unknown : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 11h Address Map [BRIDGE_HOST]unknown : Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]|Family 11h HyperTransport Configuration [BRIDGE_HOST]shpchp : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI]shpchp : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI]forcedeth : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Ethernet [NETWORK_ETHERNET]ahci : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) [STORAGE_IDE]unknown : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge [BRIDGE_PCI]snd_hda_intel : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] High Definition Audiopata_amd : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE [STORAGE_IDE]ehci_hcd : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]ohci_hcd : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller [SERIAL_USB]ehci_hcd : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller [SERIAL_USB]ohci_hcd : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller [SERIAL_USB]unknown : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [MEMORY_RAM]unknown : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-Processor [PROCESSOR_CO]unknown : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus [SERIAL_SMBUS]unknown : nVidia Corporation|Device 075e [BRIDGE_ISA]unknown : nVidia Corporation|MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [MEMORY_RAM]hub : Linux 2.6.29.3-desktop-1mnb ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]uvcvideo : Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.|CNF7047 [Video|Video Control]hub : Linux 2.6.29.3-desktop-1mnb ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]hub : Linux 2.6.29.3-desktop-1mnb ehci_hcd|EHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]usb_storage : Generic|USB2.0-CRW [Mass Storage|SCSI|Bulk (Zip)]hub : Linux 2.6.29.3-desktop-1mnb ohci_hcd|OHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub]
Une fois l’ecueil du média d’installation franchi, l’utilisation de cette machine sous GNU/Linux ne pose aucun souci.