#language en
#pragma description How to install Debian/Linux on a Medion MD 96290
##
## Read http://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/HowToContribute before modifying this page
##
## You will find some comments like this one below to help you write a report.
## ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
##
## Location Bar + DebianOn compatibility rating
||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" style="border: 0px hidden">~-Translation(s): none-~||<style="text-align: right;border: 0px hidden"> (!) [[/Discussion|Discussion]]||

||<tablestyle="width:100%" style="width:96px;border-right-style:none"><<Include(InstallingDebianOn/Ratings/CategoryEtchRatedThreeStars)>>||<style="border-left-style:none"><<Include(InstallingDebianOn/PageFragments/Philosophy)>>||

## In this block, we describe the similar, compatible models that are also covered by this guide.
~-''Models covered''-~<<BR>>'''Medion MD 96290'''

~- Sub-models:<<BR>> - Video card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950<<BR>> - Screen size: 15.4"<<BR>> - Wireless card: rtl8187B<<BR>> - Disk: 160GB <<BR>>- Ram: 2GB <<BR>>- Optical device: DVD-writer

= Overall Status =
## If you installed Debian from scratch on this computer, please rate it!
## see InstallingDebianOn/Ratings (change the "included" file above).
##Picture credit : http://www.ciao.co.uk/Medion_MD_96290__Review_5713288
||||<tablestyle="margin-left:3em;width:90%">'''Core Components'''||<|10 style="text-align:right;border-style:none;vertical-align:top;"> {{attachment:MD96290.png}}||
||Boot Standard Kernel:		|| {OK} ||
|| LAN network card:		|| {OK} ||
|| Detect CD/DVD:		|| [?] ||
|| Detect hard drives:		|| {OK} ||
## If Xorg doesn't work at all (not even with vesa driver), then move Xorg line here.
||||'''Extra Features'''||
|| CPU Frequency Scaling	|| {i} ||
|| Hibernation			|| [?] ||
|| Sleep / Suspend		|| [?] ||
|| Xorg         		|| {OK} ||
||  - OpenGL			|| [?] ||
||  - Resize-and-Rotate(randr)	|| [?] ||
|| Switch to External Screen	|| [?] ||
|| Mouse			||     ||
||  - Built-in (Trackpoint)	|| [?] ||
||  - Built-in (Touchpad)	|| {OK} ||
|| Sound			|| {i} ||
|| Modem			|| [?] ||
|| Wireless/Wifi        	|| X-( or 2.6.24 ||
|| Keyboard's Hotkeys		|| [?] ||
~-Legend :<<BR>> {OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable <<BR>> {i} = Configuration Required;  X-( = Only works with a proprietary driver-~


== Issues ==

 * Add {{{acpi-cpufreq}}} to {{{/etc/modules}}} for CPU frequency scaling
 * If you still use kernel 2.6.22, you'll need ndiswrapper with the windowsdrivers for the wireless card<<BR>>
 * You need the line {{{options snd-hda-intel model=laptop-dig position_fix=1}}} in {{{/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf}}} and you'll need to reload {{{snd-hda-intel}}} ({{{modprobe -r snd-hda-intel; modprobe snd-hda-intel}}} if you want to turn the normal speakers off when you plug in headphones. Alternatively the line {{{options snd-hda-intel model=medion}}} should also work (strangely enough I had to plug my headphones before i got any sound.)

== See also ==
 * [[http://www.medion.de/md96290/uk/noflash.html|http://www.medion.de/md96290]] Product homepage

----
[[Hardware]] | CategoryDesktop