Linux on ... CDC Columbus 6036DW

A tiny review and installation report for CDC Columbus 6036DW Subnotebook (lightweight laptop branded and produced in Italy by CDC ). I have some reason to believe that you can find the same (or very similar) laptop outside Italy too.. eg: my machine has a very very close resemblance to the LC2100 model from LinuxCertified. Take a look to the photos ad hardware specs to make up your own mind.

NB: This is a untrusworthy translation of the italian document :-)
Full report is available in Italian.

Hardware

• Brand and model -------- CDC Columbus 6036DW (Eu-It,2005)
• Processor ------------------ Intel Pentium M 1700 MHz (Centrino 735 Dothan)
• Ram ------------------------- 512 MB ddr
• Monitor --------------------- 12.1' TFT WXGA, 1200x800
• VideoCard ----------------- Intel 855GME onboard, 64 MB Shared Mem
• AudioCard ---------------- Via VT1612A
• Lan -------------------------- Realtek RTL-8139
• Wlan ------------------------ Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG
• Internal Modem ---------- Intel AMR AC97 rev 03
• Combo superdrive ------ TSSTCorp CD/DVDW TS-L532A Dual(+/-) DbLayer
• Floppy drive --------------- None
• Hard drive ------------------ SAMSUNG MP0603H, 60 Gb, 5200 rpm
• Touchpad ------------------ Synaptic Touchpad
• Height and Weight ------ 29.2 x 23 x 2.5 cm, 1.9Kg
• Battery Capacity --------- 4000 mWh
• I/O Ports and accessories:
  1 PCMCIA type2, 3 USB 2.0 (2+1 hidden), 1 firewire
  1 VGA, 1Svideo, 1 memory card reader 4in1,
  1 headphones, 2 mic, sleep key.

Read my lspci output

Read my lshw output

This is unfinished.. but if you want a quick abstract, here you are:
.. it works!!
And, strange enough (but it shouldn't sound strange), it really works out of the box.
Details in the italian version, and full translation to come (maybe).
Here you'll find more links and some .conf from my linuxbox.