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Linux for WM8505 netbooks

Hardware

WM8505 netbooks were sold under many brands, with boards that differ in audio codec, battery, and panel. The models below are known to work.

Model Display Audio codec
Sylvania SmartBook SYNET07526 7 inch 800x480 VT1612A or VT1613
Sylvania Netbook SYNET7WID 7 inch 800x480 VT1613
JAY-tech Jay-Book 9901 7 inch 800x480 VT1613
EPC-1026 10 inch 1024x600 WM9715L

Supported

Component Notes
Display Built-in LCD panel, resolution auto-detected
Backlight PWM brightness control
Graphics acceleration, kernel DRM/KMS driver with 2D and console acceleration
Graphics acceleration, X.org 2D-accelerated video driver with VSync
Built-in audio Headphone and speaker output
Keyboard and touchpad Built-in PS/2 controller
SD card Built-in SD/MMC controller
Wi-Fi Internal USB adapter
USB peripherals Keyboards, mice, audio, storage, and networking
Battery monitoring Self-calibrating voltage-based estimation*

* VT1612A and VT1613 boards. WM9715L boards are not yet supported.

Planned

Component Notes
Video decoder, JPEG/MJPEG Dedicated decode engine for video playback
Video scaler Hardware scaling engine

Unsupported

Component Notes
Internal storage NAND flash controller inaccessible

Unlisted models

Other WM8505 netbooks are likely compatible. Windows CE identifies the processor as ARM-WM8505. If yours is not listed, try it and post a device report with the result, even if everything just works.