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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.