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# Toshiba Portege Z30-A

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Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working?
--- | --- | ---
GPU | `8086:0a16` | Yes
Audio | `8086:9c20` | Yes
WiFi | `8086:08b1` | Yes
`8086:08b3`
Ethernet | `8086:155a` | Yes
`8086:1559`
Card reader | `10ec:5227` | Untested
Bluetooth | `8087:07dc` | Yes
Webcam | `04f2:b3b2` | Untested
Smartcart reader | `0b97:7772` | Yes
Fingerprint sensor | `138a:0010` | Yes

High-performance ultrabook laptop of Toshiba made for professionals and business. Portégé Z30-A has a long-lasting battery, full-size ports in a laptop of 13.3" and 1.2Kg.

## Bluetooth

The `toshiba_bluetooth` kernel module is auto-loaded but is not necessary and, in fact, is counter-productive since as soon as you disable Bluetooth (e.g. with rfkill), it seems to attempt to re-load the Intel Bluetooth firmware every few seconds. Just blacklist the module, to make it permanent create:

    /etc/modprobe.d/toshiba-blacklist.conf

    blacklist toshiba_bluetooth

## WiFi

linux-firmware is needed for the correct working of WiFi, see Network configuration/Wireless.

## Smartcard reader

Works perfectly with ccid & opensc, see Smartcards.

## Display backlight control

Control with the `Fn` buttons works correctly in 3.17 and 3.18 kernel. However, in 3.19 kernel, a minimum configuration is needed because `toshiba_acpi` kernel module add some non-necessary backlight control. For controlling with `Fn`, create:

    /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/80-backlight.conf

    Section "Device"
        Identifier "Intel Graphics"
        Driver "intel"
        Option "Backlight" "intel_backlight" # use your backlight that works here
    EndSection

## Keyboard backlight control

The backlight works correctly if it is configured on BIOS. `toshiba_acpi` kernel module add support for configuring the backlit of the keyboard. However, `Fn+Z` does not work. The modules can be changed in `/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/TOS6208:00/kbd_backlight_mode` with the modes: 2,8,16.

    # echo 2 > /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/TOS6208:00/kbd_backlight_mode

## Fingerprint reader

Fprint has support for it. However, the image usually is wrong (lengthened) and needs two, three or more tries to obtain verifications.

## See also

- Microcode - for the CPU
- Intel - For the GPU

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