Installing 64-bit Ubuntu (Intrepid)
on an HP Pavillion dv3510nr Notebook
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Last updated: 3/10/2009
This page chronicles my effort to install Ubuntu 8.10 on a recently-purchased HP Pavillion dv3510nr notebook. I am very much a novice at Linux, so I suspect it will take quite some time for me to work out all the kinks in this installation. I will continue to add to this page over the coming weeks and months as I make more progress. I hope someone will find it useful.
General Hardware Specifications of HP Pavillion dv3510nr:
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Hardware Components
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Status under Linux
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Notes
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| Pentium Core 2 Duo Processor P7350, 2.0 GHz | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| 13.3" WXGA LCD Screen | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, 512 MB | Works | Activate NVIDIA Restricted Driver |
| 4 GB DDR2 RAM | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| 320GB SATA Hard Drive, 5400 rpm | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Suspend-to-Ram (sleep)/td> | Works | Activate NVIDIA Restricted Driver |
| Suspend-to-Disk (hibernate) | Works | Activate NVIDIA Restricted Driver |
| Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN Wireless Adapter | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with 56k Modem | Works. Modem not tested. | No special procedure required during installation |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | Recognized with no problems during install |
| SD/MMC/MS/MSP/xD Card Reader | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Webcam | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Microphone Array | Not Tested | No special procedure required during installation |
| DVD+/-RW Drive | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| Lithium-Ion Battery | Works | No special procedure required during installation |
| IDT Premium Sound Card | Crackle on shutdown. | No special procedure required during installation. |
| Validity Sensors Fingerprint Reader | Not Working | Fprint driver does not (yet) support this device |
| Infared Multimedia remote | Not working | Trying to get it to work with LIRC; no luck yet |
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| Touchpad On/Off | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| Touch-Sensitive Media Controls | Works | Mute control does not turn orange to indicate muted status (stays white). |
| Touch-Sensitive Mediasmart Button | Not working | Does not generate an ACPI event as far as can tell |
| Touch-Sensitive Wireless on/off Control | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
| Brightness up/down (FN+F7/F8) | Not working | Gnome recognizes brightness up/down event, but screen brigthness doesn't change |
| Help (FN+F1) | Not Working | Not recognized by Gnome |
| Print (FN+F2) | Works | Generates CTRL+P keypress |
| Browser (FN+F3) | Works | Need to remap default web browser button from XF86WWW to XF86HOMEPAGE (using Gnome control panel applet) |
| Display Switching (FN+F4) | Not Tested | |
| Sleep (FN+F5) | Partial | Key is recognized by Gnome as XF86SLEEP but does not do anything when pressed. |
| Lock Screen (FN+F6) | Not Working | Not recognized by Gnome |
| Media Controls (FN+F9-F12) | Works | Generate same ACPI events as the corresponding touch-sensitive controls |
| Illuminated Keyboard (FN+Space) | Works | No special procedure required during installation. |
This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.27
My initial impression is that Linux compatibility for this notebook is not stellar. Specifically, it uses several devices that seem to have poor or nonexistent driver support under Linux -- an ALPS touchpad (works, but rather sluggish), an ITE 8708 Consumer Infared port/ multimedia remote, and a Validity Sensors fingerprint reader. Each of these types of devices seem to enjoy support under Ubuntu generally, but the particular ones included with this notebook do not.
For more information on the above comments, see:
Devices not supported by Fprint[Resolved] USB Recognition bug for Validity Fingerprint readers
LIRC Configuration Files for HP Multimedia Remotes
Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) Project
Unresolved issues
- Brightness adjustment does not work
- Fingerprint reader does not work
- Infrared remote does not work
- Mute button doesn't change color to indicate status
- Sound crackle on shutdown
- Some hotkeys not supported
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