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HP-Compaq 6510B
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the HP-Compaq 6510B laptop.
This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which modules you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required modules have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the HP-Compaq 6510b. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP-Compaq 6510b page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP-Compaq 6510B specifications page.
| Name | HP-Compaq 6510B |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0Ghz |
| Screen | 14.1” WXGA Widescreen 14.1” WXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 2GB |
| HDD | 120GB 160GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
| Network | Ethernet, Intel 4965AGN 802.11abgn, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | See notes |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes | |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Driver is available on kernel 2.6.28 |
Notes
Modem
It's a winmodem: Agere Delphi D40 56k modem, more infos on: http://a110wiki.de/wiki/Modem and http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/packages/ltmodem/11c11040/. It won't work on 64 bit system, because there are no drivers.
General
For best support you should use a Linux distributions which uses kernel version 2.6.24 or greater. Such distributions should have no problems with supporting the HP-Compaq 6510B.
Summary
There are absolutely no problems at all in using Linux on the HP-Compaq 6510B. Most up to date Linux distributions should be able to handle this laptop just fine.
Discussion
i try install ubuntu 10.4 11.x 12.x opensuse 12.3 and i dont know how to up my wifi i try everything and wifi not work please anybody know how ? any linux system now trying opensuse 11.2
Hello, I have the HP Compaq 6510b, with ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I am searching the drivers for wireless (WIFI network)
help me
thank you
Wireless should just work with Ubuntu 12.04, nothing should need to be installed. What's the issue?
Hello, I have the HP Compaq 6510b, with ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
I am searching the drivers for wireless (WIFI network)
help me
thank you
oh?really ! finger print reader do not work at all. what a bad computer!!
does any body help me?ubuntu 12.04,hp compac6510b
Did you install the fprint demo and associated packages (libpam, fprintd, etc.)? I'm using an HP Compaq 6510b and got my fingerprint reader to work just fine in Ubuntu 12.04. From what I can gather by actually researching it, as opposed to just blaming it on a bad computer, the only thing it won't work for is logging into your keyring; which is said to be a security issue if you could because the fingerprint files are easily cracked.
i have hp compac6510b. i installed red hat 5 server.but display is not coming.only cui is coming.how to make it right…
I tried to boot fedora 12 and ubuntu installed in external USB pocket drive but it did not work. The grub cannot load successfully. The same thing is Working fine on my Lenovo.
Some sort of ACPI problems. When unplugging ac-adapter systemp rises to about 51C. The fan kicks in and cools it down to about 44C and so on. Default temp is about 39C.
This symptom also appears if cpu-usage has been high for some amount of time.
Not a major issue, but somewhat disturbing.
Great laptop. Tried Fedora Core 10 installation. Everything went well, except for the wireless. It seems that the wireless card is put in the 'off' state. As the kill switch is software based, you can't turn it on, and hence cannot use wireless. There is probably a workaround for it, but I have not yet found it. Sofar, everything else looks good, although I haven't completely tested the graphics yet.
Hello, I have the HP Compaq 6510b with wxga+ screen, bluetooth, intel 3945ABG, T7300, 2Gb ram… On Debian Squeeze 2.6.26-2-686.
Card reader, bluetooth and finger print reader are working perfeclty. Modem not tested, but there are some possible solutions. Everthing else is working out of the box except the HP 3D DriveGuard Sensor (for that feature kernel support is coming in the future).