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HP-Compaq 6535B
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP 6535B 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 6535b. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP-Compaq 6535b page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP-Compaq 6535B specifications page.
| Name | HP 6535B |
| Processor | AMD Turion 64 X2 |
| Screen | 14.1” WXGA or WXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 1GB to 4GB |
| HDD | 120GB to 250GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon HD 3200 |
| Network | Ethernet, Broadcom 802.11abgn, Broadcom 802.11bg, Bluetooth |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Working | |
| Camera | Works |
Notes
This notebook was tested with Ubuntu 9.10
Summary
The HP Compaq 6545b works really well with the latest version of Ubuntu 9.10. No real problems to report at all.
Discussion
I've tried with Linux Mint 7 And everything works except for the Fingerprint Reader
In June 2009 I installed Ubuntu 9.04 as a hybrid setup with Windows XP. I can confirm the following to be functional out of the box with 9.04:
Keyboard
Trackpad
Graphics
Optical drive (CD+-RW/DVDreader)
Hard drive (60gb)
Ethernet
Wifi (b/g)
USB
I originally upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and had graphics problems that I never managed to resolve, but reformatting the linux partition and installing 9.04 from scratch more than did the trick. I already had the machine set up as a hybrid when I was running 8.10.
Audio did not work at first. Using http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1043568 as a guide, I edited /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base to add the line:
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop
I then reboot the system, ran alsamixer, and on all output channels in alsamixer I made sure they were unmuted and did not have the volume turned low.
I have never used any other hardware on the laptop, like modem, fingerprint reader, etc, so I can't speak for their functionality.