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HP-Compaq Presario CQ61-225EO
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP-Compaq Presario CQ61-225EO specifications page.
| Name | HP-Compaq Presario CQ61-225EO |
| Processor | Intel Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T4200 • 2.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB |
| Screen | 15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | 3GB |
| HDD | 320GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW |
| Graphics | nVidia Corporation G98M [GeForce G 103M] |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet 802.11b/g WLAN |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | (check notes) |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Card Reader | Yes | |
| Webcam | Yes |
Notes
Have tested Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, OpenSUSE 12 and Fedora, all installed without problems but Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10 and Fedora had issues with sound(no sound from speakers), sounds work beautifully in both Ubuntu 10.04 and OpenSUSE 12.
There is a fix for the sound issue in both Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 and Fedora, no need to reinstall Alsa driver.
For Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 go to: http://swiss.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8244017&postcount=6
For Fedora go to: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=228282
I've yet to find a Distro that makes recording from Webcam(with sound) a flawless experience(sync issues).
Summary
Turning on speakers have been an issue which took some heavy duty testing before I got it fixed(look in notes above for fixes), and also, wireless didn't work at all or wasn't too stable in Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 but it was easily fixed with the linux backports kernel which you can download through Synaptic if connected to the Internet via cable.
Author(s)
Johan “Valpskott” Lindgren
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