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HP Elitebook 2760p - Convertible TabletPC
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Author
Originally authored by robbyb413 - can be reached via private message on Ubuntu, LinuxMint, or OpenSUSE forums. Happy to help with questions or testing.
Specifications
| Name | HP Elitebook 2760p |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2520M |
| Screen | 12.1” diagonal LED-backlit WXGA UWVA 1280×800 - Wacom Pen and Touch Digitizer w/Ambient Light Sensor |
| RAM | 4GB |
| HDD | 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA II |
| Optical Drive | None - requres external drive |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VGA port output |
| Network | Intel 82579LM 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Wireless, Broadcom 2070 Bluetooth 2.1 |
| Biometrics | Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS471 |
| Cardreader | Integrated SD card reader |
| USB | 3 Ports - 1 charging port, controlled via BIOS |
| Smartcard | Integrated |
| Camera | Integrated Sonix HD Webcam |
| Light | Integrated LED illumination, pop-out LED on Bezel |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | Pen and MULTI Touch work out of the box - HP_WMI rotation available for end-user supplied scripts, rotation requires xf86-input-wacom-0.11.1 or greater for proper operation |
| HDD | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | No Optical Drive, must use external device |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | No tweaks required - including Skype |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Yes | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Yes | Tested in Cheese and Skype |
| Biometrics | No | Device unsupported by Linux at this time |
| QuickLaunch Buttons | Partial | ESC and CTRL-ALT-DEL work out of box, SCREEN ROTATION recognized, must be mapped with xbindkeys, THUMB TOGGLE partially fucntional - depress recognized as RETURN/ENTER, up and down not regognized by xbindkeys – 03/08/12 Update - workaround to make thumb toggle work as PgUp/Pg Down in LinuxMint, adapt for your distro of choice (thanks for the help, fauvx: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=95077 |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | seems to work out of the box with no work, at least in LinuxMint (Did not test in others) |
| Misc. Buttons | Yes | Volume (up, down, mute), wifi switch all work out of box |
Notes
Testing above performed in Ubuntu 11.10, Linux Mint 12 and OpenSUSE 12. Rotation accomplished with Magick Rotation 1.5 (Launchpad Page) and required using xf86-input-wacom-0.11.1 (Ubuntu-based walk through on Launchpad, adapt for other distributions) instead of the supplied xf86-input-wacom.
Summary
This machine is an excellent candidate for running a major Linux distro. Very compatible. Nearly everything works out of the box or can be accomplished with simple fixes.
Discussion
robbyb413 you are a god among men.
I bought a HP Elworksitebook 2760p for university (note-taking), and decided to give ubuntu a try again. It works fantastically, especially thanks to 'Xournal'. The only small hitch was that the screen didn't auto rotate when switching to tablet mode, but following your notes, it was incredibly simple to fix.
So my recommendation, if you buy a HP Elitebook 2760p, give Ubuntu a try. You will be pleasantly surprised.