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HP Pavilion dv5-1100
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion dv5-1100 laptop.
This page is just for discussing using Linux on the HP Pavilion dv5-1100. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP Pavilion dv5-1100 page on LapWik.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP Pavilion dv5-1100 specifications page.
| Name | HP Pavilion dv5-1100 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™2 Duo |
| Screen | 15.4” WXGA Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 250GB to 400GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW DVD+-RW with Lightscribe |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon™ HD 3450 NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/n Intel® WiFi Link 5100 |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics | Works | Only the NVIDIA graphics was tested and needs to proprietary drivers to function fully. The ATI drivers were not tested but should work the proprietary ATI drivers. |
| Sound | Works | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | Only the Intel based wireless was tested, not the Atheros |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Works | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Not Tested |
Notes
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Summary
You can enter a summary of how well the HP Pavilion dv5-1100 works with Linux here.
Discussion
Hi, just got HP pavilion dv5 -1100 and installed Ubuntu 8.10, everything seems to work fine exept wireless lan, there is a huge problem to get atheros wireless card to work. I have tried lots of things, such as setting up madwifi that doesnt work and ndiswrapper to use windows drivers, but that doesnt work either, so Im stuck, I am just about to give up on using Ubuntu because of this problem.
I hope somebody will give a solution to this problem.