HP Pavilion dv5t

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion dv5t 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 Pavilion dv5t. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the HP Pavilion dv5t page on LapWik.

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Specifications

Name	HP Pavilion dv5t
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo
Screen	15.4” WXGA or WSXGA+ Widescreen
RAM	1GB to 8GB
HDD	120GB to 320GB HDD
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW or Blu-ray
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 or 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS or 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Network	Ethernet, Intel 5100AGN 802.11abgn or 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	Works
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Works
ExpressCard Slot	Works
Fingerprint Reader	Does Not Work	Haven't found any software to get it running
Camera	Works	Works out of the box in Fedora 10
Hibernate	Does Not Work	Disk doesn't respond after hibernate or suspend (Fedora 10)
Suspend	Does Not Work
Nvidia Graphics Option	Works
Gigabit Ethernet Option	Works
Intel Wireless N Option	Works