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HP Pavilion zt3000
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion zt3000 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.
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Specifications
| Name | HP Pavilion zt3000 |
| Processor | Intel Pentium-M 715 1.5GHz |
| Screen | 15.4” WSXGA+ |
| RAM | 512MB |
| HDD | 60GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD-ROM/CD-RW |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | Use the snd-intel8x0 module |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | Use the ipw2200 module |
| 56K Modem | Yes | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Yes | |
| PCMCIA | Yes |
Notes
For the graphics chip you can use either the open source radeon module or ATI's proprietary fglrx module. For installation instructions, you can view our Configuring an ATI graphics chip guide. For 3D support, you will need the proprietary module.
Summary
There were no problems in getting this laptop working when used with an up to date Linux distribution. It is recommended to use a Linux distribution with kernel version 2.6.16 or greater, such as Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu 6.06.
Discussion
fglrx module is difficult to install, it supports the graphics chipset only in older versions of the module (which only support a older version of the kernel), radeon driver is more up to date according to what I read.
It works…
The Firewire and PCMCIA all work out-of-the-box. The modem also works with some configuration, it's a winmodem.