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HP Probook 6545b
Introduction
This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP Probook 6545b laptop.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the HP Probook 6545b specifications page.
| Name | HP Probook 6545b |
| Processor | AMD Athlon X2 Ultra Dual-Core M600 Processor : 2.4GHz, 2MB On-Die L2 Cache AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core M520 Processor : 2.3GHz, 1MB On-Die L2 Cache AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core M320 Processor : 2.1GHz, 1MB On-Die L2 Cache AMD Sempron M100 Processor : 2.0GHz, 512KB On-Die L2 Cache |
| Screen | 15.6” HD |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 500GB - 7200rpm 128GB SSD |
| Optical Drive | DVD Super Multi |
| Network | 10/100/1000 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Screen | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| HDD | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Optical Drive | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Graphics | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Sound | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Ethernet | partly Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | module sky2, issue (sky2 v1.25, Linux 2.6.32) when boot on battery→ modprobe sky2 dosent work |
| Wireless | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | not out of the box see Notes |
| Bluetooth | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| Card Reader | Yes Debian 5.0 (squeeze) | module sdhci_pci, issue when boot on battery→ modprobe sdhci_pci |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Webcam | Yes Ubuntu 9.10 | Debian 5.0 (squeeze)→Not Tested |
Notes
1. Notes for Wireless (Debian 5.0 squeeze).
To get wifi, run in terminal (as root):
# apt-get install module-assistant wireless-tools
# m-a a-i broadcom-sta
# update-initramfs -u -k $(uname -r)
2. Notes for Fedora 13
It was difficult to even get it to boot.
I had to use the acpi=off kernel option, which disables a lot of
useful features like power management etc. I do hope this is solveable.
Summary
Some tweaks:
I manage network card in NetworkManager so i put “managed=true” in nm-system-settings.conf :
sed -e 's/managed=false/managed=true/' /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
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