This guide is intended to provide you details on how well this laptop works with Linux and which drivers you need to configure. For details on how to actually install and configure the required drivers have a look at our guides section for distribution specific instructions.

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Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the HP 2510P laptop.

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Specifications

Name	HP 2510P
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2GHz
Screen	12.1" WXGA Widescreen
RAM	1GB
HDD	80GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Network	Ethernet, Intel 4965 802.11abgn, Bluetooth

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
HDD	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes
Sound	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Wireless	Yes	Use the iwl4965 driver
Bluetooth	Yes
Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
Firewire	Not Tested
Card Reader	Not Tested
PCMCIA	Not Tested
Fingerprint Reader	Not Tested

Notes

The HP 2510P has fairly standard components and so work well with a up to date Linux distribution. You should use a distribution with at least kernel 2.6.22 for best support.

Summary

As long as a distribution with kernel 2.6.22 or greater is used, such as Ubuntu 7.10, the HP 2510P works just fine with Linux. Everything was automatically detected and configured properly.



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