HP-Compaq Presario V2000
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Thu 16 of Aug, 2007 [07:35 UTC]by Bill Giannikos
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.
If you are looking to purchase this laptop you can visit HP's Presario notebook page.
Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the HP-Compaq Presario V2000 laptop. The Presario V2000 is an AMD Turion based system with nice specifications. Unfortunately the V2000 includes a Broadcom wireless controller making Linux configuration difficult.Editing This Page
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| Name | HP-Compaq Presario V2000 | |
| Processor | AMD Turion64 TL-56 1.8Ghz | |
| Screen | 14" WXGA | |
| RAM | 1GB | |
| HDD | 100GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Radeon Xpress 200M | |
| Network | 10/100 Ethernet, Broadcom 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-hda-intel driver |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
Being that there is a Broadcom based wireless controller in the Presario V2000 it makes the Linux installation tricky. You will need to use the ndiswrapper driver to get the wireless working. You can use these windows drivers with ndiswrapper and follow the installation instructions here guide.Related Resources
Preparing your laptop for LinuxConfiguring an ATI graphics chip
Configuring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life
Summary
The HP-Compaq Presario V2000 is one of only a few laptops with the Turion64 processor. Unfortunately the inclusion of the Broadcom wireless controller makes Linux configuration difficult.Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.
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