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-Compaq Presario V3000z laptop. Linux support for the Presario V3000z is unfortunately weak because of the Broadcom controller used.

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Specifications

Name	HP-Compaq Presario V3000z
Processor	AMD Turion 64 X2
Screen	14.1" WXGA
RAM	1GB
HDD	100GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Network	10/100 Ethernet, Broadcom BCM4311 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
ExpressCard Slot	Not Tested

Notes

You will need to use the ndiswrapper driver for the Broadcom BCM4311 wireless card in the V3000z to function. You can find a guide on how to configure this here. The windows driver which is used with the ndiswrapper driver can be found here.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring a nVidia graphics chip
Configuring the ndiswrapper driver for wireless controllers without native Linux drivers
Increasing battery life

Summary

Unfortunately the HP-Compaq Presario V3000z is a poor laptop to use with Linux because of the issue with the wireless controller.


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