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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Authors

Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Hewlett-Packard nc6220 laptop, model PV156PA.

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Specifications

Processor	Intel Pentium-M 740 1.73Ghz
Screen	14.1" (1024x768 or 1400x1050)
RAM	512MB
HDD	60GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet + Intel 2200 802.11g Wireless + Bluetooth
Other	3 x USB2.0

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Yes
Screen	Yes
Optical Drive	Yes
Graphics	Yes	Use i810 driver
Sound	Yes	Use snd_intel8x0 driver
Ethernet	Yes	Use tg3 driver
Wireless	Yes	Use ipw2200 driver
Bluetooth	Not Tested
56K Modem	Not Tested
USB	Yes
SD Card Reader	Not tested, probably wont work
PCMCIA	Yes

Notes

While not tested, the modem should work with either the slmodem or Linuxant driver.

This laptop is available with FreeDOS (i.e., without Windows) from HP.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Increasing battery life

Summary

This laptop works very well with Linux, it should work with most Linux distributions.


Have you installed Linux on this laptop? If so how about leaving a comment about your success in the comments section below.