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 nc8230 laptop, model EJ880PA.

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Specifications

Processor	Intel Pentium-M 750 1.86Ghz
Screen	15.4"
RAM	512MB
HDD	80GB
Optical Drive	DVD+-RW
Graphics	64MB ATI Mobility Radeon x600
Network	10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 2915 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth
Other	3 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire

Linux Compatibility

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

Notes

This notebook supports both the open source radeon driver and the proprietary ATI driver. The proprietary driver would probably give you the best 3D performance.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring an ATI graphics chip
Increasing battery life

Summary

The were no problems in getting this laptop working well with Linux, it should work with most recent Linux distributions.


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