Hewlett-Packard nx6125
Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Thu 16 of Aug, 2007 [07:51 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 notebook page.
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Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)Introduction
This is a guide to running Linux with the Hewlett-Packard nx6125 laptop, model ER643PA. This is one of only a few laptops with an Turion processor which is unfortunately not a good candidate for running Linux on.Editing This Page
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| Processor | AMD Turion ML-40 - 2.2Ghz | |
| Screen | 15" | |
| RAM | 1024MB | |
| HDD | 80GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon X300 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Broadcom bcm43xx 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 3 x USB2.0 | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Optical Drive | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | |
| Sound | Yes | |
| Ethernet | Yes | |
| Wireless | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| SD Card Reader | Not Tested | |
| PCMCIA | Not Tested | |
Notes
This laptop supports both the open source radeon driver and the proprietary ATI driver. The proprietary driver would probably give you the best 3D performance.For the Broadcom wireless card found in the nx6125 you will need to use the ndiswrapper driver. If you are inexperienced with ndiswrapper you can follow our Configuring the ndiswrapper driver guide. The Windows drivers need for ndiswrapper can be downloaded from here, but you will need to use a proper Windows installation (or maybe WINE) to extract the files. The files you need are bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.sys.
You may need to use the "noapic nolapic" boot options (without the quotes) to install Linux on the nx6125, otherwise the laptop may hang during boot.
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 Broadcom wireless controller can be tricky to get working, especially if ndiswrapper isn't included with your Linux distribution of choice. Other than that everything else works easily on the Hewlett-Packard nx6125.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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