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Hewlett-Packard nx6320

Created by: Bill Giannikos,Last modification on Thu 16 of Aug, 2007 [07:46 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.

Authors

Bill Giannikos (bill2 at giannikos.com.au)

Introduction

This is a guide to running Linux with the Hewlett-Packard nx6320 laptop, model RA763PA. The nx6320 is a mid-high end laptop which unfortunately has audio problems under Linux.

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Specifications

NameHewlett-Packard nx6320
ProcessorIntel Core Duo T2500 2.0Ghz
Screen15"
RAM1024MB
HDD80GB
Optical DriveDVD+-RW
GraphicsIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Network10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth
Other4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire

Linux Compatibility

DeviceCompatibilityComments
ProcessorYes
ScreenYes
GraphicsYesUse i810 driver
SoundPartial
EthernetYesUse tg3 driver
WirelessYesUse ipw3945 driver
BluetoothNot Tested
56K ModemNot Tested
USBYes
FirewireNot Tested
SD Card ReaderYesTested with Ubuntu 7.04
PCMCIANot Tested

Notes

The audio on the nx6320 only appears to work though the headphone jack, not the inbuilt speakers. However the latest version of ALSA (v1.0.11) has a patch for this notebook which may fix this problem, but this has not been tested.

For best results you should use a Linux distribution with kernel 2.6.15 or greater, such as Fedora Core 5 or Ubuntu Linux 6.06, as it includes some fixes for this laptop.

Related Resources

Preparing your laptop for Linux
Configuring the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 & 950
Configuring the audio
Configuring the ipw3945 driver for the Intel 3945ABG wireless controller
Increasing battery life

Summary

Apart from the audio problem the Hewlett-Packard nx6320 works well under Linux.


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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Audio Problems

by Andrew McMillan, Friday 12 of October, 2007 [09:28:15 UTC]
Hi,

I've never had a problem with the audio on the laptop running Debian. It's a straightforward Intel HDA chipset and it all just worked for me. Possibly this is because I always build my own kernels with kernel-package from the 'vanilla' Linus ones.

Regards,
Andrew McMillan.


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