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.Editing This Page
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| Name | Hewlett-Packard nx6320 | |
| Processor | Intel Core Duo T2500 2.0Ghz | |
| Screen | 15" | |
| RAM | 1024MB | |
| HDD | 80GB | |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW | |
| Graphics | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 | |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Intel 3945 802.11g Wireless, Bluetooth | |
| Other | 4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire | |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
| Processor | Yes | |
| Screen | Yes | |
| Graphics | Yes | Use i810 driver |
| Sound | Partial | |
| Ethernet | Yes | Use tg3 driver |
| Wireless | Yes | Use ipw3945 driver |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Yes | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| SD Card Reader | Yes | Tested with Ubuntu 7.04 |
| PCMCIA | Not 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 LinuxConfiguring 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.
Comments
Audio Problems
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.