How do you rate this laptop with Linux? * Excellent * Good * Fair * Poor * Unusable ====== HP Pavilion dv3-2000 ====== ===== Introduction ===== This is a compatibility guide to running Linux with the HP Pavilion dv3-2000 laptop. This page is just for discussing using Linux on the HP Pavilion dv3-2000. For a general discussion about this laptop you can visit the [[http://www.lapwik.com/hp_pavilion_dv3-2000|HP Pavilion dv3-2000 page on LapWik]]. ===== Editing This Page ===== If you would like to edit this page please first view our [[Editing Guidelines]]. ===== Specifications ===== For full specifications see the [[http://www.lapspecs.com/wiki/hp+pavilion+dv3-2000|HP Pavilion dv3-2000 specifications page]]. |Name|HP Pavilion dv3-2000| |Processor|Intel® Celeron® DualCore Mobile Processor \\ Intel® Pentium® Processor \\ Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor| |Screen|13.3" (1366x768) Widescreen| |RAM|Up to 8GB| |HDD|160GB to 500GB| |Optical Drive|DVD+-RW \\ DVD+-RW with Lightscribe \\ Blueray| |Graphics|Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD \\ NVIDIA GeForce G 105M| |Network|10/100/1000 Ethernet \\ Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/n \\ 802.11b/g wireless LAN \\ | ===== Linux Compatibility ===== ^Device^Compatibility^Comments^ |Processor|Works| | |Screen|Works|full resolution | |HDD|Works| | |Optical Drive|Works| | |Graphics|Works| NVIDIA GeForce G 105, Intel GMA 4500MHD | |Sound|Works| alsa-driver-1.0.20, HDMI now works via PulseAudio | |Ethernet|Works| | |Wireless|Works|requires NDIS| |Bluetooth|Not installed|dongle works | |Modem|Not installed| | |USB|Works| 3rd slot shared with eSATA| |Card Reader|works|including SDHC | |ExpressCard Slot|Works| | |Fingerprint Reader|Not Tested| | |Webcam|works|Skype, Ekiga, Cheese all work| |HDMI output| works | 1920x1080 with stereo sound | ===== Notes ===== You can enter any specific notes with running Linux on the HP Pavilion dv3-2000 here. Kernels prior to 2.6.32 would lose battery after hibernate, 2.6.32 fixes. Screen brightness control is not supported through ACPI. Here are 2 ugly scripts that will work. #!/bin/bash -- #Decrease Brightness #get current brightness in hex and convert to decimal var1=`setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B` var1d=$((0x$var1)) #calculate new brightness var2=`echo "ibase=10; obase=16; a=($var1d-16);if (a>15) print a else print 15" | bc` echo "$0: decreasing brightness from 0x$var1 to 0x$var2" setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=$var2 exit ---------------------------- #!/bin/bash -- #increase brightness #get current brightness in hex and convert to decimal var1=`setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B` var1d=$((0x$var1)) #calculate new brightness var2=`echo "ibase=10; obase=16; a=($var1d+16);if (a<255) print a else print 255 " | bc` echo "$0: increasing brightness from 0x$var1 to 0x$var2" setpci -s 00:02.0 F4.B=$var2 exit must be run with sudo. ===== Summary ===== After I got the battery issue and the screen brightness issues under control this is truly a great Linux laptop. 500GB HD, speedy processor and 4GB of ram are plenty. I am not a gamer so I cannot speak to the worthiness of this machine in that respect. I have the Intel video card and it works fine for normal use.